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Praise Team India, pillory BCCI
July 6, 2009, 1:33 AM IST
After the disastrous T20 World Cup, MS Dhoni and company have shown a welcome return to form in winning the ODI series against West Indies 2-1. The victory may be inconsequential but this is not…
July 6, 2009, 1:33 AM IST
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What is Dhoni’s gameplan?
July 4, 2009, 9:06 PM IST
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, quite evidently, doesn’t believe only in new hairstyles; he has the courage and foresight to go for a complete makeover too, and not just off the field. He has, of course, already…
July 4, 2009, 9:06 PM IST
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All morons, please stand up
June 29, 2009, 7:02 PM IST
At any given time, I believe, the human race can be classified into four categories:a) The intelligent; b) the morons; c) the super morons; and d) the super-duper morons. Those who come under the first…
June 29, 2009, 7:02 PM IST
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Can US do it again?
June 27, 2009, 10:15 PM IST
When you are following international soccer, you are expected to expect the unexpected. But when a tournament has teams like Brazil, Spain and Italy in the fray, you just don’t expect United States to be…
June 27, 2009, 10:15 PM IST
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To Pak, with love
June 26, 2009, 2:40 PM IST
Pakistan have won the T20 World Cup. They did so after months of virtual isolation. Commendable. Younis and Co are cricket heroes, yes. They are international heroes? Maybe. Should India celebrate a sub-continental success? Please….
June 26, 2009, 2:40 PM IST
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Anniversary of India’s 2nd tryst with destiny
June 25, 2009, 9:11 PM IST
Mohinder Amarnath quietly ambles up to the stumps. There is no urgency in his steps; his slow run-up doesn’t reflect India’s moment in history. The ball raps Michael Holding’s pads. Indians appeal and up goes…
June 25, 2009, 9:11 PM IST
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T20 World Cup: Chak De! Pakistan
June 22, 2009, 12:00 AM IST
The history of sports is filled with romantic stories of improbable triumphs. Pakistan’s T20 World Cup victory against Sri Lanka on Sunday is the stuff of folklore. Someday, someone will make a film called, Chak…
June 22, 2009, 12:00 AM IST
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This Cup has been a game-changer
June 20, 2009, 6:43 PM IST
It is surely a match made in heaven. Just a few months after terrorists ravaged the soul of sport, it can’t be anything but divine intervention that Pakistan and Sri Lanka should be meeting in…
June 20, 2009, 6:43 PM IST
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Fighting gunpower with the willow
June 20, 2009, 11:36 AM IST
It’s a tale of two nations whose trysts with violence have made headlines the world over. Both have battled terrorism and internal strife over the last few months. One was attacked while touring the other,…
June 20, 2009, 11:36 AM IST
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Why Pakistan is in T20 final
June 19, 2009, 3:19 PM IST
About a fortnight ago when I wrote the blog, Why Pakistan must win Twenty20 World Cup, I was flooded with colourful abuses. An overwhelming majority of respondents labelled me “unpatriotic.” Many appeared convinced that India…
June 19, 2009, 3:19 PM IST
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Thank God, Team India is not coming home
June 17, 2009, 8:33 PM IST
Last time, when it came back from the T20 World Cup, the Indian team was deigned a reception fit for a 100 kings; this time, it is not even bothering to come home straight from…
June 17, 2009, 8:33 PM IST
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Rejoice KKR fans, Boka-known is gone
June 17, 2009, 7:06 PM IST
Rejoice Kolkata Knight Rider fans! There’s life after death. Coach John Boka-known, oops Buchanan, has been sacked. Barring KKR, every IPL team will miss him. But for his genius, Ajantha Mendis might have played and…
June 17, 2009, 7:06 PM IST
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Why we won in 2007, lost in 2009
June 17, 2009, 2:01 AM IST
This is pretty hard to believe, guys: three T20 defeats in a row. If the West Indies fast bowlers proved we cannot play pace, the South Africans showed we cannot handle the turning ball either….
June 17, 2009, 2:01 AM IST
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Wake up, BCCI
June 16, 2009, 8:28 PM IST
This is in continuation of my previous post, which expectedly, didn’t go down too well with many readers. Anyway, as one said, the battle on the field has ended, but the one off it has…
June 16, 2009, 8:28 PM IST
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Is the honeymoon over for Dhoni?
June 15, 2009, 8:31 PM IST
The Indian players might have heaved a collective sigh of relief when they crashed out of the T20 World Cup on Sunday night: they can finally go home now and actually crash without worrying about…
June 15, 2009, 8:31 PM IST
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Effigy burning: Our national pastime
June 15, 2009, 7:55 PM IST
Irate fans have gone and burnt M S Dhoni’s effigy in Ranchi. Excellent work! That should get us the World Cup. Why is it that every time something happens that we don’t like, the first…
June 15, 2009, 7:55 PM IST
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Campaign’s over, dream is not
June 15, 2009, 3:36 AM IST
Okay. So, defending champions India have been bundled out of the T20 World Cup. Though they still have one more game to play — against South Africa — by all means, the battle on the…
June 15, 2009, 3:36 AM IST
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Why Men in Blue ended up red-faced
June 15, 2009, 2:53 AM IST
The Men in Blue never looked in pink of health. But who would have foreseen MS Dhoni and company ending up red-faced so early. The narrow three run loss against England will rankle in the…
June 15, 2009, 2:53 AM IST
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T20: Not really do or die today
June 14, 2009, 4:45 PM IST
Once, while interviewing Rahul Dravid, I asked him what it felt like to know that a billion people go to bed happy or sad depending on how Team India played that day. I’ve always regarded…
June 14, 2009, 4:45 PM IST
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Living on the edge
June 13, 2009, 11:32 PM IST
So, India are on the brink again. One more defeat and the halo around them will all but burst like an over-inflated balloon. That may, of course, still not be the end of MS Dhoni’s…
June 13, 2009, 11:32 PM IST
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