The village experienceThe village experience
India may be a world power in some respects today, but the majority of its citizens still live in the villages that make up some 75% of the country. Despite[...]
Category: India
Cricket Australia needs to get player availability policies sortedCricket Australia needs to get player availability policies sorted
Australian cricket authorities are short-charging fans of the national Twenty20 competition, the Big Bash League, through their policies on releasing players from national duty when needed by their BBL sides[...]
Black money continues to pour in to IPLBlack money continues to pour in to IPL
A little more than a year ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 500 and 1000 rupee notes would be removed from circulation as a step to flushing out[...]
Too much of anything is good for nothingToo much of anything is good for nothing
Last year, Australia’s national Twenty20 competition, the Big Bash League, had 32 league games plus three finals. It was deemed a great success. But the organiser, Cricket Australia, is not[...]
Australia taking a big risk by playing CumminsAustralia taking a big risk by playing Cummins
AUSTRALIA is likely to regret pushing Patrick Cummins into Test cricket before he has had a chance to play at least one season of matches in the Sheffield Shield to[...]
Steve Smith cheated. Admit it, and move on, mateSteve Smith cheated. Admit it, and move on, mate
ONE of the big problems that people from Western countries have is that they are unable to admit to any wrongdoing when they are caught out in a confrontation with[...]
‘The terrorist has got another wicket’‘The terrorist has got another wicket’
Dean Jones is one of those many former Australian cricketers who now earns big bucks as a commentator on the sport. Like many others, he has little of import to[...]
Does Steve Smith believe that spin can win matches?Does Steve Smith believe that spin can win matches?
As Australia mentally prepares for a gruelling tour of India, one curious characteristic of captain Stephen Smith is being ignored. This is Smith’s attitude towards spin and spinners when it[...]
The time has arrived for a literary fraud to resurfaceThe time has arrived for a literary fraud to resurface
One of the many big-noters in India has announced her return to the literary scene with a novel about the uprising in Kashmir. Coming 20 years after her only other[...]
Kohli wants the captaincy, of that there’s no doubtKohli wants the captaincy, of that there’s no doubt
When India won the fifth one-day international against Australia on January 23, the first man to run out on to the field and congratulate the two batsmen at the crease[...]