When Graeme Smith set forth for South Africa, some of the factors he would have considered would be the Indian team, partisan crowds, turning tracks and weather conditions. What they would not have imagined would be how they would be up against not just the Indian cricket team, but the entire machinery of the cricketing [...]
Chapter 4 of Arithmetic in Standard I: Inequalities (made up of course). Fundamental concept: If A > B and B > C, then A > C. Decisive and categorical. Just the way you want things to be when you’re 3 feet and bit tall and looking to get your homework right, or atleast more right [...]
Mark Taylor said it was one of best summers of cricket he has seen in a long time. Others have been claiming that Australia V India is the new Australia V England, which isn’t saying much given those weren’t ever in the vicinity of being contests barring 2005. The long-drawn Commonwealth Bank [...]
India’s first win in over two decades against Australia at the MCG took a superlative bowling effort that bowled out the hosts for their fourth-lowest first innings total at home. While it is being touted as a stirring performance by the Indian attack, it was really the performance of young Ishant Sharma supported by some [...]
The Border-Gavaskar trophy has been handed out and before one could say “skill-be-damned-bring-on-the-mayhem” three games of the pajama variety have concluded, one where the ‘reigning champions’ were given some lessons and two that fell prey to the age old enemy, weather. The hysterical nature of the cricket calendar means that by the end of the [...]
“Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war!” - William Shakespeare
My limited exposure to classical literature as opposed to mainstream fiction means the phrase “Dogs of War” conjures up images of a grizzled bunch of mercenaries sponsored by an American industrialist laying siege to the rudimentary military of an obscure African nation. The intent [...]
At the end of day 2 at the WACA ground in Perth, India lead by 170 and the world is an unrecognizable place. Touted as ‘red-hot’ by journalists and anyone within earshot of a microphone, Australia swapped their lone spinner for another frighteningly fast bowler in Shaun Tait and were expected to blow the Indian [...]
It could be considered a waste of nine days of letting my systems power down for about four hours a day. It could even be considered that it was a bad deal if I had to resort to injecting myself with copious amounts of caffeine to fight the temptation to catch some shuteye in meeting [...]
I am an Indian cricket fan and I’m happy. Australia beat India in the first test at the MCG, by a margin that makes one question the use of the word in such contexts. The usual rumblings surface, about having been too defensive and everyone believes drafting Sehwag will deliver the team to greatness. Of [...]
Ever since Australia started their ascent to the top of the cricketing summit, their strategy has been straightforward. Bat first, score over 600, dismiss opposition quickly, bat again - take victory out of the equation for the opposition by sheer weight of runs and with five sessions remaining, set attacking fields - demolish opposition. All [...]
