Meghnad Desai

The idea of Pakistan


Meghnad Desai
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Harsha Bhogle The Indian Express Group

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Don't cry for cricket

Saturday 18 May '13

Fans need to be angry and BCCI needs to reach out to them
Karan Sharma, Sanju Samson have a future in longer formats

Friday 10 May '13

What the IPL can do is to provide the platform, offer the opportunity, it cannot do more.
As technology evolves, so should commentary

Friday 26 April '13

As I watched a large crowd fill the Eden Gardens again and saw the spidercam move gently over them and emphasise the enormity of the gathering
Narine, Mishra show there is more than one way to skin a cat

Friday 19 April '13

For about twenty minutes in Mohali, that rather sleepy adjunct to Chandigarh where fast bowlers are allowed an existence in India
IPL not a certificate of performance in other forms of cricket

Friday 12 April '13

The IPL allows you to see them, it gives them a platform and that is one of the reasons I look forward to it every year.
Hey teachers, leave those kids alone

Friday 5 April '13

Coaching academies mushrooming everywhere are scarcely enriching Indian cricket
T20 viewers today, Test fans tomorrow

Friday 29 March '13

Test cricket has laid out for us a three day result and a thrilling five day draw.
Behind the Scorecards

Saturday 23 March '13

The story of a cricketer who won the World Cup and a son who defeated cancer
Australian cricket, Watson caught in a web of insecurity and frustration

Friday 15 March '13

The stars create these images and television creates that aura, allows us to believe they are invincible.
Virender Sehwag: An open ending, says Harsha Bhogle

Friday 8 March '13

Sehwag kept you on the edge of your seat, he made you look forward to the next moment.
An open ending

Friday 8 March '13

Sehwag may still return to Team India fold in the future, but it''s unlikely that it will be as opener
How two Madras super kings won India Chennai Test

Friday 1 March '13

As exhibition of character, ambition and frailties, opportunities, fears, 5 days in Madras were enthralling.
Few big names in series, but many an opportunity

Friday 22 February '13

It defines them, without their swagger, they give the impression they have left their spells behind.
Safety first, A hazard

Friday 15 February '13

As I watched the last day of the Irani Trophy unfold, completely inconsequential, totally devoid of a challenge, I wondered what it was about our cricket system
Secret to Steyn's rhythm: A smooth & repeatable action

Friday 8 February '13

There must be a reason why South Africa are knocking teams over for scores normally seen in the first round of a local inter-school tournament.
There will never be another Smith

Friday 1 February '13

By 2003, South Africa''s misadventures at the World Cup, while not as deeply rooted as now, had begun to acquire an unmistakable pattern
Jadeja's next test: To be at home, away

Friday 25 January '13

Like some middle distance athletes who sprint out of the blocks and run out of steam rather quickly, England have gone rapidly downhill in a one-day series they were not expected to win
M S Dhoni still the best bet as Test, ODI captain says Harsha Bhogle

Friday 18 January '13

However, giving up India and IPL T20 reins might be an option for the overburdened skipper.
Harsha Bhogle: Don''t bench Cheteshwar Pujara

Friday 11 January '13

'Cheteshwar Pujara's selection to India's ODI team was inevitable,' he said.
The storytellers of sport

Friday 4 January '13

Tony Greig and CMJ were among the last of the great cricket broadcasters
Harsha Bhogle: You were a great habit, Sachin Tendulkar

Friday 28 December '12

It couldn''t be easy for you since cricket has been your life, your solitary love outside of your family.
Harsha Bhogle: Sachin Tendulkar's place in history is secure, but can a champion let go?

Friday 21 December '12

I can think of few more thrilling things than to see an artist at the peak of his/her powers.
Regardless of Nagpur result, it''s decision time: Harsha Bhogle

Friday 14 December '12

Teams rarely introspect when they are winning; there is camarederie, mateship is at its peak.
If Jacques Kallis can give SA two more years, they will rule for long: Harsha Bhogle

Friday 7 December '12

England and New Zealand, hardly the best travellers traditionally, overpowered what were once fairly strong garrisons.
11 players produce results, not the 22 yards of turf

Friday 30 November '12

You see it in sport all the time don''t you? Teams just slipping over the line between creating conditions to suit themselves, which is acceptable