cricket

“It has been a little tough for me”

Ragini Kumar

Out of form and out of favour, Yuvraj Singh has been training furiously to make a comeback into the team. It’s been a rough time, but in an exclusive interview to Open, Yuvraj says he’s glad for the break after all.

IPL Nights

Akshay Sawai

Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma, eyewitnesses say, guzzled straight from the bottle and smoked and danced.

“I greatly admire Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni”

Ragini Kumar

Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards would love to be India’s batting coach and teach the players how to face the short ball, and more importantly, summon courage.

Measuring Ball Speed in Cricket

Rahul Bhatia

To pick the speed of a ball requires calibration. Hawk-Eye uses six cameras to track the ball.

The Buck Doesn’t Stop with Modi

TR Vivek

The BCCI’s charges against Lalit Modi are unlikely to get very far so long as there are fears of what else might show up.

Last Wicket

TR Vivek

It is not just about Lalit Modi and some greedy businessmen and politicians. If the IPL mess is not contained quickly, the entire world cricket economy could be staring at disaster.

The Rules of the Game

Sandipan Deb

Ideas whose time has come. Let’s see them in IPL4.

Indian Tainted League

TR Vivek

The latest controversy surrounding the Indian Premier League will impact its credibility as a professionally run sporting spectacle.

Test Cricket Is Forever

TR Vivek

It better be, for no business that takes its core customers for granted can survive long. If Tests go, cricket dies.

The Other Half of Cricket

Laisram Indira

She was voted Australia’s International Woman Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008. Meet India-born Lisa Carprini Sthalekar, one of the top women cricketers in the world.