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  1. Indian Cricket – Two Wasted Generations?

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    / January 18, 2012 / 3 Comments
    By Raamesh Gowri Raghavan The country is wallowing in self-pity currently, as the high priests of its religion are bested at their altars. Our national depression has no larger reason than the failure of the national cricket team; issues like corruption, casteism, black money, scams etc can be ignored. Enough...

  2. Where lies the future of Indian cricket?

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    / January 17, 2012 / 3 Comments
    No, I am not talking about T20 or IPL. The Indian cricket team’s overseas performance over the past year has been pathetic to say the least, barring the consolation victory over a not-so fiery West Indies team. Reams of newsprint and kilo bytes of space on the web and on...

  3. 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...

  4. India’s youngest cricketer

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    / January 12, 2012 / 4 Comments
    His coach Ramesh predicts Arya will play for India one day. Perhaps Perth 2027. Arya at 5 years 3 months is, according to Ramesh, India’s youngest cricketer and on Friday, the 13th will play his first match for his club, Stumps Complete Cricket (Stumps CC) against YMCA in Bangalore in...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. Only ashes left of the Agneepath series

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    / January 6, 2012 / 4 Comments
    From the time the Indian team for the Australian tour was announced, I, like millions of Indians anticipated a fighting series. All the stars were in the team, ageing and the young. The Australian team was a shadow of the great teams of the past. I planned my routine such...

  8. India’s first cricket museum. Howzat !

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    / January 3, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Indian cricket will see its first cricket museum being inaugurated today at Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai. This prestigious project will be inaugurated by the original Little Master, Sunil Gavaskar. And no prizes for guessing what is the first photo at the museum. Yes, of India winning the ICC World Cup...

  9. Will SCG be Lord Sachin’s God’s own country?

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    / January 2, 2012 / Leave a comment
    By T S Sudhir   The change of the calender has changed little. Indian cricket fans are back at it, with the Sydney Test starting on Tuesday and the familiar `will he, won’t he’ chant has begun again. The wait has been long by the Lord’s own standards and in...

  10. Time to do away with the concept of Night Watchman?

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    / December 29, 2011 / 3 Comments
    Definition: In cricket, a night watchman is a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day’s play. This night watchman’s job is to maintain most of the strike until the close of play (remaining in overnight, hence the name)...

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