Cricketer auctions are more gambling than online gaming, suggests former SC judge
Justice (retd.) Vikramjit Sen, a former Supreme Court Judge and a member of the All India Gaming Federation Advisory Panel,…
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Bishan Singh Bedi: The Most Incurable Cricket Romantic
(Note: Today is the legend Bishan Singh Bedi’s 78th birth anniversary. Sharing a piece on him that I wrote for…
Aggression and ability to see the game differently, traits that bind four strong Indian cricket captains
Note: This is a long read. It was originally written for a book edited by a friend. For reasons I…
To Mahi, With Love
Where do I begin? How do I quantify more than a decade’s worth of love into digital pixels. My earliest…
In Memoriam: Abdul Azeem
Abdul Azeem Khan. Or just Abdul Azeem. He was much more than just an erstwhile school mate, one-time rival captain,…
Mumbai Indians script a jailbreak to leave Delhi Capitals as only winless side
Mumbai Indians flirted with another defeat before a jailbreak saw it escape to a six-wicket win off the last delivery…
Soft Power: Creating a strategic advantage with human resources and technology in Sport
If Soft Power or co-optive power can be seen as an aspect of a nation’s power of getting countries to do want…
Virat Kohli’s short-arm jab joins treasure trove of strokes in the sub-conscious
It is tempting to write of Virat Kohli’s indomitable character, his never-say-die approach and his belief that a T20 World…
Maverick Commissioner stays away from painting one image but offers reader different portraits
There are times when we identify an athlete with a trademark action, if not an idiosyncrasy, or an image that…
The Franchise Mentality of CSK
The Chennai Super Kings is India’s biggest sports franchise and it boasts one of the strongest fan bases in the…