I thought I’d take some time before I write anything about the Test, at least a day or two. I got distracted and it’s now Thursday and I am finally writing something. To say that I am surprised is an understatement. Overly surprised, dumb struck and feeling a bit sheepish is also a slight understatement. South Africa actually did well in India and yet I am quite annoyed by it. Don’t ask me why, South [...]

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 [...]

Shantakumaran Sreesanth. When he took the 5-40 against the Saffas at Johannesburg, people cheered, bats were swung, minstrels performed for an extra 15 minutes, and transitional meditation prices soared above 18k a day. Dollars. cut to yesterday Sreesanth, or Freesanth took 5-75 on a spinner friendly wicket (who makes these proclamations?) and every person worth his words is finding it difficult to find words in praise. Also praising him are the transitional meditation gurus. The [...]