Samir Chopra

What Cozier meant to me

What Cozier meant to me

When you thought of West Indies cricket in the 1980s, his name was up there with those of Lloyd, Roberts, Marshall, Holding and the rest

21-May-2016•Samir Chopra

Lessons from three T20 games

Lessons from three T20 games

Context trumps ranking; wickets matter; and it's still a contest between batsman and bowler

23-Mar-2016•Samir Chopra

Once upon a cricket pavilion

Once upon a cricket pavilion

When a place of refuge and sanctity in the game was used for torture

01-Mar-2016•Samir Chopra

FFS: a Scotsman's Ashes lament

FFS: a Scotsman's Ashes lament

The shared pain of watching the Edgbaston Test of 2005

05-Feb-2016•Samir Chopra

The women in my cricket-watching life

The women in my cricket-watching life

Cricket fans may be predominantly male, but there are plenty of women about as well

12-Jan-2016•Samir Chopra

Just win overseas, India

Just win overseas, India

Why the team's fans have developed an appetite for the kind of results their team has historically been unable to deliver

16-Dec-2015•Samir Chopra

Why I didn't watch the All-Stars

Why I didn't watch the All-Stars

Overpriced tickets and mediocre cricket: fans in the US deserve better. How about proper international matches?

18-Nov-2015•Samir Chopra

Set the fielders free

Set the fielders free

Artificial constraints, such as fielding restrictions, make ODIs and T20s feel contrived. The duration of the contest ought to be the only limitation

22-Oct-2015•Samir Chopra

The fastest bowler I've faced

The fastest bowler I've faced

A tale of Brian Close-like courage and brotherly approval

23-Sep-2015•Samir Chopra

It's better from behind the stumps

It's better from behind the stumps

It used to be routine in the old days but is confined to replays now. The absence negatively affects our experience as viewers of sport on TV

28-Aug-2015•Samir Chopra

Cricket on the high seas with Sobers and Co

Cricket on the high seas with Sobers and Co

A nautical encounter with the Caribbean heroes of the 1960-61 tied Test

05-Aug-2015•Samir Chopra

A Hayden moment

A Hayden moment

At times the TV does no justice to stunning pieces of work on the cricket field. At times you need to have played the game yourself - however casually - to appreciate these gems

04-Jul-2015•Samir Chopra

The theatre of the DRS

The theatre of the DRS

The relief at the howler overturned; the vindication of the accurate umpire - the dramas of the review system are many, and many of them are entertaining

19-May-2015•Samir Chopra

Turn down the telly, turn up the radio

Turn down the telly, turn up the radio

There was a time when cricket fans felt TV commentary wasn't descriptive enough. Now its verbosity makes us turn back to the radio

17-Apr-2015•Samir Chopra

When being an India fan doesn't mean being filled with despair

When being an India fan doesn't mean being filled with despair

Three painful partnerships, but only one - in a World Cup final - has a happy ending

19-Mar-2015•Samir Chopra

Throw open the gates to the Associates

Throw open the gates to the Associates

Keeping them in the World Cup will inspire their countrymen to dream bigger and also prevent the game from being monopolised by a small club

27-Feb-2015•Samir Chopra

India vs Pakistan, but it's muted this time

India vs Pakistan, but it's muted this time

The build-up to the World Cup clash seems restrained with fans from both sides not feeling particularly bullish about their team's chances

14-Feb-2015•Samir Chopra

Once upon a Bedi welcome

Once upon a Bedi welcome

Bishan Bedi welcoming the visiting Pakistanis at the airport in 1979 is an image for the ages

18-Jan-2015•Samir Chopra

Memo to Virat Kohli

Memo to Virat Kohli

India's new captain needs to realise talking is sweet but winning sweeter

04-Jan-2015•Samir Chopra

Grieving for a stranger

Grieving for a stranger

Not having known Phillip Hughes does not make the pain of losing him hurt less

05-Dec-2014•Samir Chopra

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