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Talent. Interrupted.
“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.” – Calvin Coolidge, the 30th US President Colin Coolidge did not...
View ArticleAstle special
Sometimes it’s hard to explain why you are a fan of a certain cricketer. Tendulkar, well of course. Lara, oh wow! Astle – but why? There was a time when I went to every corner of Delhi in search of an...
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The Non-Strikers End
Growing up I had the privilege of playing cricket with Tim McIntosh. He was amazing as a young player. I was not. I bumped into him a while back, and he did not remember me at all. He and I were...
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Being human. The 90s way.
It has been twenty two years and a week since the deification process commenced for the most discussed cricketer in the history of the game. 636 international matches – 183 tests and 453 one day...
View ArticleShane Bond: The Tragic Hero
Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy - F. Scott Fitzgerald. I’m not sure if F. Scott Fitzgerald ever saw cricket in his lifetime. If he did and had lived to see Shane Bond, he would’ve...
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Tickets please
When designing a roller-coaster, there are a few things that need to be thought of: the build up, the delay, the twists and the ending. If a designer does his job properly then a roller-coaster will...
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Memories, Mathematics and Mohinder Amarnath
The bowler delivered the ball just on or outside the off-stump. The batsman getting himself into position essayed a defensive stroke. Much to the latter’s horror and chagrin, the ball in a show of...
View ArticleThe Supreme Soloists Of India and Pakistan – A Collection for Time Immemorial
There are few alluring spectacles in the game of cricket than an India v Pakistan encounter. The mere prospect of such a face-off is enough to send cricketing aficionados from the sub-continent into an...
View ArticleMemories Of India v. Australia
My first memories are of India v. Australia test cricket are of the 1991-92 tour down under. It was when I first realized that you could see cricket before going to school and actually talk about it...
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Stuart MacGill – an outsider and a cricketing hero
During their period of domination across the Taylor, Waugh and Ponting eras, the Australian team featured a number of supporting actors who hovered around the fringes of the national side. Men like...
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