Amit Varma

What cricket can learn from poker

What cricket can learn from poker

Every decision on a cricket field comes with its own set of probabilities. That's what makes the game so rich

01-Aug-2016•Amit Varma

Indian cricket defies consensus

Indian cricket defies consensus

Earlier posts: intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 4.5 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

So what would <i>you</i> do?

So what would <i>you</i> do?

Earlier posts: intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 4.5 .

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

About perspective

About perspective

Earlier posts: intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 .

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

Hot in ODIs, cold in Tests

Hot in ODIs, cold in Tests

The Indian side seems oddly scizophernic, doesn't it

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

<i>You</i> decide the balance

<i>You</i> decide the balance

Earlier entries: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 .

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

Spectacle and contest

Spectacle and contest

Imagine a modern-day Rip Van Winkle who goes to sleep sometime in the 1980s and wakes up on March 12, 2006

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

A week is a long time in Indian cricket

A week is a long time in Indian cricket

Earlier posts: intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 .

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

Welcome to Different Strokes

Welcome to Different Strokes

The best cricket writers don't always come from inside the profession of cricket writing

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

The biggest threat to Indian cricket

The biggest threat to Indian cricket

Earlier posts: intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 .

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

The state of Indian cricket

The state of Indian cricket

Welcome to our second discussion on Wicket to Wicket

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

It's about comfort levels

It's about comfort levels

Earlier posts: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 .

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

Let the game be quirky, not the umpiring

Let the game be quirky, not the umpiring

Earlier posts: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 .

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

The perfect solution fallacy

The perfect solution fallacy

Earlier posts: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 .

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

Don't fear it. Try it

Don't fear it. Try it

Earlier posts: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 .

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

Doing justice to the players

Doing justice to the players

Earlier posts: Intro , Post 1 .

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

About Wicket to Wicket

About Wicket to Wicket

Welcome to Wicket to Wicket , Cricinfo's discussion blog.

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

Technology in umpiring

Technology in umpiring

There are few topics that arouse as much passion as the use of technology in cricket

25-Feb-2013•Amit Varma

Tendulkar and Laxman dazzle the SCG

Tendulkar and Laxman dazzle the SCG

It could not have been a better day for India

02-Nov-2008•The Wisden Bulletin by Amit Varma

Opportunity, choice and the IPL

Opportunity, choice and the IPL

Talk about silly money all you like, but the bottomline is, the IPL will bring competition and the rules of the market into cricket - and that can't be bad

13-Mar-2008•Amit Varma

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