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Team India has a perfect day
October 28, 2009, 10:35 PM IST
If there’s anything like a perfect day, the Men in Blue enjoyed it at Nagpur on Wednesday. A 99 run win is pretty comprehensive, though, like most Indians, I would have preferred the margin to…
October 28, 2009, 10:35 PM IST
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As India take on Australia…
October 24, 2009, 8:51 PM IST
Phew. Australia’s captain Ricky Ponting couldn’t have found a better expression to sum up the mood ahead of the seven One-dayers, starting tomorrow at Vadodara. Actually, make it double phew. Just 24 hours have stood…
October 24, 2009, 8:51 PM IST
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Can’t politicians leave sports alone?
October 21, 2009, 4:35 PM IST
The way the Commonwealth Games organising committee, headed by Suresh Kalmadi, and the Commonwealth Games Federation are fighting over Mike Hooper, it is clear that a lot more is at stake than just the organisation…
October 21, 2009, 4:35 PM IST
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Sport as Commerce
October 11, 2009, 7:42 PM IST
Is the end of one day cricket as we have known it so far nigh? The argument against it seems clear enough- T-20 cricket is what gets the eyeballs, and Test cricket needs to be…
October 11, 2009, 7:42 PM IST
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Abusing India won’t help improve Pakistan cricket
October 7, 2009, 9:08 PM IST
Pakistan played wonderful cricket in the Champions Trophy. But for the dropped catch by captain Younis Khan, they might have well played in the final. But rather than appreciate the team’s fine performance in South…
October 7, 2009, 9:08 PM IST
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The sum of all tears
October 7, 2009, 11:52 AM IST
Almost a decade ago, Kapil Dev infamously broke down during a BBC interview as he fought off allegations of corruption, saying he would rather kill himself than take bribes. You would think why the heck…
October 7, 2009, 11:52 AM IST
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Are Indian athletes ready for the Commonwealth games?
October 6, 2009, 5:25 PM IST
The countdown to the Commonwealth Games has begun in Delhi. The government is nervously confident that the city would be ready for the games, with all planned infrastructure in place, although quite a few projects…
October 6, 2009, 5:25 PM IST
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Too much on Dhoni’s plate
October 4, 2009, 10:22 PM IST
If too many cooks spoil the broth, does too much broth spoil the cook? You would imagine not: after all, your culinary skills are expected to only get better with time and practice. Mahendra Singh Dhoni,…
October 4, 2009, 10:22 PM IST
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Dream over, Team India?
September 28, 2009, 12:18 AM IST
Eating your words is not the easiest things to do. So with a heavy heart, I revisit a blog I wrote in June when India were bundled out of the T20 World Cup. This self-proclaimed…
September 28, 2009, 12:18 AM IST
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Why Pakistan deserved to win and we didn’t
September 27, 2009, 1:33 PM IST
Congratulations, Pakistan! Younis Khan’s men deserved to win as much as MS Dhoni’s boys deserved to lose in the Champion’s Trophy game on Saturday. Pakistan weren’t just the better team on paper; they were superior…
September 27, 2009, 1:33 PM IST
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Big-game theory: Eat well, sleep well, play well
September 27, 2009, 12:00 AM IST
Late on Saturday, as India failed to rise to the occasion at Centurion Park, one thing became pretty obvious: not many of its players had indulged in some good, old nookie the previous night. A closer…
September 27, 2009, 12:00 AM IST
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Sexing up cricket
September 23, 2009, 11:09 PM IST
So, Gary Kirsten has discovered the magic mantra for success in cricket: Sex. John Buchanan must be saying, “Dang! Why didn’t I think of that?” I believe the recipe also involves a certain individual called…
September 23, 2009, 11:09 PM IST
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Kings for a day. Champs for life?
September 20, 2009, 4:13 AM IST
It’s unlikely that anybody in the Indian team would have stumbled upon Faith No More’s 1995 album: King for a day… Fool for a lifetime. It is supposed to be an obscure work anyway and…
September 20, 2009, 4:13 AM IST
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Madness and the Method
September 15, 2009, 6:49 PM IST
Phew, what a night it’s been. I’m talking about the US Open final, which began as, well, truly child’s play for Fedex and then turned into the biggest upset of the tournament. Truth be told,…
September 15, 2009, 6:49 PM IST
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Delhi is unfit for Commonwealth Games
September 14, 2009, 5:43 PM IST
Reports of an angry Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) bossman writing to the Indian Prime Minister because he thinks that India’s capital city will not be ready in time to host the next edition of the…
September 14, 2009, 5:43 PM IST
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Tales of the Raj
September 13, 2009, 12:09 AM IST
Raj Singh Dungarpur was a towering personality, quite literally too: standing lightly on his six feet, despite a slight hunch in the latter part of his life, he loomed over virtually every group in his…
September 13, 2009, 12:09 AM IST
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ODIs last hope: Save the bowlers
September 5, 2009, 10:25 PM IST
If any other sport had tweaked itself so much, it would either have evolved into another game… or died of irritation by now. But then, cricket – due to its very nature – probably had…
September 5, 2009, 10:25 PM IST
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Force India: Neither Indian nor sports
August 31, 2009, 2:58 PM IST
The Indian media have gone berserk over Vijaya Mallaya-owned Force India’s podium finish at the Belgian grand prix. The team’s second place at the Formula 1 is being hailed as a great victory for India,…
August 31, 2009, 2:58 PM IST
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Beginning of the end for ODIs?
August 30, 2009, 1:22 AM IST
When machines begin their full-fledged assault in the 1999 sci-fi thriller Matrix, starring Keanu Reaves, Morpheus wearily quips: ‘‘So, it has finally started.’’ One can’t stop but see a similar helplessness in England’s decision to…
August 30, 2009, 1:22 AM IST
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Is Bolt the ultimate running machine?
August 22, 2009, 10:00 PM IST
Nearly a year after reducing the field to dust, he had the world on the edge of the 200-metre final again; along with the gathering excitement at the Berlin Olympiastadion, however, a question too swirled…
August 22, 2009, 10:00 PM IST
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