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  1. The sting on cricket exposes the stink

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    / May 15, 2012 / 1 Comment
    So the worst fears have come true. (Read T S Sudhir’s blogpost : IPL has a perception issue. Fix it). The India TV sting which showed five cricketers talking openly about spot fixing and IPL franchisees paying them remuneration in black and in kind, has just opened a can of...

  2. 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...

  3. Krishnamachari Speaks

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    / February 29, 2012 / Leave a comment
    “Dropped?” “No, rested.” “Axed?” “No, rested.” “Removed?” “No, rested.” Krishnamachari Srikkanth’s tongue hasn’t rested ever since he and colleagues, chose to “rest” Virender Sehwag. Never mind, the Indian media still chose to go with the more controversial-sounding “axed” and “dropped”. In fact, if Cheeka is to be believed, no one...

  4. `Kelvinator’ Dhoni is facing the heat

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    / February 21, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The `coolest one’ has turned cold. Less than a year after he was feted for leading from the front in the World Cup final in Mumbai, the reading of Dhoni’s kundali has changed. From a man who could “do no wrong”, he has become a captain who can do nothing...

  5. The Indian trio deserve more respect

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    / February 13, 2012 / 1 Comment
    By Ashwath Ram For starters, if any of the sane, practical and level-headed Indian cricket fans took the media brags seriously and thought, India who haven’t won a single series in Australia, will pull off a rare series victory Down Under this time around, Congratulations! You have made a fool...

  6. Sorry, Adelaide has to be played

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    / January 19, 2012 / 1 Comment
    By L Ravichander There is bad news for Indian cricketers touring Australia, on the way to the final test: It has to be played. The news comes in the wake of a great effort by the BCCCI (Board for Controlling Cricketing Commerce in India) and the Australian Cricket Board.  The...

  7. You die, you die, Test cricket, you die

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    / January 13, 2012 / 3 Comments
    By T S Sudhir RIP Test cricket. As far as India is concerned. Blame me for over reacting if you will but if you read between the lines, captain cool M S Dhoni has done precisely that. With the cold hand of a cool assassin.  What Dhoni said was that...

  8. India’s Fingergate Down Under

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    / January 9, 2012 / 4 Comments
    By T S Sudhir   What is it about Indian cricketers and their fingers down under? Ok, middle finger to be precise. After Virat Kohli at Sydney, Ishant Sharma showed his middle finger to the assembled cricket fans at Perth, who were reportedly heckling at the cricketers. No, he wasn’t trying...

  9. Forget Australia, think IPL

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    / January 6, 2012 / 4 Comments
    Have you seen an ostrich? No? Then go to the BCCI office in Mumbai. That’s India’s most well-known ostrich, burying its head in the sand forever. What else, pray tell me, explains its timing to announce the IPL calender on the day India shamed India. The BCCI, frankly couldn’t care...

  10. Dhoni, you gotta go to Indore

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    / December 1, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By T S Sudhir Almost a decade ago, the Railways hockey championships was organized in Hyderabad. Usually such tournaments are ignored by the media, earning at best single column space in the sport pages of local newspapers. What caught my attention, accidentally, was the condition in which the players from...

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