Mukul Kesavan

One of the recurrent themes in the gabfest about Chappell's departure is the inability of Indians to deal with straight talk

If winning Test matches is the yardstick we use to measure the value of a player, Kumble is the most valuable player India has had since Kapil Dev

We all want to know why we lost to Bangladesh and then Sri Lanka

For Indian fans, India's virtual elimination from the cricket World Cup so early in the competition is a crushing disappointment

The subcontinental cricket fan is a lazy, pampered know-nothing who thinks he owns the cricket teams that he supports

In their coverage of Bob Woolmer's death, news channels went one better by trying to second-guess popular prejudice before it had the chance to form

When I'm being extra-terrestrial, I want Sri Lanka to win

If I was a betting man looking for big returns on a small investment, I'd put some money on Inzamam's men

Lara embodies West Indian batsmanship in all its flourishing glory but the void in the fast-bowling department will worry West Indies

A year or so ago, Ponting began to make pious noises about Australians setting standards of good behaviour on the field

It's getting harder, while covering entertainment and sport, to draw a line between news manufactured by sponsors and ‘real’ news

Every time I watch a South Asian player unfamiliar with English struggling with the language during match ceremonies, I want to shake the team manager and the event organisers

What had happened was this: chasing a more than decent total, against respectably fast bowling, without the aid of Tendulkar, Dravid and Dhoni, India creamed Sri Lanka

I think Dravid will be desperate to play Pathan if five of his six main batsmen fire because Pathan playing to seventy five percent of his potential as a bowler would appear to balance the side out

I was driving to work in the morning with the radio commentary on, listening to cricket in Hindi and English alternately

Speaking for myself, I’ve swung between admiration and scepticism

Australia remain favourites for the Cup but the odds on them winning have lengthened and it’s no longer a one horse race