February 18th, 2012 by Alagappan Vijayakumar | No Comments
We will never get ecstatic watching this gentleman bat or feel jittery when he approaches a century which would certainly not be the case with all other batsmen who hold similar records. Why? Very simple. An operation saves a life and that life in turn may bring exuberance to a substantial group of people by [...]
February 11th, 2012 by Alagappan Vijayakumar | No Comments
Dear Yuvraj, The first world cup that I got to see as an Indian cricket fan, like most of my age group people, was in 1999. Even as a kid, I had no hopes that India would win the world cup because nobody ever seem to talk about that. All they did was speak about [...]
February 7th, 2012 by Ashwin | 3 Comments
February 7, 1999, a day no Indian can forget. It started as just another Sunday. India were coming off an agonizing loss. The last three couldn’t manage 17 runs. Sachin Tendulkar cried after the loss. They need to level the series and were in a good position. They had set a target of 420 for Pakistan. Pakistan’s opening [...]
February 6th, 2012 by Alagappan Vijayakumar | No Comments
When Greg Chappell came to attend an interview for the much coveted Indian Coaching role in 2005, he didn’t just come thinking that it was just an interview and Saurav Ganguly had already given the vote of confidence which meant the interview was just a formality but he came with a definite purpose of making [...]
February 4th, 2012 by Alagappan Vijayakumar | 40 Comments
What does every single fan desires from his favourite team? What does a team aspires itself to become over a period of time? Be it any sport. The answer from most of us would be No.1 but a few would add winning World cup(s) to it too. The latter part is as important as [...]
January 15th, 2012 by Pradeep | 2 Comments
You will surely love this guy or you might hate him but you can’t ignore him. Yes am speaking about the one who is biased like none, who evokes love and hate in equal measures, mere name will give you hundreds of views, yes am talking about the man who changed everything in the Indian [...]
January 13th, 2012 by Ramanathan | No Comments
The name just mesmerizes people who love to watch shorter format of cricket. Experts say Test is the most dignified and special form of cricket, but this man couldn’t show his talent in that arena which doesn’t mean he is not the best. He is the best in what he does, he was a youngster found during [...]
January 11th, 2012 by Ashwin | 1 Comment
You will see hundreds of new cricketers come and go. Only half will stay. Very few will make it big. One or two will make it to your heart. And only one will stay with you forever. Like your shadow. Never leaving you. He will become a part of you. He will become one [...]
January 8th, 2012 by arun | No Comments
Whenever I hear somebody saying his name or even when I think about his name, the first thing that I get in my mind is the quality of being dominant. That’s quite true with his case, taking the very example of his captaincy. A captain must stand high among his team players (even if Sachin [...]