Fan unfair
While being at a bar called “Shirley Heights” in Antigua and ordering a few shots of Bacardi 151 rum, my friends and I were ...
View ArticleThe case of a swinging elbow
Just for a moment, if I were to ask you to play a game of guess who, will ya? Pretty please, with sugar on ...
View ArticleCentury, Interrupted
I wanted to avoid writing this. People have talked ad nauseam. TV anchors yelled questions at six different panelists, simultaneously, which included the eminent ...
View ArticleCancer of Doubt – The Spot Fixing Controversy
The latest alleged sudden fall from grace, if proven true, will send Pakistani Cricket back to the stone ages. Two of the best fast ...
View ArticleThe ECB Situation
When it comes to administrative ineptitude, Cricket boards across the world will give the George W. Bush administration a run for their money. The ...
View ArticleOn The Draw at Dominica
When India decided to shake hands with the gracious hosts at Dominica with about 15 overs to go in a chase of 180 in ...
View ArticleI Spot No HotSpot
Let us consider the two situations. Eoin Morgan thinks he edged the ball from Praveen Kumar during the first innings at Lord’s and walks ...
View ArticleSecond Thoughts on Catches
On the final day of the 2nd Test between Sri Lanka and Australia at Pallekele, Michael Clarke standing at 2nd slip, took what can ...
View ArticleCouchTalk Episode 23 with Sana Kazmi and Masuud Qazi
In this episode, Passionate Pakistani fans Sana Kazmi and Masuud Qazi talk about their reactions to the spot fixing scandal. Masuud brings his perspective ...
View ArticleOn Joe Paterno and Societal Responsibilities
Joe Paterno was fired from his position as head football coach at Penn State University on Tuesday. The details of the alleged child sexual ...
View ArticleCaught Stealing
In Baseball, the batter gets a hit and gets on base. While on base, he is allowed to get a lead off the base ...
View ArticleOn Ramdin’s Note to Sir Viv and the ICC
On Day 4 of the third England-West Indies test match at Edgbaston, after Denesh Ramdin completed his century, pulled out a folded piece of ...
View ArticleMorale-boosting MoM Award and the Media
A controversy has arisen with Mahendra Singh Dhoni having been awarded the Man of the Match award in the third ODI of the recently ...
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On Sivaramakrishnan’s Election to the ICC Cricket Committee
Source: The Hindu The election of former Indian leg spinner, and current cricket commentator Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (Siva) to the position of Player Representative on the ICC Cricket Committee has...
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Couch Talk 80 with Heath Mills, NZCPA
In this episode, the Chief Executive of New Zealand Cricket Player Association (NZCPA), Heath Mills, gives his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the election of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as player...
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On the spot fixing controversy
This is what it has come down to. Three players of the Rajasthan Royals, one of them played 27 Tests for India and is a 2-time world champion, standing amidst dodgy looking characters with their faces...
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Couch Talk 82 with Kadambari Murali on Spot Fixing
In this episode, Kadambari Murali (Former Editor-in-chief of Sports Illustrated India) talks about the recent spot fixing controversy in the IPL, the 2011 SI India cover story investigation in to...
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There Will Be No Heroes
Sport, at its core is about fairness – in how it is played, how it is run and the experience of viewing it. In its best form, it is capable of inspiring the actors on its egalitarian stage to the...
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Ashes Black Swan Event?
Gideon Haigh said during a recent interview that despite the overwhelming dominance of England over Australia in the Ashes so far, the 10-0 calls some have made, may not actually come true as he...
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Board Games
In the Godfather, when Michael Corleone pitches the idea to his older brother Sonny and the family’s Consigliere Tom Hagen that if a meeting could be arranged between him, Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo...
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