Harsha Bhogle
In the world of money, I’m told, a major cause of financial discomfort is irrational expectation.
The sunset was warm and glowing. Sourav Ganguly chose a good day to be his last as an international cricketer.
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
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
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
The financial markets have gone putrid, blue-eyed boys are learning what unemployment means, institutions are vanishing...
Sourav Ganguly isn’t finished with the game yet; he has merely announced that he will retire a month from now.
So, either there is a VRS scheme or its equivalent in Indian cricket or there isn’t. Either way, somebody is looking stupid.
It’s the best Test rivalry in the new land of T20. Track how spectators warm up to it
So is the Sourav Ganguly saga, one that has enthralled us and polarised us, coming to an end? Or, as he proved so...
Two islands, separated by oceans, continents and attitudes produced correct cricketing decisions.
There is a sense of calm that you experience with Mahendra Singh Dhoni that you don’t with say, an Amar Singh...
Like the United Nations, the ICC is well-intentioned, tries to keep peace amongst its members and fails.
Thrice in the last couple of days young Indians have brought me to my feet and caused emotions to leap up in joy.
It seems at the moment that India is like a ship that needs a storm to sail. India seem a fighting side when behind...
I’m afraid however diplomatically we seek to put it, the cricket world is torn over Zimbabwe and the Champions...
While India play Sri Lanka and the rain in Colombo, on what seems like another batsman obsessed pitch...
Two countries, effectively a quarter of world cricket remember, broke with tradition and embraced a new reality this week.
Ajantha Mendis could have come out of a scriptwriter’s dream, a child’s fantasy. JK Rowling could have sent him...
Sanath Jayasuriya is 39 and not yet doing all those things that cricketers look down upon while playing.
One of the great truths of sport, whether you have played it at international level or are a passionate spectator...
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...
The fortune teller and the forecaster, each indignant at being clubbed with the other, rarely get it right in India.
There are many reasons why the Rajasthan Royals won. Many more will now be unearthed, for every event, significant or otherwise...
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.
