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  1. `Indian’ Premier League. But where is the Indian?

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    / May 15, 2012 / 2 Comments
    IPL 5 has seen more last over finishes than any other IPL season. The number of teams at this stage that can reach the play-pffs are seven. But this post is not about who gets in and who stays out. This is about the missing `Indian’ in the Indian Premier...

  3. Century or not, there is a Joy

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    / January 27, 2012 / Leave a comment
    There is a joy that you associate with watching Sachin Tendulkar bat. There is a certain joy in waiting for his turn to come in Tests. There is a certain sense of joyful tension in the air as we see him bat, the fear that he might get out and...

  4. Hit ya flop? Don’t ask the critic

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    / December 13, 2011 / 2 Comments
    This was bound to happen. It was inevitable. For a variety of reasons including piracy, high budgets and stiff competition, there was always going to be a day when we would look around for the right answer and not find one.  When a movie releases, especially one that has a...

  5. I wasn’t a Suresh Raina or Abhinav Mukund

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    / August 3, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Ramakanth Sai This is an old story but in a strange way, I found it relevant as India went 2-0 down to England in the Test series. A decade ago, I stood awaiting my turn at my school cricket team selection and I wondered how the coach would know...

  6. How much choice did Dhoni really have?

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    / August 1, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Ramakanth Sai   In the ongoing controversy surrounding Ian Bell and his “naive” decision to call Tea himself and walk even before the ball was called dead, the Indian team decided to pluck the bails off and appeal to the umpires who declared Bell out. The umpires though then...

  7. Were you not stunned after the blasts?

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    / July 21, 2011 / Leave a comment
    Yes, there was another bomb blast in Mumbai last week. Yes, it probably was the first terrorist attack after a very long time. No, I did not feel any emotion or was deeply saddened or stunned for that matter. No, I am not an emotionless fool. What I am saying...

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