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Rajaram Suresh
Thu, June 27 2013
Mooch ado about something — hair-raising stories of Team India!
Sourav Ganguly would have had fondly remembered the day he removed his India jersey and spun it around in pumped-up celebration after India’s epic win over England in the NatWest final in 2003 when he gifted the golden bat to another gifted southpaw — Shikhar Dhawan. It was the oomph factor back then, and it is now called the 'Mooch factor' — post the ICC Champions Trophy 2013.
Tue, March 05 2013
Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara — a partnership made in Heaven
The slow and low sub-continent pitches have witnessed many a mammoth partnership, usually involving a minimum of one seasoned Test batsman. Be it the epic in the Eden Gardens where VVS Laxman etched the number 281 in the annals of Test history, or the humongous 400-run stand for the first wicket between Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid, where the former bludgeoned his way to a triple ton.
Sun, March 03 2013
It’s time Mahendra Singh Dhoni took himself as a frontline Test batsman
On a hot and humid Sunday at the MA Chidambaram in Chepauk, a sea of Sachinites waited expectantly to watch their God look Heavenwards, bat raised high in one hand and helmet in another. Their wait ended with the master’s stay in the crease, when Nathan Lyon uncorked out a beauty to breach Sachin Tendulkar’s defence.
Sat, December 29 2012
Ashwin’s pause and deliver bowling action should be open to debate
When MS Dhoni tossed the ball to Ravichandran Ashwin to slow things down, he showed how it was not just the batsmen who could stand and deliver.
Wed, December 26 2012
It was Pakistan vs India on the field, and Ramiz Raja vs the Rest off it
The inception of one of the spiciest clashes known to the cricketing fan not only carried forward the usual surge of adrenaline and rising tempers but it also brought with it a juicy battle 50 feet above the cricket field – a battle of verbal prowess.
Tue, December 25 2012
The problem with the average Indian cricket fan
A couple of days ago, while Ian Bell flicked Ravichandran Ashwin to midwicket, people were jolted into reality — both on the field and off it.