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Samir Chopra
Samir Chopra

Have you found your IPL team?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Sabina Park cauldron

I think I genuinely felt scared

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Radio gaga

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

Worrying about Indian batting

Whither this anxiety then

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Sehwag's debut

Sehwag's debut

That he survived was not such a mystery

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Anyone can coach

Anyone can coach

I questioned the value of the national cricket coach

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
The show must not go on

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

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?

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?

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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