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World Cup
XI Best Performances in the Cricket World Cup (by Fat Cricketers)
At a recent NLSIU-NALSAR Alumni match in Delhi, my once-fat-now-fit friend commented on how fat and unfit the NLS alumni players looked and how therefore NALSAR would win. Stung to the quick, I (never-fit-always-fat) sought to point out that being … Continue reading
The joys of watching Damien Martyn bat
There have been innings’ of superior significance and greater totals, but Damien Martyn’s unbeaten 88 in the finals of the 2003 World Cup must rank amongst the most elegant knocks played in the history of the Cup. Martyn at his … Continue reading
Posted in World Cup Tagged 2003 World Cup, Cricket World Cup, Damien Martyn, Doug Walters, Greg Chappell, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Zaheer Khan Leave a comment
The lost art of defending
The illustrious Italian journalist, Gianni Brera is reported to have once written that ‘the perfect football game would finish 0-0’. Going by his philosophy, yesterday’s seven Barclays Premier League fixtures in which forty one goals were scored would represent hugely … Continue reading
Of Murray’s Tribulations and Djokovic’s Joy
Every time Andy Murray enters a Grand Slam tournament, the expectations are immense. These, of course, are only partly his fault. Murray has never been keen to be seen as an icon of his country, yet ‘Britain’s Number One’, they … Continue reading
Of Tennis, Backhands, Henin and Gasquet
Tennis is a glorious sport, one in which two players maul, with ferocious vigour, at each other from the opposite sides of a small rectangular court. Add to that the mass of spectators engulfing the arena; a tennis match can … Continue reading
Where are the next Federers and Nadals?
The eras of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are doubtless far from over. Greatness in big, chunky scoops is constantly served to us and yet I wonder – where are the upstarts? Where is the next Federer? Which teenage sensation … Continue reading
The IPL Auction: A response
Except, there is, of course, one other source of value to a sports club: a loyal fan-base. Europe and even America has invested in its fans for years, building strong links with ordinary people who turn up week after week to watch matches and cheer their teams on, no matter how desperate their standing. The idea of throwing out an entire squad of players every year is unthinkable because fans have strong associations with a team, not just its brand. Continue reading
The IPL Auction: Slaves, Cows, Goats, Cricketers perhaps?
The IPL Auction IV: A Comment Continue reading
Ashes to Dust: or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Hate the Australian Cricket Team
England just stamped Australia into the orange desert soil and wiped off sticky Australian from their boot on a rock. That is perhaps the only appropriate way to describe the recent Ashes series in Australia where England won 3-1 inflicting … Continue reading
Posted in World Cup Tagged 1996 World Cup, 99.94, Andrew Symonds, Australian cricket team, Bombay, cricket, Dean Jones, dodgy prawns, Don Bradman, England cricket team, Glenn McGrath, Graham Gooch, Harbhajan Singh, India-Pakistan, schadenfreude, Shane Warne, Sydney Test Match 2008, the Ashes, West Indies v Kenya Leave a comment
Of Ricky Ponting
It would be a travesty if Australia’s crushing loss to England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground is to mark the end of Ricky Ponting’s Test Match career. Having been ruled out by injury, for the final Ashes game at Sydney, … Continue reading