Harsha Bhogle

The case for a 12-team Ranji Trophy

To revive the Indian team, the board must first reorganise the domestic structure. How about fewer teams and a shorter, better planned season?

20-Jan-2012•Harsha Bhogle

The media doesn't play cricket

All too often, the press seems to think it needs to indulge in psychological warfare on behalf of the teams

13-Jan-2012•Harsha Bhogle

India have an athleticism problem

You only have to look at the likes of Zaheer Khan and R Ashwin in the field to know why the side lacks intensity

06-Jan-2012•Harsha Bhogle

Time for the DRS debate to end

This year gave us an excellent World Cup, some quality Test cricket, and an exciting new league. But the discussions about technology have gone on for far too long

30-Dec-2011•Harsha Bhogle

Can India seize their chance to win in Australia?

Much depends on whether their lead bowlers can wrest an advantage for the batsmen to build on

23-Dec-2011•Harsha Bhogle

The tasks of Clarke and Dhoni

The Australia and India captains are living two different stages of a team's life cycle. Their contest in the upcoming series will be intriguing

16-Dec-2011•Harsha Bhogle

Why India needs to push cricket more

All the signs are that cricket isn't automatically getting the eyeballs it used to in the past. There needs to be a concerted effort to market it better

09-Dec-2011•Harsha Bhogle

Good enough for T20, good enough for Tests

Warner and Ashwin have shown that being stars in Twenty20 won't stop you from winning Test caps. Therein lies a lesson in observing before condemning

02-Dec-2011•Harsha Bhogle

Who's going to Australia then?

India's squad for the tour down under more or less picks itself

25-Nov-2011•Harsha Bhogle

Oh no, not at Eden

The empty stands at the Kolkata Test have confirmed Test cricket has serious problems on its hands

18-Nov-2011•Harsha Bhogle

A writer of defiance and beauty

Cricket and the English language were the twin loves of Peter Roebuck's life, and in his hands they forged a fine partnership

13-Nov-2011•Harsha Bhogle

West Indies have flubbed their best chance

They seem to be trapped in a mindset that dooms them to failure. As for India, they managed to get out of jail

11-Nov-2011•Harsha Bhogle

Does our society breed corrupt sportsmen?

If Butt and Co are to blame, so is the environment that produced them

03-Nov-2011•Harsha Bhogle

Fewer games or smaller profits for Indian cricket

The implications of the vast amount of cricket that's being played are finally being felt in terms of viewership and revenues

21-Oct-2011•Harsha Bhogle

Perception, not reality, Anil

Kumble has to assess himself not by the reality of what he actually does but by the possibility, in the eyes of the public, of what he might

14-Oct-2011•Harsha Bhogle

Twenty20 is cricket too

Why is the format looked down upon? The skills it calls for are different from those in Test cricket, but they're skills all right

07-Oct-2011•Harsha Bhogle

Players shouldn't be deciding when they sit out

India need to follow the English model, where the coach and general manager of the team take a call on whether a cricketer plays or rests

30-Sep-2011•Harsha Bhogle

The spirit of cricket lives still

It's been a good week for the old-fashioned virtues

23-Sep-2011•Harsha Bhogle

If India have intent, success will follow

Just like England did, India need to put the national team ahead of all other interests

16-Sep-2011•Harsha Bhogle

Find bowlers, find success

India have a pair of replacement openers in Rahane and Parthiv. Now what they need are some talented bowlers, world-class mentors, and a review, followed by corrective action

09-Sep-2011•Harsha Bhogle

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