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Samir Chopra

Samir Chopra

Memories of Kotla

Memories of Kotla

A friend of mine had secured what were supposed to be very good tickets but the sight lines still weren't great

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Free for all

Free for all

The spectacle of a keenly contested Test match being played in front of empty rows of seats rankles, and it does not comfort me too much to know that plenty of interest is being shown in people's living rooms

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Microphone. Major impact.

Microphone. Major impact.

Like most additions to media coverage of sports, the stump microphone has had mixed effects

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Game on

Game on

This Test resembled a boxing match in which each opponent landed a few punches, won a few rounds on points, and created headaches for the judges when it came to calling a winner

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Then and now

Then and now

Having observed this change we are now free to speculate on its causes

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Now, that's what I call a rivalry

Now, that's what I call a rivalry

I've done the needful examination and I'm glad to report that this rivalry matches the hype

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Why India is not Pakistan

Why India is not Pakistan

There is a quite simple reason why teams tour India rather than Pakistan

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
It happened one night

It happened one night

Those of us settling down on that rather chilly morning (Delhi winters sometimes packed a late punch) had little inkling of what was in store

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Cricket and all of the rest

Cricket and all of the rest

As the guard in 'Run, Lola, Run' says at the beginning of the movie, when speaking of football: In the end, its 22 players and a ball

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
The wild world of cricket on the Net

The wild world of cricket on the Net

When my desire to engage in a conversation with them and express my thoughts about the game grew too strong, I took up blogging

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Staged coach

Staged coach

Results show no overall positive or negative bump depending on the coach

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Whose line-up is it anyway?

Whose line-up is it anyway?

Team India might be the team we call the "Indian team" but really it's just the "BCCI India XI", just like the English team at one time was the MCC XI (before the TCCB and then the ECB took over)

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
To the manner born

To the manner born

For this sort of suggestion, that somehow national character, a particular nation-wide psyche or characteristic, is to blame (or praise) for lack of success (or failure) at cricket, is exceedingly common in cricket journalism and in conversations

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Snap judgment

Snap judgment

The look of the game has changed over the years

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
I have a dream

I have a dream

I dream that American fans might be exposed to a high-quality broadcast of a one-day international final between two high-quality teams

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
America's definition of cricket

America's definition of cricket

It's a depressing state of affairs to be surrounded by a culture which specializes in systematic, clichéd misrepresentations of one's most abiding passion.

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Stadium blues

Stadium blues

I worry about the influence the IPL will have in the years to come; if its corporate franchises can make the fan more comfortable, they will have my gratitude.

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Testing times

Testing times

Be careful of what you are wishing for when you ask for a "good, hard, closely-fought game."

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
Keep walking

Keep walking

They miss out on camaraderie but cop all the tension and aggravation out in the middle

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
India's Australian affair

India's Australian affair

Outside cricket, Indians still knew little about Australia

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra
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