Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra

Former India opening batter

What about the spinners?

What about the spinners?

There's a common belief that only the tracks that assist the quicker bowlers are good tracks for cricket

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Death by scheduling

Death by scheduling

Three rounds into the season, and the tight itinerary is already taking its toll

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Indias within India

Indias within India

India is a diverse country, but we don't usually try to learn about other cultures when we are touring for domestic matches

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Safe and sorry

Safe and sorry

Not many teams go all out in the first few rounds of the Ranji Trophy

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Ticket to Kotla

Ticket to Kotla

The Delhi players would have loved to go and watch Gautam Gambhir score his second hundred against Australia, but they had to wait - unsuccessfully - for the tickets they are entitled to

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Training routine

Training routine

The Ranji Trophy starts a week from now and all the teams would be preparing in full swing

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

The four kinds of leadership

The four kinds of leadership

Before you start wondering why I'm talking about leadership and its forms, I'll get to the point

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Does the county format benefit players?

Does the county format benefit players?

We don't have contracts at the state level in India and there is no benefit year even at the end of an illustrious first-class career

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Low blows all around

Low blows all around

In my biggest match ever since I was dropped from the Indian team, I failed to make an impression, thanks in no small measure to the low bounce that did me twice

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Ask Aakash

Ask Aakash

The reader response to the blog has been pleasing, and here are answers to some of the questions that came up in the feedback

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Disappointed to fall to the quicks

Disappointed to fall to the quicks

Both Viru and I are to be blamed for our downfall today as we were the only ones who got starts

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Nightmare becomes dream

Nightmare becomes dream

The first day of Irani Cup started off badly for Delhi, but at the end of the day they are not complaining

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Remember the underdogs

Remember the underdogs

There is only favourite in a match featuring the Ranji champions and a virtual Test side, which means Delhi have a lot to gain and a little to lose

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Wet, wet, wet

Wet, wet, wet

Rain has followed Delhi to Vadodara, where they have also been introduced to the red soil and the anticipation that cricket brings to small towns

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Not a damaging loss

Not a damaging loss

Delhi may have lost the Mohammad Nissar Trophy on first-innings lead, but there were many positives to come out of the match: the batting in the second innings, and the bowling of Ashish Nehra and Chetanya Nanda

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Long form, short preparation

Long form, short preparation

First-class games place different physical and mental demands on players

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Season's greetings

Season's greetings

The first domestic season after the IPL comes with many promises and challenges

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

You need the Kumbles and Dravids, not just the Tendulkars

You need the Kumbles and Dravids, not just the Tendulkars

How do we assess talent? And why do we persevere with players who we believe have special skills even when they don't display them consistently enough?

20-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

The four horsemen of the apocalypse

The four horsemen of the apocalypse

The fast bowlers who form South Africa's attack are all right-armers, but each poses a different challenge to the batsman

11-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

The Ranji Trophy needs neutral venues

The Ranji Trophy needs neutral venues

And a tweak to the points system so that there are more outright wins

04-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

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