

Friday 28 August '09
It was one Delhi Test I’m not likely to forget — Sachin Tendulkar’s 35th century, Kumble and Muralitharan’s five-wicket hauls...Thursday 20 August '09
Tendulkar’s few rumblings are heeded. What about Sehwag’s rebellion?Thursday
13 August '09With Schumacher calling off his comeback, motor racing has lost the human story it desperately needed....Thursday
6 August '09In Goscinny and Uderzo’s Asterix at the Olympic Games, the puny Gaulish warrior won the golden palm by supplying his competitors...Thursday
30 July '09The BCCI has been at work behind the curtains, making some unexpected innovations....Thursday
23 July '09It was a moment of Zen. Andrew Flintoff was down on the Lord’s pitch on his aching knee, his arms spread like a mythical bird posing for a sculptor...Thursday
16 July '09Ponting’s prickliness is understandable: this series will define his captaincySunday
12 July '09With only a year to go for the Commonwealth Games, Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi has a tough job on his hands.Thursday
9 July '09A swan dress in 2007. A shorts-and-waistcoat tu-xedo in 2008. A cropped, polo-neck jacket in 2009. Maria Sharapova unveils something vibrant every Wimbledon.Thursday
25 June '09It’s a land of azure blue water and off-white sand, of a journey to find India that ended with the discovery...Thursday
18 June '09Once beatified, and now vilified, Dhoni takes India’s extremes in strideThursday
11 June '09When I think of interactions between the media and sportsmen, the first one that always comes to mind is a hilarious cross-fire...Thursday
4 June '09He might not have his rival’s flourish, but Rafael Nadal displays exemplary grace in his setbackThursday
21 May '09Last month, in dusty Moradabad, where narrow by-lanes mingle homogenously with crowded, open markets, I rediscovered a forgotten subject from almost a decade ago.Thursday
14 May '09The KKR train-wreck isn’t even funny any moreSaturday
2 May '09True irreverence is always light-hearted. Not surprisingly, it’s taken someone from outside the mainstream Indian media...Saturday
18 April '09Exactly a year ago, I was sitting on the old, faithful media benches of the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore as cricket famously married entertainment.Thursday
2 April '09The morning after his first public rally, a tired Mohammad Azharuddin was fast asleep in Rampur. An hour and a half away, hidden between two shops in a busy, local market...Thursday
2 April '09The morning after his first public rally, a tired Mohammad Azharuddin was fast asleep in Rampur. An hour and a half away...Saturday
28 March '09Mahendra Singh Dhoni, wicket-keeper, batsman, captain, philosopher. And, perhaps, magician.Monday
23 March '09In times when the expedient gap between reality and public posturing is growing wider, there aren’t too many comments that manage to raise all-knowing, don’t-take-us-for-a-ride eyebrows.....Saturday
14 March '09Almost every day, there is room for a legitimate discussion in our news meeting about where certain cricket news should be published...Wednesday
4 March '09The attack on Lankan team is a blow to cricket in a region that is the sport’s vibrant, bustling economic hub with India at its epicentre.Tuesday
3 March '09The most interesting aspect of a long cricket tour is following the stories that emanate before the first match, when the visiting team are trying to get used to the conditions.....Saturday
21 February '09Not very long ago, the imaginary crown given to the world’s most messed-up team sat on Pakistan’s head with an air of tranquil permanence.