The game we all love, however
After the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the country witnessed a sight that was never seen on a cricket field. Alright, not the cricket field but the player’s change room. It was the most ungainly sight, one no sportsperson will have to undergo. It was disturbing to state the least which amply summed up the season …
Sunrisers Hyderabad had quiet years during the last several editions of the IPL. There was an issue with the then captain David Warner who was removed from the contact list of the franchise owners and till date, is unaware of what was his mistake. They were smashed in the final against Kolkatta. It was a …
CSK is a team which is known to place a lot of faith on their players. Dhoni is involved with the franchise right from the beginning with the exception of 2 years when they were banned. Stephen Fleming has been the coach for more than 10 years. Jadeja, Suresh Raina until he retired and a …
17 seasons and no title yet. This is the story of the Royal Challengers Bangalore. It simply is unfathomable that a team that boasts of several stars in its ranks, starting with Dravid and Kumble through to Gayle, Kohli, De Villiers, Faf, Maxwell and a few others, some of them playing at the sametime, has …
Yes, Gavaskar and Pathan must grow. Why so? I don’t mean in terms of their age and experience but in terms of understanding what is important. Why am I saying this? Well, Gavaskar and Pathan are furious that the English players have left for England. Yes, every England cricketer involved in the IPL, have left …
He is called by his Australian teammates as pigeon. A pigeon is a bird that is generally, soft and not violent like an eagle or a vulture. On the field he was anything but a pigeon. It just wasn’t possible to see him keeping quiet, constantly egging on the bowlers and getting himself involved in …
Ever since India made our debut in Test cricket, we have been languishing in good fast bowlers who could send shivers down the throats of the opposition. There was Mohammed Nisar and Amar Singh back in 1932 but they did not play long enough. Moreover, cricket in India during those days wasn’t as popular as …
Arjuna Ranatunga is probably the 2nd most popular Sri Lankan cricketer after Muralitharan. His contribution towards Sri Lankan cricket is enormous. He actually made them believe that they can compete with the best and win. Under Ranatunga, Sri Lanka reached great heights that they are now incapable of even competing against the best ones. The …
Rohit Sharma is perhaps the most evolved Indian batsman. For someone who started his career as a promising kid with lots of talent, who played some stellar knocks in Australia to win the ODI series back in 2008, who was drafted into Indian Test team and thereafter, who lost his way immeasurably, the sort of …
Yes, I do realise that I have been a bitter critic of Ashwin all along. I have commented about how ineffective has he been outside of favourable environments. I have also commented on how he is adamant that he has all the bases covered and will not practice, as Shane Warne once said, despite not …