Ashok Malik

Loosening up

Loosening up

It’s been 24 hours since I was given the freedom to start blogging by Cricinfo’s editors

25-Feb-2013•Ashok Malik

Chappell's Faustian bargain

Chappell's Faustian bargain

Earlier posts: Introduction .

25-Feb-2013•Ashok Malik

The question that gives me the shivers

The question that gives me the shivers

Earlier posts: intro , 1 , 2 .

25-Feb-2013•Ashok Malik

Understanding the biz

Understanding the biz

There has been far too little analysis of the economics of the game in India, its financial nerve centre. This book makes a start

02-Jul-2011•Ashok Malik

A mixed bag of tributes

A mixed bag of tributes

There isn't much new that you can write about a man who gives up so little about himself

01-May-2011•Ashok Malik

What has cricket given Indian pop culture?

What has cricket given Indian pop culture?

Cricket is omnipresent in India, but the films that reference the sport have mostly been banal, the ads star-obsessed, and fiction bordering on nil

07-Mar-2011•Ashok Malik

Cricket and the lure of betting

Cricket and the lure of betting

Each IPL game fetches upwards of £10 million in legal bets. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Will legalising betting in India end the fixing menace once and for all?

15-Jul-2010•Ashok Malik

Efforts on to force Modi's resignation

Efforts on to force Modi's resignation

Monday's Governing Council meeting is certain to go ahead without Lalit Modi and the only question is whether he will jump or be pushed

25-Apr-2010•Ashok Malik

IPL players' salaries face taxman's scrutiny

IPL players' salaries face taxman's scrutiny

The Indian income-tax department is believed to be acting on information of certain IPL players receiving illegal payments from their employers

23-Apr-2010•Ashok Malik

The IPL and the limits of the free market

The IPL and the limits of the free market

The Ravindra Jadeja verdict suggests the IPL is attempting to put in place checks on player power in an effort to protect the league's interests

13-Apr-2010•Ashok Malik

Pass the gravy

Pass the gravy

There's a lot of silly money flying around in the IPL: Indian players will benefit, but it's a little more complicated for the franchises

30-Mar-2010•Ashok Malik

The screen-eyed monster

The screen-eyed monster

The 2000s saw cricket's television economy grow unprecedentedly and begin to dictate terms like never before

23-Dec-2009•Ashok Malik

The IPL and the art of management

The IPL and the art of management

Empowered CEOs, messianic evangelists, all-powerful coaches - the IPL threw up a number of leadership styles

06-Jun-2009•Ashok Malik

The cash in the cash cow

The cash in the cash cow

The IPL franchisees are paying big money for the privilege of owning teams, but they're not going to be seeing any returns for five years at least. A look at the economics of the league

11-Feb-2008•Ashok Malik

Pawar 1, Dalmiya 0

Pawar 1, Dalmiya 0

One year after it took charge, Sharad Pawar's BCCI has managed to score some points over its predecessor

15-Sep-2006•Ashok Malik

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