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Where politics wins by an innings

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...
God of big things

Thursday 20 August '09

Tendulkar’s few rumblings are heeded. What about Sehwag’s rebellion?
More of a stale Formula?

Thursday 13 August '09

With Schumacher calling off his comeback, motor racing has lost the human story it desperately needed....
The straight dope

Thursday 6 August '09

In Goscinny and Uderzo’s Asterix at the Olympic Games, the puny Gaulish warrior won the golden palm by supplying his competitors...
A deceptive calm in cricket

Thursday 30 July '09

The BCCI has been at work behind the curtains, making some unexpected innovations....
The test of time

Thursday 23 July '09

It 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...
Ashes to ashes

Thursday 16 July '09

Ponting’s prickliness is understandable: this series will define his captaincy
‘The time for circumspection is over. We will be ready for the Games by March’

Sunday 12 July '09

With only a year to go for the Commonwealth Games, Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi has a tough job on his hands.
Make him sweat

Thursday 9 July '09

A 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.
Pointless journey

Thursday 25 June '09

It’s a land of azure blue water and off-white sand, of a journey to find India that ended with the discovery...
Mettle detector

Thursday 18 June '09

Once beatified, and now vilified, Dhoni takes India’s extremes in stride
When the media doesn’t play ball

Thursday 11 June '09

When I think of interactions between the media and sportsmen, the first one that always comes to mind is a hilarious cross-fire...
Success is counted sweetest...

Thursday 4 June '09

He might not have his rival’s flourish, but Rafael Nadal displays exemplary grace in his setback
The 100th Test

Thursday 21 May '09

Last month, in dusty Moradabad, where narrow by-lanes mingle homogenously with crowded, open markets, I rediscovered a forgotten subject from almost a decade ago.
Riding into the night

Thursday 14 May '09

The KKR train-wreck isn’t even funny any more
No questions asked, no answers given

Saturday 2 May '09

True irreverence is always light-hearted. Not surprisingly, it’s taken someone from outside the mainstream Indian media...
Top-dog IPL seeks a new underdog

Saturday 18 April '09

Exactly a year ago, I was sitting on the old, faithful media benches of the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore as cricket famously married entertainment.
Spectators assured as Azharuddin steps out to play a new innings

Thursday 2 April '09

The 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...
Spectators assured as Azharuddin steps out to play a new innings

Thursday 2 April '09

The morning after his first public rally, a tired Mohammad Azharuddin was fast asleep in Rampur. An hour and a half away...
Dhoni phenomenon: genius, luck, or magic?

Saturday 28 March '09

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, wicket-keeper, batsman, captain, philosopher. And, perhaps, magician.
Invoke the fan, when needed

Monday 23 March '09

In 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.....
A changing sport, in changing times

Saturday 14 March '09

Almost every day, there is room for a legitimate discussion in our news meeting about where certain cricket news should be published...
Lahore attack: IPL could be 1st Indian casualty

Wednesday 4 March '09

The 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.
Kiwi mind games, when it seemed there were none

Tuesday 3 March '09

The 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.....
Battle for the other No. 1

Saturday 21 February '09

Not 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.
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