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Boria Majumdar

Boria Majumdar is a sport journalist and the author of, most recently, Banned: A Social Media Trial. He is a contributor to Open

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Books
Cricket’s Bad Boy

Shoaib Akhtar’s autobiography is a bitter man’s rant against his more accomplished peers

02 October 2011
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Sports
Indian Cricket 2.0

That Indian cricket needs reforms is now widely acknowledged. But as much as some good ideas, what it will take to fix it is a stiff dose of intent

02 September 2011
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Sports
Race to the Bottom

India’s bitter humiliation in England raises serious questions about the priorities of our cricketing establishment

18 August 2011
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Sports
The Art of Excess

The English media has an unmatched talent for hyperbole. And when they are in the zone, even bald facts can take a ride

03 August 2011
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Sports
The 100 That Wasn’t

The could-have-beens are as big a part of cricket lore as its many records. The century Sachin did not get at Lord’s will perhaps make it more memorable. Like Bradman’s last innings duck

28 July 2011
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Sports
The Enemy Within

When crowd support in England is with India, it’s not just that the home team has lost its notional home advantage. It rankles at some deeper level

20 July 2011
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Sports
No. 1 vs Small Rainy Isle

When was the last time you heard of 100 per cent match ticket presales for an entire Test series? That’s the level of anticipation for the India-England series that gets under way on 21 July

14 July 2011
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Sports
‘This Time, It’s Different’

The ‘gamechanger’ cliché sits well on him. A man of great talent by any reckoning, Yuvraj Singh will need to be at his best for India to go the distance. Over dinner at his house in Delhi, he spoke at length about the upcoming biggie

18 February 2011
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Sports
‘It’s a happy bunch under Gary’

He wasn’t available for two consecutive T20 World Cups in 2009 and 2010. India failed in both. Many feel it is his performance at the top of the order that has taken India to pole position in Test cricket. Virender Sehwag, without a doubt, will hold the key to India’s chances in World Cup 2011. Here’s what he had to say in an hour of cricket adda at his New Delhi home

17 February 2011
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Sports
‘New Name for Pressure Is Responsibility’

Chances are, this will be a spinners’ tournament, given the pitches and playing conditions in the Subcontinent. If that’s the case, India’s fortunes might well revolve around Harbhajan Singh’s spinning fingers. His thoughts on the subject

16 February 2011

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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