The Pavilion View of Cricket

The good, the bad and the ugly of a red ball game

Thursday, November 30, 2006

That desperate urge to opine forcefully

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Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif's house was attacked by protesters . Apparently these gentlemen love Indian cricket soooooo much that the...

Deep and his Dada

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As speculations of Sourav Ganguly's return to international cricket reach a crescendo Deep Dasgupta, his successor to Bengal captaincy, ...

End-Nov report card

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Take a talented all rounder, capable of troubling batsmen all around the world with his natural swinging abilities and also of averaging 30+...
Wednesday, November 29, 2006

29th Nov, 1996: celebrating 10 years of a 74-ball Test ton

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A gloomy morning dawned for Indian supporters at Eden Gardens on 29th November 1996, the 3rd day of the 2nd Test in the 3 match series betw...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006

The Magician, the King and the Boatmen

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[When Greg Chappell and BCCI joined hands last year, they vowed to deliver Indian cricket across the sea of mediocrity to a never-before lan...
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Saturday, November 25, 2006

Exactly how tall is Damien Martyn?

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Amit Varma's India Uncut post on men's heights reminded me of an impromptu measuring drill we did on that memorable day at Chandiga...

Young Indian batsmen should look for inspiration left, right and centre

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Imagine this young batsman in his teens, woefully out of form and confidence at the present and with reflexes attuned to a completely differ...
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Why England ain't digging out enough fast bowlers

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We all knew cricket was a mind game. I just learnt that it is also a mine game. Alan Hill writes in "Whistling up the winners" [T...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

The Other, Incorrigible Prince

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Sourav Ganguly is creating off-the-field news again: Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian captain, has said that Greg Chappell's coaching ...

Princely Ton

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At some point of time during Lara's assault on Pakistan bowlers today the West Indian scorecard for the Multan Test read thus: Batsmen ...
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The Day I failed to Click

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Date : Nov 2, 2006 Venue : Chandigarh airport lounge My friend and I were returning from Mohali. Both of us had thoroughly enjoyed the 1st s...
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Saturday, November 18, 2006

The umpires strike back

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cricinfo Australia reports : The New South Wales Umpires and Scorers Association (NSWCUSA) will today print an advertisement in Sydney's...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006

The Croucher stalks back

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You simply cannot have enough of some special cricketers. The experience gets significantly more pleasurable if you can sense the author sha...
Tuesday, November 07, 2006

The Hair Episode

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Darrell Hair has been sacked by the ICC! He will not be allowed to officiate in international cricket matches henceforth! Either side of the...
Saturday, November 04, 2006

Bracken's sister

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Hurray! At last we have found a long lost sister of Nathan Bracken. Shocked? Surprise, surprise - she is a bigger celeb than her brother. Na...

CT Awakes: Mind of the metronome

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I had the good fortune of being at Mohali stadium for the 1st ICCCT semi final on the 1st of November. New Zealand were gasping for breath ...
Friday, November 03, 2006

CT Awakes: Mark Boucher opens up South African options

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Little over a year ago Mark Boucher was struggling for his place in the South African side. His wicketkeeping was only a hazy reflection of ...
Thursday, October 19, 2006

Mera naam hai Bond

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The Hindi movie world sure has a soft spot for genuine fast bowlers. Brett Lee is a big favourite with the Indian film Industry (led by Ami...

CT Awakes: Lara's farewell gift

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Some visionary and inspired steps must be taken and specific empowerment made by the concerned management – including the cricket board, the...

The CT does not sleep anymore

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Jerome Taylor, the most promising young fast bowler outside of the 2 Ashes playing nations, goes back a few steps from the crease to bowl hi...
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