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Throwing or to call a spade a spade,CHUCKING must be outlawed from International cricket

Posted on Nov 27 2007

In the Delhi test most of the balls bowled in excess of 145 kph by Shaib Akhthar appeared to be bend

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A Fracas at the Post Office

Posted on Nov 27 2007

I went to our local post office in Westchester, NY, this afternoon and witnessed an interesting inci

113 Views comments (2) Tags: Incident at US Post Office Difference in customer service Public V Private

Messages to India after the Delhi Test

Posted on Nov 26 2007

Bowling Departments needs Help: The complete dearth a genine pace attack has resulted in the s

130 Views comments (4) Tags: All round Cricket as capable abroad as at home

Handwriting on the Wall for Indian Test Selectors

Posted on Nov 25 2007

I give below an excerpt from Cricinfo: I hope the selectors see the handwriting in the wall, both in

130 Views comments (2) Tags: Handwriting on the Wall Get some decent quicks for a change

Indian Selectors Up to their usual Tricks

Posted on Nov 25 2007

They are persisting with Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel to repla

105 Views comments (1) Tags: Indian Test Ishant and Munaf unqualified Look for VRV and Pathan

Jawaharlal Nehru Redux

Posted on Nov 24 2007

I grew up and became a young man before Nehru died in 1964. I remember him, as a young boy, gi

365 Views comments (2) Tags: Jawaharlal Nehry Titan Architect of Modern India

Test at the Kotla

Posted on Nov 23 2007

The Indian Test against Pakistan is poised at an interesting stage after the first day. Despite a we

183 Views comments (1) Tags: Indian edge in batting Pakistani edge in bowling what will win out ?

Appointment at the Trevi

Posted on Nov 21 2007

I had met her at College and we had been together for five years that included our undergraduate y

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We are Living in very dangerous Times with the Possible Implosion in Pakistan

Posted on Nov 20 2007

The problem really lies in the power vacuum or a kind of paralysis that exists in key countries, in

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We are wearing blinkers at every level even independent commentators as Sivaramakrishnan

Posted on Nov 19 2007

I would like to relate an interesting vignette of a conversation I he

174 Views Leave a commentTags: Flat Track Bully Haven Venues Good Preparation for Australian Tests??

TEAM SELECTION IS NOT BRAIN SURGERY MR. VENGSARKAR

Posted on Nov 18 2007

The Jaipur ODI between India and Pakistan ended in a comprehensive victory for Pakistan, by 31 runs

154 Views comments (3) Tags: Indian Team Selection No Brain Surgery Required However Logic Required but Missing

Change of Seasons USA(Blogprint)

Posted on Nov 16 2007

I love the change of seasons in NE USA but the call of India is also Strong. The push and pull of the diaspora is ever present.

179 Views comments (8) Tags: The push and pull of an immigrant Changing Seasons in NE USA

Getting a Newly Minted OCI Card made dealing with the New York Consulate worth while

Posted on Nov 15 2007

The so called Overseas Citizenship of India is NOT a dual citizenship: I would not have applied for it if it was. It is more than a visa, and that was I wanted

670 Views comments (2) Tags: OCI card NY Consulate Uncaring Bureaucracy reasonable Outcome

News at Gwalior Batting comes good

Posted on Nov 15 2007

Batting came good. The best news was Sehwag's innings means he is back, but bowling particularly quick bowling is a concern

194 Views comments (6) Tags: Upping average pace Two Spinners 5 person bowling attack blooding youngsters batting planning for Australia

Fitness is the name of the Game in all sport as in Cricket

Posted on Nov 14 2007

Indian cricketers appear in a less than ideal state of fitness: it shows in the field.

142 Views comments (4) Tags: Fitness Unfitness India Cricket

Boyhood Memories of Ramana the Sage of Arunachala

Posted on Nov 13 2007

Darshan of Bhagwan Sri Ramana Maharishi as a small boy over several summers, before his passing

310 Views comments (5) Tags: Boyhood Memories Darshan Ramana Maharishi Devotees

Panthers on the Prowl in India and North America

Posted on Nov 12 2007

Panthers of both the tawny and the spotted kind give advance notice of an approaching natural disaster, as far afield as Los Angeles,Canada, Mumbai and Nashik

622 Views comments (2) Tags: Prowling Panthers in North America and India point to an oncoming catastrophe.

Turning Point at Kanpur

Posted on Nov 12 2007

The Pakistani spinners were throttling India but the turning point came when Yuvraj and Dhoni broke loose.

168 Views comments (5) Tags: Breaking loose: Refusing to be controlled and Cowed

Save the Joys of Test Cricket

Posted on Nov 10 2007

A quotation from an article in the Australian of November 10 talks of the danger to Test Cricket by the short form games

114 Views comments (2) Tags: Kill the ODI s to keep the excitement of Tests and the Derring-do of 20/20's

The Groundsman of Kanpur brags of Batting Paradise

Posted on Nov 10 2007

India is drunk on the Exploits of flat track bullies, forgetting cricket should be a matching of wits between bat and ball

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