Brothers-in-arms - 2: David Gower and Mark Waugh: Sultans of silk
This is Part 2 of a series in which Rajesh Ramaswamy pairs two different cricketers from different teams and eras who could easily be mistaken for...
Rajesh Ramaswamy
(Rajesh is a former fast bowler who believes he could have been the answer to India's long prayer for an 'express' paceman. He regularly clocked speeds hovering in the late 80's and occasionally let fly deliveries that touched the 90's. Unfortunately for him, the selectors were talking 'mph', while he was operating in the metric lane with 'kmph'. But he moved on from that massive disappointment which resulted from what he termed a 'miscommunication', and became a communications professional. After a long innings in advertising as a Creative Director, he co-founded a brand consulting firm called Contrabrand. He lives in Chennai and drives down to work in Bangalore...an arrangement that he finds less time consuming and stressful than getting from one end of Bangalore to the other)
Serials
Brothers-in-arms -1: Miandad-Ponting and Ranatunga-Ganguly
Rajesh Ramaswamy starts a series in which he pairs two sets of cricketers from different nations who could easily be mistaken for brothers in the...
The Gilchrist school of thought isn't in the larger interests of cricket
By Rajesh Ramaswamy
The game should reward ethical and gentlemanly behaviour, but a batsman ‘walking’...
'The Wall' - A moniker that did not quite do justice to Rahul Dravid's accomplishments
By Rajesh Ramaswamy
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) felicitations are over and the hankies...
Moments in history
Born - 1971; Reborn - 2012. Let's applaud Bangladesh's Second Liberation!
By Rajesh Ramaswamy
The Asia Cup is over and Bangladesh has won! Bangladesh won big time, even if they lost...
Virat Kohli: Boy Blunder turns Boy Wonder and the masses knew it all along!
By Rajesh Ramaswamy
When the Little Master waxed eloquent on air, as Virat Kohli was sculpting his 183 in a...
'Guru Greg' and I: Disagreements with Vox Chappelli
By Rajesh Ramaswamy
Greg Chappell has done it again. In one fell sweep, this amateur social...
Tiger Pataudi was the father of Indian fielding
By Rajesh Ramaswamy
Much has been said about Tiger Pataudi’s leadership qualities, his wit and charisma....
Why only penalise the players? Why not the umpires?
By Rajesh Ramaswamy
Why should only the players be penalised for a wrong decision or a mistake? Why not the...
Why the National selectors were right in not picking Ambati Rayudu
By Rajesh Ramaswamy
There are millions crying hoarse about how the national selectors collectively broke wind...
