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Rumble Down Under - India tour Australia
- May 13, 2008
- IPL, Cricket and Corporate Efficiency
Charu Sharma was fired by owner Vijay Mallya as the CEO of the ridiculously named Bangalore Royal Challengers franchise in the Indian Premier League.
- May 2, 2008
- SlapGate, Suspensions, Referees, and CodeOf course, all these charges of parochialism are absurd, but that is what this seems to have descended into.
- Delhi Daredevils Break Chennai Super KingsThe points table has a bit of an upset after this game, and the remaining games before the knock-out stage should be interesting.
- SlapGate, Suspensions, Referees, and Code
- May 1, 2008
- Rajasthan Royals Humble Kolkata Knight Riders
Where is the fire, guys? What happened to all that aggression?
- Apr 28, 2008
- Indian Hockey Federation Suspended by Indian Olympic Association - Games We PlayNo nation in the world plays as many sports disciplines as we do with official blessings.
- IPL's First Victim: Harbhajan Singh Banned For 11 MatchesThe bowler was found to have acted without provocation and did not intend to appeal the decision.
- Thoughts on IPL
I'd watch Real Madrid play Manchester United at Old Trafford rather than Mumbai Indians play Chennai Super Kings.
- Indian Hockey Federation Suspended by Indian Olympic Association - Games We Play
- Apr 26, 2008
- IPL Cricket - Neither Quite Nor Quiet If the whole idea of IPL was entertainment, it seems to be dishing out added spice and controversy to make it an even bigger hit.
- IPL Twenty20: Mumbai Indians Lose Sorely To Punjab Kings XIThe poorly named Mumbai Indians have had a string of bad luck, or perhaps bad captaincy, in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 series.
- IPL Cricket - Neither Quite Nor Quiet
- Apr 20, 2008
- IPL Twenty20 - Bangalore Royal Challengers Stun Mumbai Indians
Each game has its own tenseness, and there really seems to be no such thing as 'too much cricket'. - IPL T20 - Kolkata Knight Riders Defeat Deccan ChargersIt might have brought back memories of power failures in years gone by in the Calcutta of old, but was apparently a floodlight failure.
- Apr 19, 2008
- IPL Launches with Kolkata Knight Riders Victory in BangaloreIn an opening ceremony more suited for Miss World than cricket, much glitter, light and sound were deployed to create the illusion.
- IPL Launches with Kolkata Knight Riders Victory in Bangalore
- Apr 10, 2008
- Protests and Sport
International sport has always been fertile ground for political protest and dissent.
- Apr 7, 2008
- Shoaib Akhtar: Cricket's Enfant Terrible In the last several years his off field antics have earned him more headlines than his on field performance.
- Shoaib Akhtar: Cricket's Enfant Terrible
- Apr 3, 2008
- On Cricket CommentatorsCricketer-Commentators have proliferated in recent years, especially since the advent of Cable TV.
- On Cricket Commentators
- Mar 12, 2008
- The White Man's Burden
Now, it appears that Kipling's "white man" is seeking subaltern status.
- Mar 5, 2008
- India In Australia: ODI Series In ReviewIf India are to truly transition to their next generation ODI side, they must learn to win without Tendulkar.
- India In Australia: ODI Series In Review
- Feb 26, 2008
- Purist Entertainment, Twenty20 and CricketTwenty20 is a game of chance not a battle of players' wits and skills.
- Purist Entertainment, Twenty20 and Cricket
- Feb 22, 2008
- IPL FrenzyIt is obvious that there is no difference between BCCI and Zee TV or any other company that wishes to make a quick buck off
- Feb 19, 2008
- The Symonds "Catch"Symonds definitely dodged a bullet there.
- The Symonds "Catch"
- Feb 17, 2008
- Commonwealth Bank Series: A Look at the Indian BattingIf Indians don't make the final, there will be pressure to recall Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid back to the ODI side
- Commonwealth Bank Series: A Look at the Indian Batting
- Feb 11, 2008
- China Wants to Repress Olympic Athletes
I have always maintained that it is one of the worst diplomatic decisions to award the Olympics to a country like China.
- Feb 10, 2008
- Melbourne ODI - India v AustraliaThis series will test the young indian middle order like little else in the world.
- Melbourne ODI - India v Australia
- Feb 9, 2008
- 2008 : Africa Cup of NationsTomorrows winner gets to represent the Confederation of African Football at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
- 2008 : Africa Cup of Nations
- Feb 6, 2008
- Sania Mirza, You Rock!
A "BCCI for Bhajji" show of strength effort was needed but sadly Sania was on her own here.
- Feb 1, 2008
- Sania Mirza Advised Rest for Adductor InjurySania has been sidelined since last week's Australian Open mixed doubles final which she lost partnering Mahesh Bhupathi.
- India-Australia Cricket Controversy - Move On Please!If the reception turns hostile at Australia, God help the Aussies when they come to a cricket mad India later this year.
- Sania Mirza Advised Rest for Adductor Injury
- Jan 31, 2008
- The Hansen Judgement - Fair and Balanced
The ICC has done well. BCCI have acted well officially, but their belligerence with the chartered jet was misplaced.
- Jan 28, 2008
- India-Australia - A Great Test SeriesThis contest may not possess the glamorous history of the Ashes, but it is clear that this has become the pre-eminent clash in the cricket
- India-Australia - A Great Test Series
- Jan 20, 2008
- Cricket - It's A Long Way to the TopWhy is it that a single win can elevate the India cricket team to new heights?
- The Future of Indian CricketReplacements for greats must be developed; everybody won't be as lucky as the guy that picked Sourav-Dravid for England 1996
- Cricket - It's A Long Way to the Top
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