Harsha Bhogle
Kapil Dev’s ultimatum to the Board needs to be accepted; not as much because he is associated with the Indian Cricket League, but because marquee name
Sardesai’s generation, dwindling at an alarming rate, was very well represented, the next generation had some marked present but contemporary Mumbai c
Dilip Sardesai, who died in Mumbai on Monday, was never more than 10 seconds away from a strong opinion
Among the many things I had to do on my first visit to Australia in 1991, I had to “ghost” columns for Allan Border. Unlike a few others...
Indians may be forgetting the art of tackling spin, Ganguly remains the best counter to left-arm tweakers
The problem with the Graham Ford situation is not as much with the refusal as with the timing. The BCCI played itself into a situation where there was
When Sehwag is not reaching out to balls wide off his stumps with his feet firmly planted on leg stump, you feel optimistic. You get the feeling that
And so this unnecessary, I suspect unwanted, series continues, alternating between stifling heat and incessant rain. There is much happening...
Should sneak below the radar, do some serious planning and take hard decisions instead of playing irrelevant cricket
India got out of jail today and for all those of us who thought we had finished drinking from the cup of sorrows, well, the hangover continues.
Purpose is the essential pre-requisite to achieve a higher equilibrium in Indian cricket
Can the Sri Lankans win? Yes... You still get the feeling that Australia’s batsmen and fielders are making the bowlers look better than they are
Kaif must now be wondering where he stands; Bose would surely have been there if this was an England-bound team
Sometimes you have to do things and sometimes you have to be seen to be doing things. I suspect the BCCI has embarked on both...
Are we saying that the attitude of the players cannot be questioned? Were players playing to stay in the team? By sacking the foreigner we cannot bury
Unless you answer simple questions honestly, the names won’t matter, issues will remain and fingers will be pointed
Because we are a suspect bowling side, their batting is likely to look better too. But more than anything else, I think Sri Lanka will start favourite
The World Cup has begun and about time too. Far too many people were drawing mighty conclusions based on inadequate data. Now we have something, a ver
India’s flexibility in the batting and ability to handle low-slow wickets could offset the fielding weaknesses
Past champions like Miandad, Aravinda and Azhar at No 4 position have had great averages
Some fractures heal in that much time. And so I do not know why three selectors have to come to see him play.
My first reaction, everytime I read the fine print in a contract after seeming to have agreed on everything, is “we have, but have we?”.
This is a team picked as much on hope and expectation as on form and ability. It is as much about choice as it is about compulsion, as much about sear
The BCCI will continue to be a rich body but Indian cricket will never be a great power on the playing field. Not because we can’t, but because we cho
So January ended well for India. The Tatas showed their vision and Sachin Tendulkar his hunger. India˜s icons are in good form.
