Lord's chase an exhibit of classic English diffidence
By Madan Mohan
Sure, Strauss & Co were playing no ordinary pie chuckers. Negotiating Vernon Philander in particular,...
Madan Mohan
(Madan Mohan, a 25-year old CA from Mumbai, is passionate about writing, music and cricket. Writing on cricket is like the icing on the cake)
Why cricket may never get to see another VVS again
I know it is fashionable to mourn the end of an era when a great cricketer leaves the stage. But some such cricketers, by historical quirk, embody...
Kevin Pietersen and the rising power of the professional cricketer
By Madan Mohan
Having fought England into contention with a brilliant innings, Kevin Pietersen promptly threw...
England's comfort zone and the Dale Steyn factor
By Madan Mohan
Steyn underlined the difference between solid, collective effort and pure brilliance. Sans much...
England-South Africa series has an Olympian mountain to climb
By Madan Mohan
I read in newspapers that South Africa Test series against England, starting today, is arguably...
Floodlights may give Test match cricket a new lease of life
By Madan Mohan
There, I said it. There are a few things that are guaranteed to absolutely incense fervent Test...
Modern reality: Contracts and money before national pride and honour
By Madan Mohan
Freelance cricket is once again the hot topic of cricket with Tim May and Adam Gilchrist making...
Is Sachin Tendulkar's entry into Rajya Sabha sign of imminent exit from cricket?
By Madan Mohan
Having blazed a trail of destruction with the blade on the cricket field for over two decades,...
It's possible to bat like Tendulkar or Kallis and succeed in T20 cricket
By Madan Mohan
It’s four years since the Indian Premier League (IPL) took off, and nearly five since the...
IPL 2012: 'Naach Gaana' is no substitute for cricket
By Madan Mohan
Sometime last week the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) got under way. And the...
