Being tough on KP
The power struggle between the ECB and Kevin Pietersen about the value systems of English cricket will only have been justified if it results in a happy endingDavid Hopps in Colombo03-Oct-2012Those in charge of England…
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Of Tendulkar among other things
A genre-defying new book brings together sport, philosophy and fictionSharda Ugra06-Jan-2013Cricket fiction, like a team's innings, often depends on the openers. Mike Marqusee's - "In Madras the umpire was murdered and it made us all…
Amla makes Australia pay for errors
Hashim Amla's innings wasn't flawless, but what sets him apart is that he is not affected when his weaknesses are exposed. When handed a life, the opposition usually regrets itFirdose Moonda at the Gabba09-Nov-2012Australia will…
Lalit Modi v Kent
From Jojy John Alphonso, India My heartfelt sympathies for Kent, the county team snubbed by Lalit Modi and his cronies for the Twenty20 Challenger tournament to be held later this yearCricinfo25-Feb-2013Jojy John Alphonso, IndiaMy heartfelt…
Boring, boring England
What's a sportswriter to do when they keep coasting along so efficiently and dully?Andy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013Another home Test, another thumping victory for England, another surgical cauterisation of a visiting top order hopelessly ill-equipped and under-trained for…
Underachievers no longer
Fancied Mumbai Indians took six seasons to finally get the monkey off their back when they were crowned IPL champions on SundayAbhishek Purohit27-May-2013Where they finished Six seasons into the league they were supposed to win…
Khawaja rebuilds from the wreckage
Being axed in Mohali might have consigned him permanently to the fringes but Usman Khawaja has worked hard to get another opportunity with AustraliaBrydon Coverdale at Old Trafford31-Jul-2013There were plenty of casualties from Australia's so-called…
Joker, competitor, team man
Zimbabwe left-arm spinner Ray Price combined humour and intensity in an international career that spanned over a decadeFirdose Moonda29-Jul-2013History was about to be made. Andy Blignaut was walking back to his mark, thinking about becoming…
Double-hundreds by debutants and the first hat-trick for Gujarat
Stats highlights from the 1st round of the Ranji Trophy 2013/14Shiva Jayaraman30-Oct-2013 Tendulkar averages 81.8 in Mumbai winsSachin Tendulkar's unbeaten 79 against Haryana was his 19th half-century in the Ranji Trophy and his 115th in…
Bangladesh's first-encounter blues, Afghan's first
Stats highlights from Afghanistan's landmark win against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup, in FatullahShiva Jayaraman01-Mar-2014 This was Afghanistan's first win in ODIs against a Test nation in what was their fourth ODI against a Test…