Lalit Modi

Season of the Long Knives

Dileep Premachandran

For all the dust kicked up by the ouster of two franchises, the IPL juggernaut is not about to stall. But from the look of it, every last trace of Lalit Modi will be erased in its new avatar

The President is Staying

Akshay Sawai

Shashank Manohar is expected to stay another year as BCCI president. He seems ready to step out of his comfort zone, but if Lalit Modi needed to be transparent, so does the BCCI.

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?

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.

An Idiot’s Guide to Celeb Tweeting

Lakshmi Chaudhry

Now that the perils of embracing cool tech are clear, perhaps our twitterati will consider learning the golden rules of celebrity-tweeting.

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.

Twenty20 Vision

TR Vivek

Embedded advertising and seven minute breaks are making money for everyone involved with IPL, and killing the game. And, hey, Mandira Bedi doesn’t help either