Those three years – 1988, 1989 and 1990 – changed everything. Back then, it was impossible to know where we are headed. People who say things like “Oh, when I saw him the first time I knew …” are usually
In the surreal world of the category called ‘other sports’, Shamya Dasgupta witnesses some hard ironies. Let’s first sketch the stereotype. Humble, unprivileged background. Mother, usually homebound with many children to bring up. Father, possibly employed in a labour-intensive
In the 1980s, a researcher by the name of Bob Goldman interviewed a cohort of elite Olympic athletes on the issue of doping. One of the questions was: “If you were given a performance enhancing substance and you would not
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Like Muhammad Ali was to boxing, Tiger Woods to golf, or Jordan to basketball, he was the face of cricket. An icon that transcended the boundaries of nationality and redefined cricketing longevity. In only the fourth Test of his life,
30th December, 2009: “There is the man; the man who has led his men from the front. What a phenomenal year, he has had… ” 17th December, 2012: “There is the man; the man who has led from the front.
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Well, how do you describe the current state of commentary in the game of cricket? It has got to the point where ‘excuse me for the cliché’ has itself become a cliché. It is, as the cliché goes, in dire
There are many Indias and there are many types of Indians. There are Indians who never vote for change, but always fight for change. There are Indians who do not watch Bollywood, only to be fashionably and not ideologically alienated