Amit Varma

Batting to a plan

Batting to a plan

Nathan Astle's strategy to cope with conditions and the Indianbowlers was masterful.

10-Oct-2003•Amit Varma

Planning's not enough

Planning's not enough

New Zealand's effort today was the antithesis of what India was once known for: they were short on talent, but their application, discipline and tactics were top-notch

08-Oct-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma

Tendulkar fightback saves Mumbai some blushes

Tendulkar fightback saves Mumbai some blushes

Zaheer Khan on his way to 5 for 74 A resolute 149-run partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Sairaj Bahutule rescued Mumbai on the first day of the Irani Trophy

18-Sep-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Amit Varma

India B win easily after Dravid century carries them to 338

India B win easily after Dravid century carries them to 338

Hemang Badani and Sanjay Bangar's fiesty sixth-wicket partnership of 113 in 100 balls kept the game alive a little longer than expected, but in the end, India Seniors fell short of India's B's total of 338 by 63 runs, and were eliminated from the

11-Sep-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Amit Varma

Openings for openers

Openings for openers

The first in a series of articles examining how the Indian team is shaping up for the coming 2003-04 season

06-Sep-2003•Amit Varma

Don't exempt the Ferrari

Don't exempt the Ferrari

What should be done about Sachin Tendulkar's Ferrari

14-Aug-2003•Wisden Comment by Amit Varma

Dalmiya looks to transform Indian cricket

Dalmiya looks to transform Indian cricket

Jagmohan Dalmiya is working on introducing a new tournament into the Indian domestic circuit

08-Jul-2003•Amit Varma

The red herring and the salt-shaker

The red herring and the salt-shaker

At first, Jagmohan Dalmiya's salvo at the Global Cricket Corporation (GCC), and its marketing arm in India, Nimbus, appears to be a classic red herring

03-Jul-2003•The Wisden Comment by Amit Varma

Acknowledging the problem

Acknowledging the problem

Rashid Latif's letter to the ICC is significant for one reason: he implies that fixing is still a problem in the game

29-Jun-2003•The Wisden Comment by Amit Varma

Who will pay the GCC?

Who will pay the GCC?

The 2003 cricket World Cup was as much about political controversy as about sport - and while the cricket is long over, the boardroom warfare lingers on

12-Jun-2003•Wisden Comment by Amit Varma

Rafique steals the show

Rafique steals the show

Rain washed out the morning session, and the rest of the day was a dampener

02-May-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Amit Varma

Adams five-for puts South Africa on top

Adams five-for puts South Africa on top

In the end, it was a disappointingly typical first day of a Bangladesh Test match

24-Apr-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Amit Varma

Bangladesh are learning to fight again

Bangladesh are learning to fight again

A 35th consecutive defeat seems no occasion to be positive about Bangladesh

16-Apr-2003•Amit Varma

A conflict of interests

A conflict of interests

A dummies guide to India's contracts crisis

15-Jan-2003•Amit Varma

Terror, and the game we love

Terror, and the game we love

Sport and Terrorism first came together in the Munich Olympics of 1972, when 11 Israeli athletes were first kidnapped, then killed, by a Palistinean terrorist group called Black September

01-Jun-2002•Amit Varma

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