cricket

No Country for Spectators

Akshay Sawai

The average sports fan with no ‘connections’ has it rough in India. But he is also a lout, tempting trouble

‘This Indian Team Inspires Hope’

The balance is good, with the batting looking strong and the bowling available in full strength. And there are more than a few match-winners

India’s World Cup

Akshay Sawai

That the World Cup merits importance even when the 50-over format is struggling is further proof of its prestige.

The Game Bookies Play

Aniruddha Bahal

The odds of the game played on the other side of the ropes

The Man Who Never Got 100

Avirook Sen

How does it feel to contemplate Sachin Tendulkar’s feat of 50 Test hundreds from the vantage of another gritty Indian opener who got none? We asked Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan

India vs South Africa

arindam

In South Africa, India has been thoroughly walloped, with precisely one win in 12 Tests

The Dressing Room at Lunch

Venkat Ananth

It is the place where Kapil Dev hijacks Yashpal Sharma’s food in England and Australians insist on bananas with an inch-long stem

Sholay in Mohali

Akshay Sawai

Something makes a Laxman at half-mast even more dangerous. We see Aussie heads nodding in sober agreement

Tips from the Fake IPL Player

Anupam Mukerji

In his first piece since he revealed himself, the Fake IPL Player explains what impersonating a cricketer teaches you about life.

Crime and Punishment

Akshay Sawai

What is Team Modi’s next plan of action, now that the Indian cricket board has unanimously ratified all its charges and both civil and criminal proceedings will soon be initiated against him?