Ramachandra Guha

Why Gandhi would have been appalled by the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy

Why Gandhi would have been appalled by the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy

Unlike Mandela, the Indian revolutionary disregarded not just cricket but sport in general all his life

31-Oct-2015•Ramachandra Guha

Dreams of bat and ball

Dreams of bat and ball

How I went from revelling in batting fantasies in my youth to being comforted by bowling reveries in later years

30-May-2015•Ramachandra Guha

Four Sri Lankan masters

Four Sri Lankan masters

From Mendis to Sangakkara, a look at a few iconic batsmen who shaped Sri Lanka's cricket

28-Jun-2014•Ramachandra Guha

The stars of Kathiawar

The stars of Kathiawar

In all the talk of Bombay's credentials as a historical stronghold of Indian cricket, a region to the north gets overlooked

30-Nov-2013•Ramachandra Guha

The serpent in the garden

The serpent in the garden

The IPL is representative of the worst sides of Indian capitalism and Indian society

01-Jun-2013•Ramachandra Guha

Why Tendulkar must retire now

Why Tendulkar must retire now

Like the other great Bombay batsmen of the past, he should time his exit right. It can't get better than ending with a series against Australia

24-Mar-2013•Ramachandra Guha

Memories of Virender

Memories of Virender

Now that his best is likely behind him, let us look back on some Sehwag classics

20-Mar-2013•Ramachandra Guha

A case for the Amarnath-Kardar Trophy

A case for the Amarnath-Kardar Trophy

The historically minded will love it if the captains of the first Indo-Pak contests were to be honoured so, but what about younger, more modern fans?

20-Jan-2013•Ramachandra Guha

What trophy should India and Pakistan play for?

What trophy should India and Pakistan play for?

How about naming it after a man who has defined the cricket played between the two sides?

09-Jan-2013•Ramchandra Guha

Jacques Kallis, MVP

Jacques Kallis, MVP

One man stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to nominating cricket's most valuable current player

15-Dec-2012•Ramachandra Guha

My Azhar and my Solkar long ago

My Azhar and my Solkar long ago

In which the writer doffs his hat to some great Indian fielders he has watched

22-Sep-2012•Ramachandra Guha

The joy of Sachin

The joy of Sachin

For what Sachin Tendulkar has given me over the years, I remain deeply, profoundly, grateful. Those calling for his retirement should be too

08-Sep-2012•Ramachandra Guha

The other side of Merchant

The other side of Merchant

Mumbai has produced more great batsmen than any other city in the world. You could argue which one was the best bat, but there's no debate about the best man

26-Nov-2011•Ramachandra Guha

The strange silence of Gavaskar and Shastri

The strange silence of Gavaskar and Shastri

Why have these two stalwarts of Indian cricket never spoken out about the damage the IPL has done to the country's Test team?

14-Aug-2011•Ramachandra Guha

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