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IPL’s Bratpack to Sad Sack
May 26, 2009, 4:04 PM IST
The IPL may be over but its energy still remains. Not so much in terms of cricket, but in the fact that the tournament threw up a whole new surge of talent and temerity that…
May 26, 2009, 4:04 PM IST
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Why Deccan Chargers Won
May 25, 2009, 12:00 PM IST
It is only in the fitness of things that a team – in fact the only one in the tournament – without a celebrity mascot, an anthem or a plethora of merchandise should go on…
May 25, 2009, 12:00 PM IST
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The best & worst of IPL 2
May 25, 2009, 12:14 AM IST
So, IPL 2 has finally drawn to an end. Cricket junkies needn’t despair; they’ll soon get their next fix from the T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, here’s a (mostly) tongue-in-cheek look at the highs and lows…
May 25, 2009, 12:14 AM IST
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Goodbye Glenn
May 23, 2009, 1:05 AM IST
As Adam Gilchrist went berserk against Delhi Daredevils, I couldn’t help reflecting that the one man who could have possibly stopped him was warming the benches — as indeed, he had done throughout the tournament….
May 23, 2009, 1:05 AM IST
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Dream Team: IPL 2’s best performers
May 22, 2009, 3:50 PM IST
In the early days of IPL 2, I’d prepared the first draft of a dream team (IPL 2’s All-Stars XI), promising to update it as the tournament neared its end. With the league matches concluding,…
May 22, 2009, 3:50 PM IST
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Do Bollywood stars jinx IPL teams?
May 21, 2009, 3:25 PM IST
Cricketers are a notoriously superstitious bunch. So are members of Bollywood. So, I wonder how long it will be before the belief gains ground that IPL teams co-owned by Bollywood stars can’t win the tournament…
May 21, 2009, 3:25 PM IST
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Is IPL2 hurting India’s World Cup chance?
May 14, 2009, 4:45 PM IST
The IPL2 gets over on May 24, just 12 days before Twenty20 World Cup2 begins on June 5. Does that leave the Indian squad with enough time to recharge their batteries and motivate themselves for…
May 14, 2009, 4:45 PM IST
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Will Tests die (and would that be so bad)?
May 13, 2009, 3:39 PM IST
A rubicon has been crossed. Till now, every international player would insist that Test cricket is the real thing. T20 may be OK for some fun (and quick money), but the true test of a…
May 13, 2009, 3:39 PM IST
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Racial rift in Knight Riders?
May 12, 2009, 2:10 PM IST
Just when you think things can’t possibly get any worse for Knight Riders, they do. The latest blow to them is the allegation by former India player Ajay Jadeja that the KR coaches are racially…
May 12, 2009, 2:10 PM IST
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Disappointing Dozen: 12 flops of IPL 2
May 9, 2009, 3:55 PM IST
Yin has yang, the Jedi knights have the Sith lords and the Oscars have the Razzies. In short, the circle of life dictates that there must always be a balance between forces. And so, having…
May 9, 2009, 3:55 PM IST
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Do retired players make best IPL captains?
May 7, 2009, 8:40 PM IST
What’s common to Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers and now Royal Challengers Bangalore? Well, they’re all led by men who have retired from all other forms of the game. And all three teams seem to have…
May 7, 2009, 8:40 PM IST
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Selectors’ blunder could hurt India
May 4, 2009, 5:55 PM IST
M S Dhoni is Superman. At least that’s what the Indian selectors seem to think. India will be defending its T20 world championship for two weeks in June, with a 15-man squad. The team has…
May 4, 2009, 5:55 PM IST
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The Mahi way: Dude, too much attitude?
May 3, 2009, 5:08 PM IST
Now, while this may be as close to blog-icide as it gets, let me stick my neck out and say this: MS Dhoni could do with a little less swagger, even if he is in…
May 3, 2009, 5:08 PM IST
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How KKR lost the game, plot and heart
May 2, 2009, 4:40 PM IST
There are matches every team loses. And there are games every team wins. But when you start losing every match that you were close to winning, then you are in deep, deep trouble. Which is…
May 2, 2009, 4:40 PM IST
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IPL 2’s All-Stars XI
May 1, 2009, 3:53 PM IST
As you might have guessed by now, I’m a little obsessive about making fantasy teams. So first, there was the over-35 IPL XI (Golden Oldies), then the Under-25 XI (Young Guns). Now comes the Big…
May 1, 2009, 3:53 PM IST
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KP fizzles, YP sizzles
April 30, 2009, 12:17 AM IST
They arrived with a bang, but their performances registered barely a whimper. Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff made waves by being signed for a record $1.55 million each, at a time when the rest of…
April 30, 2009, 12:17 AM IST
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Why Knight Riders coach John Boka-known must go
April 28, 2009, 7:44 PM IST
The seven deadly sins of Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Boka-known (boka means stupid in Bengali) and why he must go: 1. For floating the four-captain theory: It’s surely the dumbest theory in the history…
April 28, 2009, 7:44 PM IST
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Young guns: Under-25 XI
April 28, 2009, 4:20 PM IST
When I wrote a previous blog compiling an imaginary IPL team of players aged over 35 years, I got many responses suggesting that I do an under-25 team too. I’d said then that I would…
April 28, 2009, 4:20 PM IST
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That’s a six..err..eight..err!
April 27, 2009, 7:09 PM IST
I never wanted yet another take on IPL and T20, to be my first blog post. IPL and T20 have been done to death by writers. But having watched the amazing marketing success of the…
April 27, 2009, 7:09 PM IST
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Will Delhi Daredevils win IPL 2?
April 26, 2009, 8:17 PM IST
At the time of writing, there are only two teams still undefeated in IPL 2, Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers. And while it’s still early days, and there are a lot of matches left to be played, I wouldn’t be surprised if these two teams eventually clash in the final. Of the two, I think the Daredevils are a stronger outfit.
April 26, 2009, 8:17 PM IST
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