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Let India Go Home
Sure, I’ll watch this latest tri-series concoction between New Zealand, India and Sri Lanka. I don’t have much of an option — I’m a cricket addict, and illegal, sketchy, pop-up leaden illegal streaming...
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India’s Selection Woes
Two contrasting analyses on India’s selection issues from Cricinfo. The first, from Harsha Bhogle, on India’s no. 7 (all-rounder) problem: India’s wish list is pretty obvious really, and a first...
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In Defense Of Billy Bowden and Ian Gould
Unbelievable Test match. Well worth my decision to stay up past 4 a.m. and risk disaster at work tomorrow. But I want to say a word or two about the umpires in this Test, who all sides agree were...
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How Many Indian Cricket Players Are Jerks, Exactly?
Two interviews — with Venkatesh Prasad (former bowling coach) and Yuvraj Singh (former, uh, batsman) — offer hints into dressing room drama, and my long-held suspicion that cricketing fame is wasted on...
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Bowlers Are Such Delicate Creatures
Nathan Hauritz offers a self-evaluation on his performance in the Mohali Test. Really, it’s more of an explanation for his sub-par performance: “I have been working on a few different things, to try to...
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Hear Me, Fickle India Fan On The Verge Of A South African Defeat
Sigh. Another first Test abroad, another shambolic performance. (Is ‘shambolic’ a word?) A number of excellent takes on India’s poor performance so far: read this excellent smackdown on India’s bizarre...
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The New Men In Blue: India Tour Of The West Indies
Never too early to start rampant selection speculation, no? The Times of India is a-flutter because all the major players of the Indian team — Dhoni, Khan, H. Singh, Tendulkar, Gambhir, Sehwag — expect...
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Ishant Sharma and Hero Worship
Sriram Veera snags an interview with man-of-the-moment Ishant Sharma, who got his groove back during the series against West Indies. Unlike most exchanges with athletes, this interview makes for a...
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Untangling the Duncan Fletcher Factor
Is Duncan Fletcher behind India’s recent selection decisions? Since the BCCI has erected an electric forcefield to keep him from the media, we can only speculate. Take it away, King Cricket: Umesh...
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India’s Youth Transformation Has Been A Long Time In The Making
When India won the Champions Trophy, Nasser Hussain (and a few others) marveled at how quickly India has filled the holes left behind by out-of-form/retiring legends (such as Yuvraj, Sehwag, Zaheer,...
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