Matches (13)
Ranji Trophy (2)
T20 World Cup (6)
Rising Stars (2)
Sheffield Shield (3)
Rahul Bhattacharya

Rahul Bhattacharya

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Aggravated by advertising

Watching the IPL is like encountering one of those post-modern narratives that seeks to satirise consumerism

29-Mar-2010•Rahul Bhattacharya
Keep it simple

Keep it simple

The more you legislate the game, the more anal it will become

08-Mar-2010•Rahul Bhattacharya
The light of the East

The light of the East

Ranji opened up the region behind square on the leg side as a legitimate area for making runs

06-Feb-2010•Rahul Bhattacharya
What makes a cricketer great?

What makes a cricketer great?

You could judge him by stacks of runs and wickets, elegance, or exerting considerable influence on how the game is played

01-Feb-2010•Rahul Bhattacharya
From match-fixing to Modi

From match-fixing to Modi

The last decade in Indian cricket was defined by three kinds of madness

02-Jan-2010•Rahul Bhattacharya
Alone in the middle

Alone in the middle

Why cricket, it can be argued, is even more of an individual sport than tennis

01-Dec-2009•Rahul Bhattacharya
Man-child superstar

Man-child superstar

Tendulkar the cricketer seemingly emerged fully formed when he first picked up a bat. So too perhaps did Tendulkar the luminary

14-Nov-2009•Rahul Bhattacharya
Tendulkar smacks Shoaib around

Tendulkar smacks Shoaib around

First came a six, then a four, then divine magic

13-Sep-2009•Rahul Bhattacharya
A Lahore landing

A Lahore landing

In 2004 Pakistan unrolled the red carpet for India. A look at the team's arrival in Lahore

10-Mar-2009•Rahul Bhattacharya
Sledging: a convert writes

Sledging: a convert writes

I used to enjoy sledging because it mirrored life. Not anymore. There is only so much trouble everybody can stomach

11-Jan-2008•Rahul Bhattacharya
Hail, centurion

Hail, centurion

After being written off as cricketer and man both, Ganguly has made it to the 100-Test landmark at the tail-end of a fulfilling, fabulous year

25-Dec-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya
'Big Daddies' toy with the world

'Big Daddies' toy with the world

The thing about Australia is that you don't know what hits you and nothing can prepare you for it

29-Apr-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya
Two shiny teams fight for glory

Two shiny teams fight for glory

Australia and Sri Lanka have the chance to end the tournament on a high at Barbados

27-Apr-2007•The Preview by Rahul Bhattacharya in Barbados
Bowl it one last time, Glenn

Bowl it one last time, Glenn

To watch the chuntering maestro Glenn McGrath at work was to see an entire era of wicket-to-wicket back-of-length menace flash before the eyes

26-Apr-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya in St Lucia
Our best win of the tournament - Ponting

Our best win of the tournament - Ponting

The cool and absolute demolition of South Africa was judged by Ricky Ponting as Australia's best win of the tournament

25-Apr-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya in St Lucia
On the treadmill to success

On the treadmill to success

Matthew Hayden was on the treadmill when the semi-final of '99 happened

25-Apr-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya in St Lucia
No chinks apparent in Australia's armour

No chinks apparent in Australia's armour

Is there a weakness in this Australian side? Who knows it?

24-Apr-2007•The Preview by Rahul Bhattacharya in St Lucia
Heartbreaks and red-letter days

Heartbreaks and red-letter days

The drama of the World Cup, its very weight and its scope, its highest joys and deepest sadnesses, have been found in the semi-finals

24-Apr-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya
The last king of Trinidad

The last king of Trinidad

Nobody made the game look better and few ever played it better than Brian Lara

20-Apr-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya
Emptiness overshadows the excitement

Emptiness overshadows the excitement

Rahul Bhattacharya looks back at the first phase of games at the Super Eights, the hits and misses

10-Apr-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya in Guyana
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