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  1. IPL has a perception issue. Fix it.

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    / May 7, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Every morning, one of my co-walkers in the neighbourhood park – a senior citizen – describes in vivid detail the previous night’s IPL match. Since most of the matches this season strangely are last over – sometimes even last ball – finishes, it is a lot of excited chatter. But...

  2. Sreesanth’s toes to go under the knife

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    / May 3, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The temperamental bowler last played for India in the Test series in England last summer, and has only played one first-class match before picking up the toe injury. Sreesanth, who had preferred ayurvedic treatment instead of going for a surgery in December last, had originally hoped to be fit in...

  6. `IPL Opening ceremony obscene’

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    / April 19, 2012 / Leave a comment
    All this while, the consensus was it was terribly boring and a drag. But an advocate in Madurai found the opening ceremony of the IPL’s 5th edition, `indecent and obscene’ and has filed a petition in the Madras High court. The Court has asked Tamilnadu’s police officers to respond to...

  7. On the 64 squares, 24×7

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    / April 15, 2012 / 4 Comments
    One of the regrets we have is that our daughter Tejaswini quit training in chess. She had joined well-known chess coach and International Master Lanka Ravi’s academy in Secunderabad when she was just about six years old but a few tournaments later, we realised that it takes a lot to...

  8. All pray and no play for Suresh Kalmadi

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    / April 14, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Suresh Kalmadi is in prayer mode in his native village Kalmadi near Udupi in Karnataka. The New Indian Express reports that the former IOA boss offered a sacred `Chathupavithra Naagamandala Seva’ on Friday. The prayer, following the advice from an astrologer, is an attempt to overcome ‘Naagadosha’. During the Commonwealth...

  9. Test-ing Dhoni’s intel inside

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    / April 14, 2012 / Leave a comment
    When he was accused of match-fixing and was subsequently banned by the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), Mohammed Azharuddin used to bristle at any criticism directed at him. Hiding behind his Ray-ban, Azhar would question the credentials of anyone and everyone who pointed an accusing finger at...

  10. `Mr Kumble, keep your passes and garbage with you’

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    / April 10, 2012 / Leave a comment
    So the corporators of Bangalore have shown the stuff they are made of. That they too know their cricket. Karnataka State Cricket Association president Anil Kumble must be wondering how to deal with this googly now. Miffed with the KSCA’s refusal to part with 450 passes for every IPL match...

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