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Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra

Former India opening batter

@cricketaakash
Looking T20, thinking Ranji

Looking T20, thinking Ranji

Ideally the T20 tournament should happen after the domestic one-day tournament, which is just prior to the IPL

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Are domestic players paid well?

Are domestic players paid well?

Dear Readers,

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Next up, Deodhar duty

Next up, Deodhar duty

Dear readers,

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Safety harnesses

Safety harnesses

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Absorbing Agartala

Absorbing Agartala

There’s something peculiar about the houses in this part of the country

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Picturesque venues, tiresome travel

Picturesque venues, tiresome travel

The Ranji one-day matches for North Zone were conducted in Himachal Pradesh this year

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Enjoying it while it lasts

Enjoying it while it lasts

It's not just the cricket one would miss (once one decides to call it a day), but also the days spent sweating it out for and with one’s team-mates on the field - even during practice sessions, spending hours on the roads, trains, flights and

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
What price cricket balls?

What price cricket balls?

The Kookaburra is a good idea all right, but it is a luxury that is not supposed to be enjoyed during the practice sessions

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Decoding the SG and Kookaburra

Decoding the SG and Kookaburra

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
No longer the national tournament

No longer the national tournament

Now that the Ranji format has changed it has become a national tournament in the true sense of the word

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
How I wrote <i>Beyond the Blues</i>

How I wrote <i>Beyond the Blues</i>

It was a landmark season with Delhi winning the Ranji Trophy after 16 years, North Zone clinching the Duleep Trophy, and me ending up being the highest run-scorer

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
When God is the man 22 yards away

When God is the man 22 yards away

They say 'To err is human, to forgive divine’ and that's concretely manifested in almost every first-class game played in India

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Quantum of support

Quantum of support

Dear readers,

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Win the toss, bag the match

Win the toss, bag the match

Dear readers,

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Welcoming the New Year around the country

Welcoming the New Year around the country

Dear all,

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Out of shape, out of game

Out of shape, out of game

In domestic cricket the ball often goes out of shape in 15 to 20 overs and then the ball is promptly changed

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Thought for food

Thought for food

Is the Rs 25000 per day set aside for food for players and match officials being put to good use by host associations?

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
A question of contracts

A question of contracts

It is disheartening to not be given a contract after having scored more than 1700 runs last season

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
Another kind of jet lag

Another kind of jet lag

Day before yesterday we left our houses at 11am to catch the 1pm flight to Mumbai en route to Rajkot for the sixth round of the Ranji Trophy

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
When cricket becomes irrelevant

When cricket becomes irrelevant

However much I try, despite our first win of the season, I can't really write anything on cricket this time

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra
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