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IPL – rude, crude but definitely not prude

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Sat, May 19, 2012 2:17PM UTC View Comments

The Board of Control for Cricket in India was formed in 1929 and though headquartered in Mumbai, is a society registered under Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. Because BCCI is a full-fledged Member of International Cricket Council, it has the authority to select players, umpires and officials. When BCCI launched Indian Premier League it...

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Sachin Tendulkar and the awkward realisation that this nomination has a price

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Thu, May 10, 2012 1:59AM UTC View Comments

It is almost a week since reports appeared in some papers that Sachin Tendulkar declined to share information on the penalty that he paid to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for moving into his new house in Bandra, Mumbai without obtaining the vital Occupation Certificate. An application under the Right to Information had been filed with the...

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Yuvraj Singh – cancerous strategies are the new mantra

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Thu, Apr 12, 2012 2:50AM UTC View Comments

Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh, left, V.V.S. Laxman, second left, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, right, and Rahul Dravid, second right, celebrate the dismissal of Sri Lankan Ajantha Mendis, unseen, as Thilan Samaraweera, foreground, looks on during the fourth day of the second cricket test match between India and Sri Lanka in Kanpur, India, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Pic: AP

There are two diametrically opposite ways of looking at the episode surrounding the illness and subsequent developments in the life of cricketer Yuvraj Singh. The first way of looking at the unfortunate chapter is that the young man has a remarkably strong character and resolve. The manner in which he has weathered the storm and...

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On Mohammad Amir’s interview with Sky Sports

By Ahsan Butt Tue, Mar 20, 2012 8:11AM UTC View Comments

You can watch it here: It was kind of weird watching that. I don’t know, my reactions are sort of all over the place. First of all, many people (including me) have been asking and demanding that Amir apologize to Pakistan and the wider cricketing world. The basic idea being that forgiveness can...

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Indian cricket and politics complete the full circle, once again!

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Mon, Feb 27, 2012 2:59AM UTC View Comments

The year 1971 was tumultuous for India. The year began with Indira Gandhi calling for India’s first-ever mid-term election by dissolving the fourth Lok Sabha. The first two months of 1971 saw a heady electoral campaign by Gandhi blended with the kind of jingoism not seen in India since the morale-shattering 1962 war. Large doses...

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