Rajesh Ramaswamy

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 siblings in the way they went about their game. Read on for more on the soul-siblings of the gentleman's game!

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 way they went about their business on the field of play. In Part One, he talks about Javed Miandad and Ricky Ponting and Arjuna Ranatunga and Sourav Ganguly.

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’ should not be encouraged as a character building exercise.

‘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 and glycerine have been tucked back into the dusty drawers of public memory. But even 20 days after he hung up his battered, war-worn boots, everyone and their aunt on the social networks is bemoaning the retirement of 'The Wall’ - aka Rahul Dravid.

Asia Cup: Let’s applaud Bangladesh’s Second Liberation! Born – 1971; Reborn – 2012

Bangladesh won big time, even if they lost a cliff-hanger in the final.

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 winning chase, he was only articulating the emotion coursing through India, and finding voice in self-laudatory tweets and Facebook updates from a people who’ve found their messiah, and were doubly chuffed because they’d seen it coming.

‘Guru Greg’ and I: Disagreements with Vox Chappelli

By Rajesh Ramaswamy

Greg Chappell has done it again. In one fell sweep, this amateur social anthropologist has come up with a theory on the Indian cricket team's performance that blames their current failures on their cultural provenance and family structures which, supposedly, smother leadership development and team spirit. 

Tiger Pataudi was the father of Indian fielding

Tiger Pataudi was, quite easily, the Father of Indian Fielding

Why only penalise the players? Why not the umpires?

Umpires need to be made as much a ‘playing’ part of the game as the players.

Why the National selectors were right in not picking Ambati Rayudu

The whole brouhaha about Rayudu’s omission is weird and irrational.