IPL cricket: Why is Sachin Tendulkar so harshly judged as captain of Mumbai...
The most revered cricketer in the world is Sachin Tendulkar and if anybody tells you differently, he (or she) should be lowered head first from the top of the Eiffel Tower, have his (or her) ears...
View ArticleIPL cricket: Could Sourav Ganguly's KKR captaincy result in a comeback to...
Bet you did not know this. Four of the eight captains in the Indian Premier League are players who have actually retired from first-class cricket: Shane Warne, Anil Jumble, Adam Gilchrist and Sourav...
View ArticleIs it a surprise more people want to watch IPL than England?
So ITV’s coverage of the Indian Premier League is attracting more viewers than England’s Test series in Bangladesh shown on subscription channel, Sky Sports. Official figures show that ITV peaked with...
View ArticleAn English IPL could have solved listed events row
Two tales about the state of the finances of world cricket. One involves the England & Wales Cricket Board and the widespread panic rippling throughout the English game over the horrifying prospect...
View ArticleAt least the IPL serves a purpose. Does county cricket?
For my blog this week I simply offer you my piece from the Sunday Telegraph last weekend. I know many of the readers of these pages are county fanatics and I would welcome your views. Apologies for...
View ArticleIPL 2010: Lalit Modi's Twitter controversy is no surprise
All through Tuesday newswires hummed and prime time television buzzed with the face-off between Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State in the External Affairs Ministry, and Lalit Modi, chairman and...
View ArticleLalit Modi's IPL crisis could restore Twenty20 vision
Do we owe Giles Clarke an apology? The chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board had his judgement – and various other mental faculties – called into question when Allen Stanford was led into the...
View ArticleRevealed: the BCCI's secret report into India's Test debacle
The Telegraph has obtained a leaked copy of the BCCI's review of the recent England v India Test series. Like the ECB's Schofield Review and Cricket Australia's Argus Review, it recommends wide-ranging...
View ArticlePietersen and the IPL a surprisingly tasty option
I found myself channel-hopping between the Indian Premier League and the West Indies versus Australia Test series this week. A few years ago that would have been heresy. As a lover of the longer game,...
View ArticleTests versus T20: what it means for likes of Luke Wright
The tussle between Tests and Twenty20 rolls on into 2013. While it was reasonably encouraging to see some adequate crowds in India for the series against England, South Africa's decision to stage a T20...
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