At long last the skies seem to have cleared up over Madras and the stage is set for a full-length Test here after a very long time. I, unfortunately, cannot make it to the match until the 4th day at the earliest: too much work piled up. I am hoping to be at the Chepauk [...]
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Sunny Gavaskar has done it again. In his newspaper column, he has launched a tirade against the English and the Aussies (primarily) saying that they are like dinosaurs who do not see the changing reality of India’s hegemony over the sport and its controlling body.
I had made the same point in a previous post but [...]
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The good news is that Bhajji and Dhoni have been declared fit to play the 1st Test. However, the weather gods seem to have a different plan.
I have never known it to rain in Madras in March but this time it seems to be puring with a vengeance. Maybe this is the solution to Madras’ [...]
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As if all the controversy generated during the Indian tour of Australia was not enough, comes the ICC decision to reinstate Darrell Hair. To add a twist to the tale, the ICC has said that it is considering not appointing Hair for matches involving Pakistan.
The Pakistanis are upset that he is reinstated, the Aussies are [...]
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The BCCI did a quick volte face today and said that Robin will stay on as the fielding coach – at least until May. Now, get this – the BCCI said that it had given word to Singh before last year’s tour to Ireland that he would work with the team until this May. Isn’t [...]
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Jonathan Mariner, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Major League Baseball is visiting India in his role as a member of the Technology Frontiers Ltd. board. He has said that cricket and baseball share similarities – like they both use a bat and a ball? – and he hopes to explore this correlation in the [...]
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No surprise that the ICC has not recognised the ICL. Less surprising that since the BCCI has not recognised the ICL, the ICC has not. Is there a kind of monopoly that is acceptable?
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I read in the newspapers today that Robin is not to be a part of the coaching outfit for the Test series. The reason trotted out is that his “presence will be required more for a one-day international series and not for a short three-Test series“.
I am shocked! What kind of stupid logic is this? [...]
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I watched two ICL matches last week – Lahore vs. Chennai and Mumbai vs. Kolkata.
The first thing that jumps out at you is the pathetic fielding standards. Granted, the outfield was more a minefield but the fielders looked to be totally out of shape and had no sense of where the ball was going.
Parore missed [...]
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The team has been announced and, as expected, there are no surprises. It would have been good to give Gambhir chance but I guess that is asking for too much. Jaffer should count himself lucky as should Yuvraj.
Piyush Chawla deserves the place in the team but we will have to wait and see if he [...]
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