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A (suggested) New Schedule for Ranji 2012-13?
In an earlier article on this blog, we suggested an altered group structure for the Ranji Trophy. The suggested new structure involved 4 Divisions A, B, C and D with 6, 6, 7 and 8 teams respectively....
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MS Dhoni seeks bounce and spin
So, cricket returned to Indian TV screens. And how! Some of us will say that cricket never left our homes. However, the preceding three months had seen a ODI series against Sri Lanka — Yes! We needed...
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Cricket at Motera and Wankhede
Living in Baroda paid off a little more when I recently got the opportunity to travel to Ahmedabad and Mumbai for weekends’ play of test matches against England. It was my first trip to the cricket...
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They had a field day.
Some of us have to give the argument about where India performed worse at Wankhede a rest. Everybody has had a wild swing at both the batsmen and the bowlers. Cool off a bit. You can all continue that...
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As the world laughs, IPL Saints and IPL Warriors argue
World Champions in cricket to laughing stock of cricket. That statement represents Indian cricket’s journey over the last 20 months; the Indian cricket team has slipped from being World Champions in...
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Come to India, we will show you
India lost 0-4 to England in England 2011 through poor preparation, a wrong team, a sudden and indescribable inability to play the seaming ball, injuries and overall fatigue. Oh! And the opposition...
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Dear Cricketers, Talk More. Please.
Wright Thompson (ESPN) was describing an incident from his trip to India a few years ago. He mentioned watching the Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni being crowded by people…fans…in the airport,...
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God and the Argumentative Indian
This article first appeared in DNA on 11 Oct 2013 in two parts: Part-1 and Part-2 I once had the opportunity to travel from Mumbai to Singapore with Raj Singh Dungarpur. He was on his way to New...
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Sachin Tendulkar and the Bharat Ratna Arguments
This article first appeared in the DNA on 18 November 2013 Last Saturday, November 16, on the day that Sachin Tendulkar retired from international cricket, the Government of India announced that he...
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OmnipRAVIsent
I don’t know Ravi Shastri the cricketer as much as Ravi Shastri the everythinginindiancrickettoday, For most periods, the all knowing BCCI loyal commentator. He is now the Director of Cricket for the...
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