IPL

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.

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.

Lessons from the Dugout

Sourav Majumdar

Many business leaders would give an arm and a leg to possess some of the skills demonstrated by team skippers at the IPL.

Business Briefing 27/03

arindam

Once Profitability Is Passé; Only the Paranoid Thrive

IPL: Body Blow

Boria Majumdar

Without the tri-colour in play, does it really matter who wins or loses an IPL game? Is playing in the IPL worth jeopardising a player’s fitness and prospects for international matches?

The Fake Truths of IPL

Boria Majumdar

Remember the fakeIPLplayer blog? It’s back as a book and it’s witty, engrossing and often rings quite true.

Why the Super Kings Reign

TR Vivek

The IPL success of Chennai Super Kings can be traced to a certain business acumen. That of India Cements’ N Srinivasan. He is that rare team owner who knows exactly what he’s up to.

How do cricketers who fly frequently deal with passenger flatulence, why aren’t the Kolkata Knight Riders ever ashamed of themselves, what do stars do in South Africa when they are not playing, why are Indian cheerleaders not so hot

The New Cricket Manual

Aakash Chopra

One-day cricket brought in newer strokes, deliveries and fielding strategies. T20 has rewritten the game’s manual again. What would WG Grace have made of it?