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Harsha Bhogle

Harsha Bhogle

Cricket’s financial ambitions rest on a shaky premise

In the world of money, I’m told, a major cause of financial discomfort is irrational expectation.

Farewell to India's greatest war-time general

The sunset was warm and glowing. Sourav Ganguly chose a good day to be his last as an international cricketer.

So long, Mr Courage, Dignity, Integrity

Anil Kumble and his trusted, worn out India cap, on another head it might have been just another cap, finally walked out for the last time at his favo

Seeking change, sometimes without reason

And so another inmate of death row walked out of the kangaroo court that was sitting in judgement over him. And he did it with poise, simplicity and d
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Don’t dismiss Aussies on the basis of one poor Test

Australia have lost but one Test match to India. Overwhelmingly, true, but only one. Just over a week before that, India were depending on two bowlers

What goes up will come down, but civility must be maintained

The financial markets have gone putrid, blue-eyed boys are learning what unemployment means, institutions are vanishing...

Sourav Ganguly must go out as a man at peace with himself

Sourav Ganguly isn’t finished with the game yet; he has merely announced that he will retire a month from now.

Dream farewells can’t be scripted in boardrooms

So, either there is a VRS scheme or its equivalent in Indian cricket or there isn’t. Either way, somebody is looking stupid.

Champs need five days

It’s the best Test rivalry in the new land of T20. Track how spectators warm up to it

Selectors should be upfront, not hide behind anonymous leaks

So is the Sourav Ganguly saga, one that has enthralled us and polarised us, coming to an end? Or, as he proved so...

It’s early days, but Pietersen seems just the captain England need

Two islands, separated by oceans, continents and attitudes produced correct cricketing decisions.

New, mellowed Dhoni is the smart player Team India needed

There is a sense of calm that you experience with Mahendra Singh Dhoni that you don’t with say, an Amar Singh...

ICC has messed up by delaying decision on Champions Trophy

Like the United Nations, the ICC is well-intentioned, tries to keep peace amongst its members and fails.

Bindra fulfilled India’s ultimate sporting fantasy

Thrice in the last couple of days young Indians have brought me to my feet and caused emotions to leap up in joy.

India can’t become No.1 if they keep playing safe

It seems at the moment that India is like a ship that needs a storm to sail. India seem a fighting side when behind...

Uneasy truce getting weaker between cricket’s cultural blocks

I’m afraid however diplomatically we seek to put it, the cricket world is torn over Zimbabwe and the Champions...

Is BCCI’s anti-ICL stand world cricket’s new apartheid?

While India play Sri Lanka and the rain in Colombo, on what seems like another batsman obsessed pitch...

More T20 leagues: Cricket is embracing its economic reality

Two countries, effectively a quarter of world cricket remember, broke with tradition and embraced a new reality this week.

Mendis magic provides silver lining to ICC’s clouded judgement

Ajantha Mendis could have come out of a scriptwriter’s dream, a child’s fantasy. JK Rowling could have sent him...

Shy and mighty: At 39, there's still no stopping Sanath

Sanath Jayasuriya is 39 and not yet doing all those things that cricketers look down upon while playing.

Pietersen’s left turn is not right for cricket

One of the great truths of sport, whether you have played it at international level or are a passionate spectator...

There has never been a moment like the ’83 WC win

Is it already 25 years then? Should the memories be acquiring a little sepia edge to them? Then why do I remember every moment of that game...

India finally getting a one-day pool

The fortune teller and the forecaster, each indignant at being clubbed with the other, rarely get it right in India.

Warne showed cricket speaks a universal language

There are many reasons why the Rajasthan Royals won. Many more will now be unearthed, for every event, significant or otherwise...

Why percentage-players couldn’t keep up with T20

Many years ago, when I used to have one foot in advertising, I heard the story of a very well known film-maker shooting an ad film.
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