Sharda Ugra

Sportswriter

Oman look to move up the food chain

Their cricketing set-up is one with resources and imagination, and they provide a model other Associates could work towards reproducing

16-Mar-2016•Sharda Ugra

Pakistan's Amir experiment a lesson for cricket

How Pakistan's dressing room could tackle what has never been tried before in cricket - the return of a corrupted player

21-Jan-2016•Sharda Ugra

Lodha panel has delivered, over to the BCCI

There is now a detailed pathway for how the BCCI can reform all aspects of its governance. It is up to the Supreme Court to decide exactly how

05-Jan-2016•Sharda Ugra

A letter to Virat Kohli

India's captain has a problem with criticism in the press. He needs to accept that it comes with the territory

12-Dec-2015•Sharda Ugra

Mortal combat

Cricket has always been a dangerous sport, but since the tragic death of Phillip Hughes, the abyss appears closer than previously imagined

26-Nov-2015•Sharda Ugra and Nagraj Gollapudi

The giant broom of the BCCI

The board's new reforms are largely to be welcomed, but that does not mean it's going to be smooth sailing from now

12-Nov-2015•Sharda Ugra

Should Mumbai and Chennai be struck off the international cricket calendar?

If their local governments cannot ensure the safety of cricketers from certain countries, maybe it's time they lost their hosting rights

21-Oct-2015•Sharda Ugra

How far will the BCCI go to clean its stables?

Shashank Manohar's proposals to do with conflicts of interest are well-intentioned but it remains to be seen if, and to what extent, they are enforced

21-Oct-2015•Sharda Ugra

The man preparing Sri Lanka for life after Herath

There are no experienced spinners to replace the ageing spinner, but the country's spin-bowling academy is busy identifying younger alternatives

12-Oct-2015•Sharda Ugra

In PK country

Praveen Kumar emerged from the fringe, sparkled briefly, and returned to the sidelines. But he is far from finished

02-Oct-2015•Sharda Ugra

Cricket's canny iconoclast

Jagmohan Dalmiya's legacy as an administrator, in India and at an international level, was underlined by a stubborn confidence and an ambition to take on the game's well-entrenched power centres

21-Sep-2015•Sharda Ugra

The Sinhalese speakers club

What better place to brush up your language skills than the Sri Lankan capital?

03-Sep-2015•Sharda Ugra

The Ashwin show, and Ishant's second wind

R Ashwin and Ishant Sharma dismantled the the opposition, Amit Mishra came back strongly, and Virat Kohli grew as captain during the series win in Sri Lanka

02-Sep-2015•Sharda Ugra

India's will to win tested by searing conditions

On a steaming Colombo day, victory did not come easily to India. But the team kept its focus, intensity and clarity of thought going, and reaped the benefits

01-Sep-2015•Sharda Ugra at the SSC

This series a revelation with this bowling attack - Kohli

Virat Kohli looked back at his team's 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka and said, "I think this series belongs to the bowlers because they have been outstanding, they have really stood out in this series"

01-Sep-2015•Sharda Ugra at the SSC

India must renew focus with finish line in sight

Seven wickets stand between India and a rare overseas series win. They may be close, but they must remember the job is not yet done. To get there, they must put head over heart

31-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra at the SSC

Flexible Rohit backs shot-making ability

Rohit Sharma, whose batting position is always a topic of discussion, said that he was ready to bat wherever the team wanted him to besides backing his strokeplay

31-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra at the SSC

Tempers flare as Ishant, Prasad face off

The Sri Lanka-India Test series witnessed its first major boil-over on its penultimate day following a spat between Ishant Sharma and Dhammika Prasad towards the end of India's second innings at the SSC

31-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra and Andrew Fidel Fernando

Another bowling display of two halves

For the fifth time in the last year and a half, India had their opponents five down for less than 100 only to let the lower order off the hook

30-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra at the SSC

Resolute Pujara shines in stop-gap role

Cheteshwar Pujara's century was proof that at times in Test match play, survival need not mean mere tentativeness but the ability to wait for simpler things, like the loose ball

29-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra at SSC

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