Missed Opportunities in Test Cricket?
The other day when I was searching for leading Test batsmen and bowlers since the start of the 21st century, I…
Continue Reading...How to Achieve Greatness in three Balls
There is something magnificent, isn’t there, about a hat trick? It seems to be (although in truth, on reflection, it…
Continue Reading...Pervez Sajjad: A spinner from the Left Bank
Arthur Mailey, the great Australian leg-spinner of the 1920s, was said to “bowl like a millionaire.” His successor, Clarrie Grimmett,…
Continue Reading...Is Test Cricket on its way out?
Since the beginning of the 21st century, there have been significant new developments and changes in the game of cricket….
Continue Reading...India Versus Pakistan – Beyond Politics, The Commercial and Corporate Future?
Najam Sethi, Chairman of the Management Committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board has been in the news. Amidst reports he…
Continue Reading...Javed Miandad: The ‘Six’ million dollar man
K.C. Sharma’s Hukumat, premiered in March of the year 1987. Directed by his son Anil, the film was about an…
Continue Reading...Dilip Vengsarkar – stuttering to sublime
The memories are vivid. One hand held the bat, the other brushed the pads, adjusted the abdomen guard, and touched…
Continue Reading...Oh Jaddu, What a Miss!
That’s what happened in the recently concluded Mohali Test match between India and Sri Lanka. Lahiru Kumara broke millions of…
Continue Reading...Rahul Dravid and the magic of branding
Peshawar 2006. Sachin Tendulkar’s 108 had helped India set a target of 329. Salman Butt’s 101 had propelled the chase….
Continue Reading...Cricket On Postage Stamps
Before the onslaught of the big-time media, video clips and selfies, where nothing is left to imagination, collecting postage stamps…
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