The Pavilion View of Cricket

I always thought I had jussssst a bit of Rahul Dravid in me....and that did me proud. Now I am ecstatic - 'coz I just learnt that Dravi...

I read a friend’s Facebook status post, wondering about the changes we are witnessing  in the Indian team’s performance. To be precise, hi...

I was going through some of Greg Chappell's articles in The Hindu. They make for intriguing reading, quite far removed from "the g...

"Manzilein unki hoti hai jinki sapnon mein jaan hoti hai Kyonki pankhon se nahi, hauslon se udaan hoti hai" Sidhu goes overboa...

‎2008.  IPL 1st season player bidding.  5 Indian cricketers are declared as icon players by their respective 5 teams (icon player to...

Want to know why RD is rated as highly as he is? Take this test . I can't forget the words of admiration for Dravid that came up o...

This is an old post. I made the original post way back on 4th December 2005 at cricinfo's now defunct blog "Different Strokes...

What should we call him? The Wall? For the protection he offers to our middle order gods? The 'Away man', for his prowess i...

Gains from WI series: 1) Viru has started getting 2nd innings runs in the 2nd decade of his Test career. 2) Ashwin has stamped his Aussie ...

AUs-vs-RSA, 2nd Test, 2nd day at Jo'burg Tahir with Steyn. Top class leg spin with express pace.  Joyous to see both bowlers make ...

Actually that thought, posted as subject line, came to my mind as I was browsing through some old Facebook posts in my profile. I came ac...

What goes up must come down. Likewise whatever gets previewed should also get reviewed - including the preview. Not that it is important to ...

We were jointly watching the cup at my friend's place. Sometime around the 30th over of Indian chase, the spinners were losing control ...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was part of the previous Indian world cup (2007) team that was eliminated early. He, in fact, was integrally involved i...

After Nehra's 1st over: Nehra - you must come good. You also got swing in 1st over. C'mon Upon my thoughts going back to Wahab Ri...

Q-AH: "If India win the WC, would that be more special that winning a Test series against a formidable SA in SA?" A-AH: Difficult ...