It has been some week and cricket conversations have dominated drawing rooms, dining rooms and board rooms. If we are not discussing l’affaire IPL – Lalit Modi, deals, share-holding et al — we are talking about Sachin Tendulkar – and Mumbai Indians’ decision to hold Kieron Pollard back until just three overs were left...
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One of the spin-offs in a career in which writing and commenting on cricket seems to have taken precedence – despite having been to Olympic Games, Asian Games, SAF Games and numerous other non cricket sporting events – is that I have not been in touch with a whole generation of Indian hockey players....
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The Indian cricket team starts a long season now with a game against New Zealand in the Compaq Cup in Colombo on Friday. And while it will begin without either of the familiar pair of the left-handed Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag walking out to start its innings, there is no real reason to...
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It was a veritable feast, watching, listening and tracking the Indian batting might demolish the hapless New Zealand attack in Christchurch on Sunday. Sachin Tendulkar, closing in on his 36th birthday, enjoyed himself as he scored another big hundred, Yuvraj Singh and skipper Mahender Singh Dhoni picked up half-centuries. For unabashed Tendulkar fans, it...
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There were two reasons I gave up the chance last Friday to listen to British climber Mick Fowler speak about four spectacular climbs in Tibet – Siguniang, Grosvenor, Kajaqiao, and Manamcho. First, my friend Tuhin Sinha was launching his book 22 Yards. And, I was keen to meet actor Tom Alter, who was to...
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