Harsha Bhogle
India’s cricket though has been pretty good and for the most part, reassuring. We’ve had two good contests on two bad pitches.
So let’s move on, let us wait for the cricket to begin and try and see if Uthappa can be the opener we need, whether Joginder Sharma can be called an
By now, most teams would like at least twelve or thirteen certainties and four or five others from whom to pick the last two or three names.
India’s bowling hero was Sreesanth, an excitable, hugely talented but occasionally immature and self-obsessed young man.
Difference between England and Australia was not huge, but the latter played the crucial moments better
The positives from this victory are many, but one that stands out is the brilliance of S Sreesanth
If India had an all-rounder by the classical definition of one, team selection for the first Test at Johannesburg would be no more a problem than turn
Like a tug-of-war team unable to stop the slide, India have hurtled towards defeat in South Africa. Most teams that come here do but that should be li
Suddenly Ganguly is playing Test cricket, VVS Laxman might well be leading India at Johannesburg, captains are looking to toss the ball to Kumble in o
India’s batsmen are showing the same aptitude to batting in South Africa as a newborn would to walking.
For Dravid & Co to challenge South Africa, one of the top three must bat consistently and aggressively throughout
Cricket is courage and aggression on field and dignity and humility off it... Interchanging them doesn’t always produce the best result
If India needed another opener, and a bit of a dasher, Gambhir was the man, and if a calmer presence was considered, it had to be Laxman
They (the ICC and BCCI) don’t seem to mind pinging a pebble lying harmless by. Mohammed Azharuddin is one such pebble, pulled out of obscurity... this
That match in Ahmedabad will be delicious from another point of view. In the capital of a state run by the BJP and often accused of pro-Hindu sentimen
When Pathan bowls well, it allows India to play their best five batsmen irrespective of whether they can turn their arm over for a few overs.
It would be a brave captain that would know what a good target is anymore, especially if teams batting second start to gain the advantage of the dew t
India˜s cricketers might be struggling a bit but those other fine players off the field have hit a purple patch.
Now 10 years old in international cricket, and one of its brightest stars, he has much to offer to those who might be like he once was. Dravid is exce
By batting through, Sachin’s climbed another peak, a little one compared to the many mountains he scales regularly but one that will satisfy — and dri
Typically, a coach should be able to solve a player’s problems; or, ideally, help a player solve them himself. He should be able to help a player real
We run the risk of dividing the game geographically, we fan the flames of brown versus white, we hear increasingly strident rhetoric from member count
Hair is domineering, rude and uses his authority like it were a fly-swatter. Rather than saying ‘lets not get there’ he is liable to say ‘if you get t
With Champions Trophy round the corner, the visitors would have got an opportunity to test themselves in tougher conditions
When France wanted Zidane to return, he was asked to come back months before the World Cup. If you know what the plan with Ganguly is, do let everyone
