Beyond the Blues

Welcoming the New Year around the country

Welcoming the New Year around the country

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Out of shape, out of game

Out of shape, out of game

In domestic cricket the ball often goes out of shape in 15 to 20 overs and then the ball is promptly changed

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Thought for food

Thought for food

Is the Rs 25000 per day set aside for food for players and match officials being put to good use by host associations?

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

A question of contracts

A question of contracts

It is disheartening to not be given a contract after having scored more than 1700 runs last season

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Another kind of jet lag

Another kind of jet lag

Day before yesterday we left our houses at 11am to catch the 1pm flight to Mumbai en route to Rajkot for the sixth round of the Ranji Trophy

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

When cricket becomes irrelevant

When cricket becomes irrelevant

However much I try, despite our first win of the season, I can't really write anything on cricket this time

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

What about the spinners?

What about the spinners?

There's a common belief that only the tracks that assist the quicker bowlers are good tracks for cricket

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Death by scheduling

Death by scheduling

Three rounds into the season, and the tight itinerary is already taking its toll

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Indias within India

Indias within India

India is a diverse country, but we don't usually try to learn about other cultures when we are touring for domestic matches

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Safe and sorry

Safe and sorry

Not many teams go all out in the first few rounds of the Ranji Trophy

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Ticket to Kotla

Ticket to Kotla

The Delhi players would have loved to go and watch Gautam Gambhir score his second hundred against Australia, but they had to wait - unsuccessfully - for the tickets they are entitled to

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Training routine

Training routine

The Ranji Trophy starts a week from now and all the teams would be preparing in full swing

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

The four kinds of leadership

The four kinds of leadership

Before you start wondering why I'm talking about leadership and its forms, I'll get to the point

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Does the county format benefit players?

Does the county format benefit players?

We don't have contracts at the state level in India and there is no benefit year even at the end of an illustrious first-class career

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Low blows all around

Low blows all around

In my biggest match ever since I was dropped from the Indian team, I failed to make an impression, thanks in no small measure to the low bounce that did me twice

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Ask Aakash

Ask Aakash

The reader response to the blog has been pleasing, and here are answers to some of the questions that came up in the feedback

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Disappointed to fall to the quicks

Disappointed to fall to the quicks

Both Viru and I are to be blamed for our downfall today as we were the only ones who got starts

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Nightmare becomes dream

Nightmare becomes dream

The first day of Irani Cup started off badly for Delhi, but at the end of the day they are not complaining

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Remember the underdogs

Remember the underdogs

There is only favourite in a match featuring the Ranji champions and a virtual Test side, which means Delhi have a lot to gain and a little to lose

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Wet, wet, wet

Wet, wet, wet

Rain has followed Delhi to Vadodara, where they have also been introduced to the red soil and the anticipation that cricket brings to small towns

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

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