Thou Art IPL
Thou Art IPL Thou art IPL, the very agonizing death of cricket The Faustian fiend who in bargains proceeds to revel; Offering nothing genuine between the wickets Alas! In you every cricketer desires...
View ArticleRahane the Cure for Kohli’s Woes?
The contrast between the two teams preparing to take the field at the Oval this Friday could not have been starker – buoyant hosts (in spite of a fast bowling spearhead nursing a bruised nose) taking...
View ArticlePhilip Joel Hughes – In Memoriam
“Do you know what my favourite part of the game is? The opportunity to play” – Mike Singletary Philip Joel Hughes was given an opportunity to play, and play he did! He played the life affirming sport...
View ArticleTHE ADELAIDE CHUTZPAH
The word ‘Chutzpah’ is derived from the Yiddish language and denotes the quality of audacity, for good or for bad. India and Australia epitomized this audacity in incredible measure in the nail biting...
View ArticleDreamy Eyes and Daring Deeds
Twitter trolls and Facebook fanatics alike had a field day, when riding high upon the back of (yet) another World Cup victory against a diminished arch-rival Pakistan, Dhoni’s men upset the apple cart...
View ArticleRain God Redux – The Protea Curse
The Proteas need to desperately assuage the Rain God of their presumed innocence. The Maker of Storms seems to be nursing a wrath that is singularly peculiar, and unerringly directed towards a...
View ArticleTHE SYDNEY SEND-OFF
THE SYDNEY SEND-OFF March 1st 1992, Brisbane: The 12th match of the 1992 World Cup was turning out to be a real cliff hanger due to the impudent intervention of rain. Even if this was the...
View ArticleGold, Green and a Silver to Boot – Australia’s Appetite For Destruction
Following a shambolic Ashes debacle in 2013, Matt Prior did not mince any words in assessing his team’s failure to turn up during the series. Bemoaning a spineless display by England, Prior opined...
View ArticleRICHIE BENAUD – THE VOICE OF REASON
Minimalist in his eloquence, and magnificent in his stillness, Richard “Richie” Benaud redefined the world of cricketing entertainment. Unassuming and unpretentious, he was to the sporting media what...
View ArticleMarkonomics – An exercise in exelcis
Mark Waugh was a medley of infinite grace and glorious talent. He was also the purveyor of the image of a preternaturally disinterested cricketer. Whether gently dispatching clueless bowlers to all...
View ArticleVIRUNOMICS – THE ATONALITY OF A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
The beauty of cricket lies in its simplicity. Nothing lends more credence to this fact than the joyous art of batting. One just needs to look back wistfully at the languid stroke making of Mark Waugh...
View ArticleKANE WILLIAMSON – BATTING’S PRECISION ENGINEER
Once in a way, there materializes a cricketer who has this unique potential and extraordinary ability, which makes people just sit up and take notice. One such cricketer is the Kiwi batsman, Kane...
View ArticleDriving Ambition by Andrew Strauss – Timed to Perfection
“You must have confused me with myself” – Michael Palmer in The Promises of Glass Writing an autobiography must be an enervating task, as any task which involves holding a mirror to one’s conscience...
View ArticleVIRAT KOHLI – THE MONOPOLISTIC SUPPLIER OF A BILLION DEMANDS
Al Capone once said, “I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand”. Virat Kohli seems to echo the sentiments of this legendary and notorious persona, albeit in situations that are more...
View ArticleVIRAT KOHLI – THE NOSTRADAMUS OF CHASES
Some sportsmen are blessed with an uncanny sense of prescience that allows them to express themselves in resplendent fashion on the global stage. Every time Usain Bolt crouches down like a starved...
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