Samir Chopra

Have you found your IPL team?

So the IPL's charms haven't worked on me as yet

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Reviewing Kim Hughes

Ryan has written a book as only a fan of Hughes the batsman could, as one who struggles to understand why the glory of a an epic innings is not consonant with the considerably less glamorous facts of the politics of cricket

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

No tension cricket

Sure, it was interesting to note Delhi players running up to McGrath and Asif to congratulate them on a wicket

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Dark cloud over Dhoni - 2

Given the large number of responses to my previous post , I thought it only fair that I write some sort of response

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Dark cloud over Dhoni

When all the various defences about Dhoni's canny captaincy, India's dismal overseas records, the lack of a series win in 40 years in New Zealand, and the apparent incapacity of captains to plan for the weather are done with, something is still a bit

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Staying power

In this post, I'd like to be self-indulgent, and talk about an experience of mine that led me to partially understand how the state of mind of a batsman could change in the course of an innings, from utter diffidence to one of supreme confidence.

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Starry Starry Nights

When the idea of night Tests was first mooted, my initial reaction was one of resistance

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Terrorists don't care for cricket

Why anyone would imagine that a mere cricket team would get in the way of their fascist ideology is beyond me

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Indian Foreign Service

When India play at home, they provide entertainment, razzle-dazzle, and a display of sporting skills

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Slumdog Millionaire and Cricket

However, Slumdog has done well with regards to cricket in another regard

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Whither The Great Cricket Documentary

Most cricket documentaries tend to be poorly put together highlight clips, interspersed with a few interviews with the dramatis personae and a couple of journalists

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

The Sabina Park cauldron

I think I genuinely felt scared

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Radio gaga

It was during this session that I discovered that despite all the distortion from the radio set, ones comprehension of the spoken word improved over time, almost as if the audio-processing component of one's brain was carrying out its own corrections

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Worrying about Indian batting

Whither this anxiety then

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Sehwag's debut

That he survived was not such a mystery

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Anyone can coach

I questioned the value of the national cricket coach

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

The show must not go on

It's a great thing to talk about getting back to day-to-day life

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

More Technology. Fewer Draws

Sure, it's taken away some of the pleasure of watching an umpire's finger go up, shortly after the stumps are sent flying by a direct hit, but that's a small price to pay for knowing that the decision came out correctly

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

What's the spirit of cricket?

After many attempts to process the sound and fury generated by Dhoni's 8-1 field placings (day three) and Ponting's bowler handling (day four) in the Nagpur test, I'm starting to think we don't have a determinate concept of "the spirit of cricket".

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Why is the Indian fan so angry?

It is both an indication of my current (mild) mistrust in other umpires because of many little incidents like the two I have cited above, that I now feel the most relieved when I see Aleem Dar and Asad Rauf umpiring in India's games.

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

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