Writings on drought versus cricket
THE Bombay High Court activism in re the IPL has become the gift that goes on giving. But…
Random pieces
Life happened. And when Life happens, the blog necessarily takes a back seat. Sorry about that; will resume…
Srini to Jaggu: Cheers, mate!
In a private corner of a bar someplace, N Srinivasan and Jagmohan Dalmiya are likely sharing a single…
Sins of omission
Bihar does not have a recognized cricket association. Or rather, it has two — the Cricket Association of…
Dalmiya and the new broom
I read, on Cricinfo, that the BCCI has “initiated Operation Clean-Up” — and I was so impressed. Were…
The carrot-and-stick society
Kunal Pradhan and GS Vivek produce a longform narrative on the BCCI. Sample graf: Srinivasan, the often underestimated…
The Dummies’ guide to bookies and punters
We who love our stories clean and unambiguous have over time created an archetype: the super-fixer. Per legend…
Srinivasan should go — but why?
So it is all down to numbers. Which, in other words, means open bidding for votes, promises of…
Dear Srini… With love, Sharad
So on TV just now, I heard Sharad Pawar — who recently announced his candidacy for the post…
How ‘binding’ is ‘binding’?
So Rajiv Shukla — after ‘prolonged discussions’ with Arun Jaitley — finally grew a pair. Or so his…
