In my last blog on this forum (http://cricketblog.aol.in/2009/04/14/ipl-preview-1/ ), I had previewed the chances of the Punjab Kings XI, the Delhi Daredevils, and the Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming ...

Yuvraj Singh could well be facing a quarter life crisis. For at 27 years and 115 days old, Yuvraj is having to play a constant game of catch with the promise he had shown in the early days of his ...

"To make a business decision, you don't need much philosophy; all you need is greed, and maybe a little knowledge of how the game works." - Bill Watterson. ...

The decision by the BCCI to shift the IPL out of India is being greeted with dismay by many (fans) and with glee with some (politicians). Typical of its nonsensical style of functioning, the BCCI has ...

In one of my recent blogs on this forum (http://cricketblog.aol.in/2009/01/24/cricket-and-the-need-for-comparison/), I had vented my ire on the infatuation of the cricketing cognoscenti to indulge in ...

In a couple of days, two eagerly awaited tours shall begin for cricket fans across the world. India will be returning to New Zealand after six long years, hoping to exorcise the ghosts of the last ...

India's defeat in the last game of the one-day series may have been a bit of a dampener, but in all fairness, Sri Lanka were convincingly outplayed in the previous four matches to hand the Men in Blue ...

The line is often a blur. The line that separates the game's legends from those next in line. What puts a Adam Gilchrist or a Malcolm Marshall in a league of their own – is a question yet to be ...

One of the quirks that seems intrinsic to the game of cricket is the overwhelming need on the part of its patrons to create a hierarchy of sorts amongst its finest exponents. ...

The start of the one day series between India and England in Rajkot on Friday provides the perfect setting for two maverick captains to attain vastly different objectives. Kevin Pieteresen would be ...

As Ganguly's career winds down, it feels good to see him go with a bang rather than a whimper. For all the complaints I have of him, I was also one of his biggest fans during his peak days and it ...

Ironically, a couple of days after my post regarding 'old men and old minds' comes the performance at Mohali. This match just highlighted to me the difference that a mindset can bring to the side, ...

The Indian team selection for the Australian series would be a keenly watched one by all, and Krish Srikkanth and his band of selectors in their very first test have their work cut out. An Australian ...

In the Irani Trophy match between Delhi and Rest of India, there was a bowler who took just a couple of wickets in the entire match. He hasn't been part of the Indian team since the Chappell days and ...

It was probably a year back or two when I was watching a weekly cricket program on NDTV, and as usual Navjot Sidhu was shouting and drowning out anyone else who wanted to say anything. The argument ...

The myth of the "Fab Four" is so strong that when Ganguly wasn't selected for the Irani Trophy tie, there was chaos in the media coverage of Indian cricket. Ironically also, though no one in Indian ...

Greg Chappell becoming the coach of the Indian team was an exciting event for me as I, like a fool, envisioned the possibilities of a sharp and revolutionary cricketing brain team up with the flair ...

When Andrew Symonds accused Indian crowds of racism some months back, I wondered (here and here) at that time as to whether it was not more of a "they are out to get me" mindset than any intended ...

If MS Dhoni becomes the captain of the test team, a lot of pundits are predicting the ouster of the senior members of the team like Ganguly, Tendulkar, Laxman, Dravid and Kumble. ...

Gary Kirsten in no way suggested that Kumble should be removed as the captain in favor of Dhoni but just stated his view that Dhoni was coming along nicely in his education as a leader. However, in ...