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Chennai 1999: That day, those memories | ________________
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Rahul Dravid and the eternal lament. Peter Roebuck. RIP. →. Chennai 1999: That day, those memories. November 3, 2011. For the last seven days, I have indulged in a strange ritual. Every night, before going to bed, I have watched the same eight minutes of. A Bat and Ball War. This part of the documentary, which I have obsessed over in the last week, deals with the final two sessions of play in the Chennai Test of 1999 – yes. What if Tendulkar had tried to loft Saqlain inside-out? Would the innings be ensh...
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VVS Laxman – An appreciation | 99.94
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Considered Cricket Analysis From Beyond the Boundary. October 6, 2010. VVS Laxman – An appreciation. The wrists, the wrists, the wrists…. 8220;Ah son, but you should have seen VVS Laxman bat. They don’t make them like that any more.”. So what is all the fuss about? And within a month of his 36th birthday, VVS has done it again – twice in two Tests – to square a series in Sri Lanka and to guarantee retention of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Chandigarh. And on Twitter at @garynaylor999 and @Fakeadil. VVS h...
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Sleeping through the static: August 2011
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Sleeping through the static. No, honestly, I am dumb. Most of the time I'm playing smart. I have more page views than you. Seriously. Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Mussoorie Days - column for GQ India, August 2011 issue. Saturday, August 13, 2011. So yes, lets accept that India were beaten severely by a superior team. They were woefully under-prepared, as a result of a cramped calendar. This is a systemic issue which which needs to be addressed. Days after the World Cup final? If that is what defenders of th...
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YOUR TURN TO PUT | LET'S PUT DA
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LET'S PUT DA. A digital substitute for a spirited conversation. YOUR TURN TO PUT. Put what, you ask? Put vote, I say. As you all know, is a highly prestigious award, which, after recent developments, has overtaken even the Nobel Peace Prize, in terms of credibility and importance. This blog has been shortlisted for “Best New Indiblog”. New? So please go forth and vote and help Let’s Put Da join the ranks. Of Shiney Ahuja, Tushar Kapoor and Bobby Deol. Incidentally, my twitter updates which be found here.
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AN ODE TO MODERN POETRY | 42
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Life, the Universe and all that Jazz. 7 Deadly Kinds of Twitter Followers. AN ODE TO MODERN POETRY. March 10, 2011. 8220;MY COLORLESS SOLITUDE”. As my skeptical mind wonders. How many out there can really write. Versus how many think they can. And make you and me believe it. For our brains don’t understand. Damn, I think I just rhymed. That’s not how real bards do it. Rhyming is for dilettantes; ne’er for them. Is not about rhyme. What it also isn’t about. It’s not conventional, for convention is passé.
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Sleeping through the static
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Sleeping through the static. No, honestly, I am dumb. Most of the time I'm playing smart. I have more page views than you. Seriously. Saturday, July 30, 2011. Better days of Test cricket are hard to come by. This is what we live for, the kind of battle we flock to the grounds to, put aside work and other daily activities and chores for, skip work for, the reason some of us become sports writers. Those of you who happened to be at Trent Bridge to day, I envy you. Laxman, chatted up and needled by the fiel...
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Sleeping through the static: December 2010
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Sleeping through the static. No, honestly, I am dumb. Most of the time I'm playing smart. I have more page views than you. Seriously. Friday, December 03, 2010. To see Jaffer still going so strong is a sign of his dedication, ability, experience and perhaps lack of bowling talent. But that would be a disservice to Jaffer's work ethic. His hunger is phenomenal; the Marathi manhoos. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Picking up the Pieces. The 100th Hundred: It had to happen this way.
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Sleeping through the static
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Sleeping through the static. No, honestly, I am dumb. Most of the time I'm playing smart. I have more page views than you. Seriously. Tuesday, August 02, 2011. You have a team on the mat at 124 for 8, and then allow them to score 221. Then you get a lead of 40 with six wickets in hand and end up with a lead of 67. And on the third day, India's generosity in the field - what was Dhoni doing with his fielders? What business did Strauss and Flower have in knocking on the Indian dressing room? The challenge ...
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Sleeping through the static: June 2011
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Sleeping through the static. No, honestly, I am dumb. Most of the time I'm playing smart. I have more page views than you. Seriously. Saturday, June 25, 2011. Coolly, the batsmen tucked runs off Harbhajan to the leg side. Too many to even recall, but there must have been a large percentage of runs scored to the on side. While watching Harbhajan's uninspiring display, I re-read this article. Ninety-four Tests, 396 wickets. That's a pretty good career. You don't get close to 400 wickets by being an...Or is...
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