Avinash Subramaniam
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The shorter the format, the more Sehwag struggles
‘See ball, hit ball’ pretty much sums up Virender Sehwag’s approach to batting. ‘See ball, hit ball’ also, pretty much, sums up the general approach to batting in Twenty20 cricket. So why does Sehwag suck at T20 … at least in India colours? Though, if you didn’t know much about #Cricket #JustSaying #Sports #T20 #Virender Sehwag #WT20 Bloggers
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The team has changed, can Dhoni change too?
“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” -- George Bernard Shaw “Pshaw!” might say Mahendra Singh Dhoni in response. But if he doesn’t change the way he leads this Indian team, he won’t be the leading man for very long. Not that it would make much of a difference to #Anil Kumble #Cricket #Mahendra Singh Dhoni #OnOurMind #Sourav Ganguly
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Back India at World T20, but don’t trust Srikkanth
Ok, everyone listen up. Krishnamachari Srikkanth has spoken. A couple of days back, the outgoing Chairman of the selection committee that picks the Indian cricket team proclaimed to the press pack that India would win the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka. This is typical of the kind of thinking #Australia #Chris Gayle #Cricket #India #India at WT20 #InMyOpinion #Kris Srikkanth #World T20 #WT20 Bloggers
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Sorry Ganguly, India’s not ready for an Indian coach
India first started winning Test matches abroad under Sourav Ganguly and India’s first foreign coach, John Wright. Now, Ganguly thinks the Indian cricket team does not need a foreign coach. The most admired captain in the history of Indian cricket believes India is ready to move on, and back to #Cricket #Rahul Dravid #Sourav Ganguly #ThatsJustWrong
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We don’t have the stomach to watch Tendulkar fail
Why is it important for us to be assured, time and again, that Sachin Tendulkar is not finished? Why is it necessary for us to bewail, time and again, that he is? Both sides of us do what we do for the same reason: Insecurity. In the contradictory postures can be #Cricket #OnOurMind #Sachin Tendulkar
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Should Gandhi’s India support the death penalty for Kasab?
Most people in India are aware of the quote about how an eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not Mahatma Gandhi’s; it’s something the author of ‘Life of the Mahatma,’ Louis Fischer came up with to explain Gandhi’s views on non-violence. What’s #26/11 #Ajmal Kasab #InMyOpinion
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Kirsten, Flower, Fletcher: What’s in a coach?
"He (Gary Kirsten) is the best thing to happen to Indian cricket” - MS Dhoni “I would go to war with Dhoni by my side” - Gary Kirsten Last week after South Africa replaced England as the top Test team in the world, I did this post on a facebook page that #Andy Flower #Cricket #Duncan Fletcher #Gary Kirsten #OnOurMind
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A medal at the Olympics: necessity or luxury?
It’s been a little over ten days since the conclusion of the greatest sporting spectacle on Earth – The Olympics is what I’m alluding to in case you have already moved on to other things. Not a bad time then to reflect on whether India has any business getting dragged #ConnectTheDots #London 2012 #Olympics
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The man with wrists of steel: VVS Laxman
Listening to Mentira by Manu Chao, it’s only fitting that I begin my humble ode to VVS Laxman with a confession. Truth be told, Laxman was not my favourite batsman in the Indian team. (Have I lost my audience already? I hope not). Being born and raised in Mumbai, Sachin Tendulkar #Cricket #Inpraiseof #Mohammed Azharuddin #VVS Laxman
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If cricket becomes part of Oly, let’s have Tests and not T20
“If we are going to have cricket and tennis and golf and soccer in the Olympics, we may as well have tiddlywinks and darts and dominoes,” Geoffrey Boycott. Cricket, if it does manage to make it back (it was part of the 1900 Paris Games) as one of the events at #Cricket in Olympics #London 2012 #Olympics Blogger