by Raja Baradwaj Rajagopalan
Wondering what the cricket world was discussing before 26th November...? As teams appear reluctant to tour India, India seemed to have their prerogative just three days ago...Read on.
Some years ago we would...
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The Daily Mail immediately dubbed Lalit Modi, the commissioner of Indian Premier League, as crass and insensitive when despite the blasts taking place in Mumbai he announced that the Test between England and Team India will take place next month, the...
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It was hardly likely that Mumbai would host the second Test as scheduled against England in the expected aftermath of the heinous terror attack. The BCCI, in a move to appease the ECB further, have shifted the venue. But the question is: is the...
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It is easy to take a tough stand when one is removed from the direct line of fire. But when close aides are caught in the cross fire and security has been compromised, it becomes hard to argue with the facts.
Lalit Modi has little...
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At a time like this, feeling helpless is normal emotion. But to suppress the growing voice inside is a crime. Here is reason to believe cricket, like several facets of life, was on target when terror struck at the heart of Mumbai on the night...
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A formal announcement is yet to be made. But the writing is on the wall. England are going home and the IPL teams from Australia and South Africa scheduled to arrive today and in fact, well reported to be scheduled to stay at the Taj hotel...
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Time for arm twisting tactics. And the game of tit for tat. There are more than a few things at stake here. Perhaps that is why BCCI is also quick to admonish its players from speaking about their reservations even as Pakistan is hoping to...
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Here’s how England decided to win the fifth one day match. The half way recap, read it how you will.
With the series in the bag, Mahendra Singh Dhoni felt compelled to employ the rotation policy. Suitably Irfan Pathan and Rohit Sharma...
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At a time of Indian cricket booming, even when the rest of the world deals with the scales of recession, no one would have expected cricket in India to see an Indian team lose. But that it can happen was brought home once again.
India...
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The fall out of the New Zealand defeat to Australia has happened. Bracewell is calling it quits prematurely and an Englishman now pokes his head into the fray.
Former Warwickshire player Andy Moles was named Tuesday to succeed John...
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