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Sharda Ugra
Sharda Ugra

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Jadeja's new avatar

Jadeja's new avatar

Ravindra Jadeja is most widely recognised as a limited-overs specialist and was anointed an IPL 'rockstar' by Shane Warne. Now he wants to "play in white clothes for India."

28-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
Spin formula India's best bet

Spin formula India's best bet

A string of injuries to their fast bowlers means spin is India's only chance at victory; a lack of quality spinning options means acutely crumbling tracks are the need of the hour

28-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
India have found a settled combination - Dhoni

India have found a settled combination - Dhoni

India have found what their captain MS Dhoni calls a "settled batting and bowling combination" for the remainder of the three Tests in the series against Australia

26-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
Searching for civilians in Palam

Searching for civilians in Palam

The Palam A Ground is a bit old-fashioned, one Mumbai man saying it reminded him of an English league venue

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
No takers for Dhoni's bat

No takers for Dhoni's bat

Earlier this week an auction and benefit dinner was held in London to mark the UK launch of an Indian cricket fan collective called the 'Indian Cricket Dundee' and to raise funds for the Yuvraj Singh Foundation aimed at providing funds for

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
The life of an Indian fan

The life of an Indian fan

There are fans and there are fans. Everywhere the Indian cricket team goes, they are followed by the full range of fans - from Heckler to Hero-Worshipper

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra and Nagraj Gollapudi
County Ground economics

County Ground economics

When the Indians walk into the centre of the County Ground in Northampton, they won't be surprised to see themselves surrounded by advertising hoardings

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra and Nagraj Gollapudi
Politicians create an inconvenient truth

Politicians create an inconvenient truth

Here's the most definite 'learning' from this World Cup: lets keep the heads of government and state away from it

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
India get the hunger

India get the hunger

Napoelon would have been impressed

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
The grandmother of all headaches

The grandmother of all headaches

News flash: The Indian and Pakistani cricketers are not having bun-fights over breakfast

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
Motera, trapped in a time warp

Motera, trapped in a time warp

If the World Cup is to be a roll call of some of India's leading venues across the country, then the ones lurking at the bottom of the pile should be Delhi (for administrative inefficiency) and Ahmedabad for a startling shabbiness

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
Jamtha: the fans' stadium

Jamtha: the fans' stadium

There's something about Jamtha

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
Nagpur is more than just oranges and cricket

Nagpur is more than just oranges and cricket

Nagpur gets a lot of bad press particularly when cricket comes to town – the stadium's too far, transport is over-priced, there aren't enough hotels around for an event the size of the World Cup, the restaurants are average, the bars are minimum

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
Ryan's Dutch disease

Ryan's Dutch disease

Cricket's 'flagship' event, especially when it's got the Associates enjoying the spotlights, throws up a mix of nationalities, cultures, religions, languages and accents in a wondrous we-are-the-world kind of way.

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
One team, two countries, no 'national' anthem

One team, two countries, no 'national' anthem

When Ireland turned out for the national anthems before the start of the match, what played over the Chinnaswamy speakers was not actually a ‘national anthem' and what represented them was not the flag of a nation

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
A shakedown for cricket's la-di-dah community

A shakedown for cricket's la-di-dah community

They didn't mean it

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
Ireland bask in the attention

Ireland bask in the attention

Irish eyes are not smiling

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
Firefighting at the KSCA

Firefighting at the KSCA

The Chinnaswamy Stadium, on the day before the World Cup, looked exactly like what most Indian grounds look like 24 hours before a big game

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
West Indies set off some sirens

West Indies set off some sirens

Who said the West Indians are now one of the uncared-for, fringe teams of this World Cup who are not taken seriously

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
Bled blue into quiet World Cup excitement

Bled blue into quiet World Cup excitement

There's been a bit of a worry in India over the last few weeks - that India is not really that into the World Cup.

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra
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