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Alastair Cook — An Appreciation
December 6, 2012, 1 Comment

Watching Alastair Cook bat can be tiresome and fun in equal measure. Tiresome because his modus operandi—usually—is ...

Five things we learned at the MCG
December 29, 2011, 3 Comments

1. James Pattinson – best young fast bowler in many years There is something raw and beautiful in seeing a young fast ...

Cricket’s Troubled Geniuses: A Review of “Bishan” and “Golden Boy: The Bad Old Days of Australian Cricket”
December 1, 2011, Comments Off

Imagine Lord’s on a brilliant summer’s day, bathed in soft, golden sunshine. At the batting crease is a lith ...

Dutch Dazzle brings World Cup to life
February 23, 2011, 1 Comment

Set in the backdrop of the I.C.C.’s decision to reduce the World Cup in 2015 to ten nations, the Netherlands’ showin ...

IIT-Chemplast, Bergkamp and the Ashes
November 24, 2010, 1 Comment

I had a few spare hours this morning and I felt the time would be well spent by visiting the I.I.T. Chemplast Cricket Gr ...

The Diwali Weekend
November 8, 2010, Comments Off

The Diwali holiday weekend gave me a lot of time to watch sport, and needing no invitation I readily indulged, almost un ...

India win the Second Test and the series… thanks to me!
October 13, 2010, 1 Comment

India won the second test at Bengaluru thanks to me. Vijay’s first innings century was probably valuable. Zaheer a ...

Why Test Cricket is best watched in the Stadium…
October 10, 2010, 3 Comments

It’s a question often posed to me when I tell someone that I have tickets/passes to watch all five days of a Test ...