Action seems to have begun even before the auction began. With a planned move that owners called “strategy” and the media describes as “balderdash”, ignoring players from our “friendly” neighboring nation stoked a fire. Read more »

India grows in cities and now in small towns and villages. This is a reality that people need to accept and live with. If you are truly concerned about people migrating, as administrators, you’ve got to ensure that growth is uniform across cities and states Read more »

Why employ overseas drivers when there is talent available in India? It’s not certainly the best talent in the market – that said, Mallya does not have the best drivers that money can buy anyways Read more »

The IPL is cricket’s biggest extravaganza. The ICC would be upset with me if I said that the IPL was bigger than the world cup – but in a lot of ways, it is. Look the money on display and I am sure you won’t have a second thought! Read more »

To his credit, Sreesanth is a bowler who is very passionate about his game. With a belief that he is the best and a fierce desire to compete and win, he gives it his all on the cricket field. However, playing a few tests, taking a world cup winning catch and getting a few ODI wickets is all good – but the path to the summit is a long way away. It’s an arduous one that needs a lot more heavy lifting. Read more »

Here’s the point Dildo – Leadership is about staying the course when times are tough. You’ve got the take tough decisions when you have to and not be in sport for just the money. This is not your movie business where you can recover your losses from one flop with another hit. This is sport where only the committed can survive. Read more »

It took me a lot of time to actually believe that a team can refueling and changing 4 tires in anything less than 7 seconds, sometimes 6! That’s barely enough time for you to blink. The love for speed and the 300+ kms that cars hit on a straight, coupled with the G forces of up to 4G got me even closer to this sport. Read more »

I realize the old world order is giving way to a new, uncertain reality and the rules of the game have changed. I have to find the resources within to play a T-20 game and thrive in these times of turmoil. And I have to learn to play hard and find the giant within. Read more »

Come on Dada – stop your fall from grace by commenting needlessly and focus on your preparation for the IPL. I understand you played an active role in selecting the cheer babes Read more »

The recent 2 match 20-20 internationals between India and New Zealand were a “huge” let down for the cricket crazy Indian fans. Being so used to winning for a long time, the crash landing 2-0 score line had a lot of folks feeling bitter. Read more »

As always, life is not a game of luck. It should be attributed with tremendous hard and smart work which has been exemplified by Rahman. Read more »

It’s a pity that until India and South Africa arrived, none of the cricketing nations would plot to match them stroke for stroke or word for word. The baselines were so high that most people gave up. It was a foregone conclusion that going to Australia meant finishing up on the losing side. Read more »

What a way to end a year. I would like to “Thank Team India” for the entertainment provided for all the fans in year 2008 and wish them all the best for year 2009.We all would like to see India taking up the much-coveted top 1 position in this New Year 2009. Read more »

Year 2008 has been a splendid year for team India, which is edging towards taking over the much-coveted No 1 rank in Cricket. Read more »

The Indian Government announced that all sports persons representing the country must be an Indian citizen? I think this is one of the wisest decisions that the government has taken till date with respect to sports Read more »