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  My first memories of watching the West Indies play was way back in 1989 when the grand-old Doordarshan used to air half-an-hour highlights of India’s tour to the Caribbean. The series began with the five-match ODIs, the first being at Bridgetown, Barbados and rightfully so, the hosts romped home with 50 runs. Desmond Haynes [...]

  Boldness has never been a virtue associated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The time selectors have often been accused of choosing players from ‘their own region’ and have faced the ire of the paying public and pundits. Not anymore! When the big bosses picked the Indian squad for the [...]

It was a touted as revenge series and the scoreline did read 5-0, as India crucified a hapless and definitely hopeless England in the final ODI on the eve of Diwali at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday. Revenge is a dish that necessarily needs to be served cold, and M.S. Dhoni’s men did just that [...]

The recently concluded World Cup might have thrown open a new world order not just by the way of clout but by the way of a successor—an apt torch-bearer to the all-conquering Australians. As we bid adieu to Gary Kirsten as India’s coach and embrace on the next assignment in front of the fans— the [...]

The bad news first. Sreesanth, Rohit Sharma fail to get the nod in the final 15 that will represent India in cricket’s biggest prize. Now for the good news. Ravindra Jadeja does not make the cut. Sources point out that Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not want Sree in the squad and opted instead for Ashish [...]

Whilst many predict cricket to undergo changes in 2011, I am enlisting a few arenas which would continue to remain the same this year, next year and for many more years to come. 1. Pakistan cricket will continue to hog the headlines for all non-cricketing activities. Javed Miandad will be asked to come out of [...]