From pioneer to pariah

Sep 26, 2013: There is no one in the BCCI with Lalit Modi's marketing savvy, but don't shed any tears for his expulsion. He was far from an innocent victim

IPL fixing allegations

The sound of silence

May 18, 2013: Gauging from the official broadcast of the IPL you'd be hard-pressed to guess there has been a spot-fixing scandal over the past few days

Indian cricket

Storm in Hyderabadi dinner-plate

Aug 23, 2012: It's the most unlikely spat - a storm in a dinner-plate, if you will - between the most unlikely protagonists

Kolkata Knight Riders

Finally, a winning script

May 28, 2012: The post-match celebrations by Shah Rukh Khan, captured faithfully by the host broadcasters, overran the limits of good taste and induced cringes in all thinking people watching the show

Kolkata v Chennai, IPL 2012, final, Chennai

Finally, a winning script

May 28, 2012: A city that has long lived on the fringes of sporting success has finally hit the headlines for the right reasons

Give Tendulkar the benefit of the doubt

Apr 28, 2012: Leadership hasn't been his strength but statesmanship has come almost naturally to him

Mumbai Indians

'Chill,' she told Gayle

Apr 19, 2012: Cricketers routinely receive bad press for being arrogant, out of touch and living in a bubble

Bangladesh cricket

Tamim's four-hand shot

Mar 25, 2012: A Bangladesh newspaper, the Daily Star, on Saturday, held a ceremony honouring students who'd done well in their A and O level exams

Indian cricket

Bhajji bats for Punter

Dec 15, 2011: Maybe it’s the spirit of the season, maybe it’s age, maybe it’s just empathy, but when Harbhajan Singh asks critics to lay off Ricky Ponting, it does raise eyebrows

Umpires

The umpire strikes back

Dec 9, 2011: Those watching Australia’s pre-Test nets at the Bellerive Oval on Thursday could have been forgiven for think Waqar Younis was giving the Australian batsmen a workout

Symonds hits the Bigg time

Dec 7, 2011: India’s love-hate relationship with Andrew Symonds continues, with the former Australia allrounder becoming the latest participant in Bigg Boss, the Indian version of the reality show Big Brother

Pakistan cricket

Football scores in Pakistan

Oct 27, 2011: Here’s a googly Pakistan cricket can do without: football is casting its eyes on the space all but abdicated by top-flight cricket in the country

No. 48

The IPL and Lalit Modi

Aug 28, 2011: The map of Indian and international cricket was reorganised when a previously unknown BCCI official came up with a franchise-based Twenty20 model

Blame the BCCI, not Gavaskar and Shastri

Aug 17, 2011: The two commentators are merely the messengers. The problem is with the medium and the message, and the board wants to control all three

Indian Premier League

Less vox on the box

Apr 12, 2011: Less is more

ICC World Cup 2011

England’s party problems

Mar 25, 2011: As if England don’t have enough problems: injuries, squad disruptions, playing Sri Lanka in a knockout World Cup game in hot and humid Colombo

Cricket’s healing power

Mar 13, 2011: The healing power of sport is well-documented – charity games following a natural disaster are as much about raising smiles as about raising money

World Cup 2011

Ponting’s a smash hit – or not

Feb 22, 2011: A lazy run, an avoidable run-out, an angry captain and a dressing-room outburst

Offbeat

Have you won the ICC sweepstake?

Feb 5, 2011: If you’ve just received an email from the “ICC” congratulating you for having won a prize in a sweepstake, organised by them, think twice before popping the champagne – or indeed disclosing your bank details

Indian Premier League

Modi's mantras on sports management

Oct 28, 2010: They seek him here, they seek him there