In a laissez-faire economy of free demand and supply there is no such thing as a price cap or artificial man-made or mandated ceilings. It defies pure capitalism, which is exactly what IPL actually personifies. Thus, it comes as a peculiar paradox that the “recession-proof IPL” ( as vocally pronounced by their astute masters of… [Read more…]
March 31, 2010
Mayawati , UP chief minister, took majestic strides supervising the bricks and boulders near her half-constructed towering statue. She looked furious as her concrete nose was incorrectly positioned at a vertical angle of 82 degrees north-west. A disconsolate crow sat there pensively staring at parched agricultural land. Cancel that stupid police commissioner’s investigation into the… [Read more…]
March 15, 2010
By Sanjay Jha In IPL money does not just speak, it shouts. If today’s report in a leading national newspaper is to be believed then Mr Sunil Gavaskar and Mr Ravi Shastri have risen in a collective remonstrance against the supposed “reprimand” given to their beloved reincarnate of Moses Lalit Modi, IPL Commissioner by the… [Read more…]
March 5, 2010
By Sanjay Jha I was in nearby Dubai watching Janko Tipsaveric upset constant British-hope of renewal Andy Murray in the ATP Masters 500 tennis tournament when I received a text message from both a passionate cricket aficionado and the publisher of my forthcoming book. It was as concise and compact as the man it described,… [Read more…]
February 23, 2010
MS Dhoni it seems perpetrated the most horrendous, barbaric and grizzly crime since August 15 1947 against his own beloved country when India mercilessly thumped South Africa in Eden Gardens, Kolkata to joyfully avenge it’s equally mortifying defeat in Nagpur in the first Test just a few days earlier. At the time of writing though,… [Read more…]
November 17, 2009
1999. It was a decade since his debut in international cricket. He had already become a global phenomenon. India had begun worshipping their national idol with spectacular unanimity — a rare feat by itself. The World Cup tournament was underway, the biggest cricket show on earth. There was mounting euphoria and breathless anticipation all around… [Read more…]
October 12, 2009
Before we hang the Men in Blue by their cropped locks (long curls and pony-tails seem passé for India’s young brigade) first, the fundamental flaw. And second, how TV ratings and the Big Boss attitude of BCCI and it’s incestuous sponsors ensured India’s abbreviated presence in the ICC Champions Trophy 2009. The ICC Champions Trophy… [Read more…]
October 12, 2009
One of the most astute moves made by a cricketer recently went largely unnoticed, as perhaps several felt that was a sulky over-reaction to a devastating emotional loss of the Ashes. And that too a catastrophic second time on the enemy’s well-laid battle-field. I am referring to Ricky Ponting’s (34) determined decision to quit T20… [Read more…]
September 25, 2009
WARNING: IF YOU DON”T HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR, PLEASE STOP RIGHT NOW! Sex has always been a very popular subject largely because it is so centrally located, I guess. Indian cricket coach Gary Kirtsen ably assisted by one Paddy Upton of course has tried hard to make a Peccadillo Circus of it , dazzling… [Read more…]
August 5, 2009
The real reason that the BCCI is taking on the entire universe on the ‘Whereabouts’ issue of WADA ( World Anti-Doping Agency) is because they are dopes of the first order. Sure, the demands by WADA are indeed exacting but if cricket needs a global endorsement it will, must and should adhere to quality standards.… [Read more…]
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