The World Cup has gone from being an event in the future with its administrative confusions,…
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In sport, you often learn more from a defeat than from a victory
England’s Jos Buttler walks off the field as Indian players celebrate his wicket during the ICC…
Selfish vs altruistic in sport: No ‘I’ in team, but there’s a ‘me’
After he got to his 100th international century, Sachin Tendulkar said that it would be selfish…
Kohli and Root — two contemporary greats and their different approaches
File picture of Joe Root and Virat Kohli ahead of an India-England Test match. Watching the…
India deserve the money, but the ICC needs to work out a better system
FILE PHOTO: The International Cricket Council (ICC) logo at the ICC headquarters in Dubai, October 31,…
Generally, a bad ball is just a bad ball; no one plays to lose
It is now a fact of life that when a player has a bad day on…
In defence of defence – played right, it can be a sexy shot too
One of the finest shots I saw on a cricket field came off the bat of…
Choosing all-time teams: why Bradman may always not make it
Does cricket above all sports lend itself most often to such mental exercises as “the greatest…
World Test Championship final — no room for experimentation
There is little room for experimentation in a one-off WTC final, with a combination of talent,…
Cricket selection: Putting the human back in the machine
Selectors have been in the news of late, which may not be ideal. Actually, they should…