It may be early days yet in the ICC Cricket World Cp 2011 but the fact that the first three games can hardly be called ‘matches’ and the fact that the cricket lovers in Chennai gave the opening game in their city the thumbs down on Sunday make me wonder how soon it will be before the pundits starting asking a question that fans have already started asking: Does the Cricket World Cup in its present form have a bright future?



We heard a lot of different voices during the group discussion on Indian Football at the Crossroads, organised by Hindustan Football Club at India Habitat Centre on December 18 but there was one striking bond that linked the voices together – a boundless passion for Indian football. Moderated by football analyst Novy Kapadia, the group discussion featured people from different streams – football administration, football coaching, a tournament organiser, the CEO of a sports academy and representatives of sports media. Here are my notes from the group discussion.
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