The sound of good news these days is rare, but when one does come across, it is hard not to embrace it. Sachin Tendulkar has been conferred the position of “Group Captain” by the Indian Air Force. This doesn’t mean that he will now be required to fly those fighter planes and save the country during wars, this is just a respectful gesture by the Indian Air Force. Technically, the Air Force is allowed to [...]

It seems to be a trend at the moment, this retiring thing. And we have none other than Shahid Afridi to thank for it all but when will Sachin Tendulkar decide to call it a day? It’s not like his form is going anywhere.  He is playing some of the best cricket of his life at the moment and when he scored his fifth double-century in Tests on Thursday – one has to start to [...]

Cricket is a beautiful game. Our fraternity consists of a lot of different characters. Some of them are great batsmen; some showcase their genius with the ball and in the field. Then there are the coaches, the selectors and the media. The media includes the commentators, the news and us bloggers. To top it all are the fans. Without the spectator, a sport dwindles to nothingness. A fan is a motivated, mostly biased spectator. He [...]

by the Supremely Awesome Guest Blogger Karl Thomson Last night, the delightful Mspr1nt and I started discussing the magic of Sachin, and before long the magic of Brian Lara was brought up. There was so much magic, in fact, that it became pathetic schoolgirl crush gushing with whiffs of giggles. Our collective conclusion was they are equally magical, but that’s no fun is it? This is the Internet, and we demand ANSWERS. Without further ado, [...]

First take a look at these pictures: When Virender Sehwag stepped in to bat today, little did he know that inspite of it being a belter of a track, it was not his day. When a person is blessed with a miracle, he seldom gets to share the accolades with others. That actually did not turn out to be the case as Dinesh Karthik, Yusuf Pathan and MS Dhoni would also be hailed for their [...]

my hands are shaking right now, i am not sure i will be able to type it clearly. All I want to say is HAIL SACHIN SEHWAGOLOGY TAKES A BACK SEAT 200* WOW Cricket was never this beautiful God Off I go to watch the highlights… pics soon

it is that time of the year again…the laziness creeps in. Blogging is not for the lazy though. Yes, this is about the India vs South Africa game at Jaipur, which was supposedly stolen from South Africa because they were too busy looking after their security to claim a win. However, that did not dampen the self righteousness of the Indians, who happily went back to the hotel with the win in their Nike pocketses. [...]

Kumar Sangakkara can sometimes be a total nutjob. Before the tour began, he claimed that his team had the balls to beat India in India. He lost the test series 0-2, because he let the Indian batting get away. The biggest threat to any opposition against India is India’s Batting prowess. Sehwag. Sachin. Gambhir Yuvraj Kohli Raina MS Dhoni Jadeja If that is not a great ODI line-up, then we are in the 2030s . [...]

This is the preview for INDIA for the 5 Game ODI Series India’s fielding in the T20s was not fishy, as MSD described. It was shithouse, to say the least. The word ‘fishy’ might be used to describe things out of place, but not here. The Indian approach to fielding was skewed far more towards shoddy than fishy. It was a relief that the Sri Lankans also reciprocated, and India won the game on account [...]

Yes, I am talking about Virender Sehwag. Not because everyone else is. I have been an astute follower of Sehwagology, for over an year now. I would like to thank JRod and the God Himself for that. This post is not about Sehwagology. It is about the swagger associated with it. I watched when Sehwag made his test debut. Nothing special. In retrospect, a century on debut seems like a less-than-just beginning to what would [...]