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Suresh Menon

Suresh Menon

Reads for the road

Reads for the road

A dozen books that will give you an insight into the subcontinent when you visit for the cricket

10-Mar-2011•Suresh Menon
Unexpected beauty

Unexpected beauty

He was among the finest Indian batsmen, and had a colourful personality that lent itself to several apocryphal tales. It's a pity how he was ignored back then and even now in death

10-Dec-2010•Suresh Menon
The Bengaluru brand

The Bengaluru brand

Bengaluru seems to produce cricketers who are skilful, self-effacing, gentlemanly and confident

17-Nov-2010•Suresh Menon
Indian cricket's spiritual home

Indian cricket's spiritual home

It was here that a Test was tied and the then-highest one-day score was made, but Chepauk is much more than just the sum of its records

17-Nov-2010•Suresh Menon
Poetry in motion

Poetry in motion

Eleven players who couldn't be graceless if they tried

18-Oct-2010•Suresh Menon
Graceful and gracious

Graceful and gracious

Bishan Bedi's talent was vast and he had the heart to match. The beauty of his action was bewitching and he had the cruelty to go with it

23-Sep-2010•Suresh Menon
Sons of a golden age

Sons of a golden age

Six of the XI made their debuts after November 1989. A sign that this is one of Indian cricket's best periods ever

14-Sep-2010•Suresh Menon
Sirens of India

Sirens of India

Picking two out of nine spinners means it's a choice between the romance of the past and the effectiveness of the present

06-Sep-2010•Suresh Menon
Five fast men

Five fast men

Two from India's first Test, one from the era of spinners, a 90s stalwart, and a noughties hero make the quick bowlers shortlist

31-Aug-2010•Suresh Menon
The multi-taskers

The multi-taskers

Indian wicketkeepers have always been encouraged to be many-skilled. Three of five in this list have scored centuries, and one holds the record for the most stumpings in an innings

23-Aug-2010•Suresh Menon
Two skills, four men

Two skills, four men

In Indian cricket, the term allrounder has often been used with a disclaimer. But not for these players

17-Aug-2010•Suresh Menon
Modern masters or stalwarts of old?

Modern masters or stalwarts of old?

Will the picks skew towards the current crop, or will the Vishys and Hazares get a look in?

09-Aug-2010•Suresh Menon
Top four

Top four

Three one-time middle-order batsmen and one pure opener are in the running for the first two spots

03-Aug-2010•Suresh Menon
Honest but hazy

Honest but hazy

Amid all the statistical highlights, you get a look at the man behind the umpire, but it's a fuzzy image

25-Jul-2010•Suresh Menon
One-armed bandit

One-armed bandit

As his team-mates collapsed and Donald raged, Kapil Dev took the fight to South Africa

21-Feb-2010•Suresh Menon
The artist known as Jack Russell

The artist known as Jack Russell

The eccentric England wicketkeeper spent rainy days and time on the bench sketching and painting. Two books chronicle his art

17-Jan-2010•Suresh Menon
Jack Hobbs and the golden age

Jack Hobbs and the golden age

The Master's autobiography provides glimpses of a long-ago time that is strikingly similar (and not) to ours

13-Dec-2009•Suresh Menon
Neighbours divided

Neighbours divided

In which two diplomats and cricket lovers look at a half-century of India-Pakistan cricket and the attendant politics and tell it like they see it

12-Dec-2009•Suresh Menon
Trescothick, Gimblett and the black wings of depression

Trescothick, Gimblett and the black wings of depression

Two Somerset players, generations apart, have had their struggles with mental illness form the subject of two fine books

01-Nov-2009•Suresh Menon
Barker's bowlers

Barker's bowlers

A doctor, an air-force man, and 10 great players bring a childhood back to life

18-Oct-2009•Suresh Menon
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