Every venue has rollers and mowers, what more do you need?
One fine morning, I had just returned from a long walk, when the phone rang. “Mr. Sundaram? Hello, Mr Jagmohan Dalmia would like to speak with you”. I...
A True Friend
Our friendships with teammates and rivals are what most of us cherish long after our playing days. I was distinctly lucky in this department. Here’s an example of...
My journey into Ground and Pitch preparation
“What do they know about Cricket that only Cricket know?”...
OH OH TO BE IN SRILANKA
To write about Sri Lanka is always a pleasurable excersise. My Association dates back to 1954-55, when Mr V Pattabhiraman Bar at Law, and an itenerant Manager TNCA...
RAM SINGH AND HIS CRICKETING CLAN
Ramnarayan
Thangarasu Natarajan's spectacular ascent to international cricket led to widespread speculation about the role played by caste and community in Tamil Nadu cricket. I have long held...
LITTLE DOUBT THAT ASHWIN IS AN ALL-TIME INDIAN GREAT
There can be little doubt that Ravichandran Ashwin has made it to the ranks of all-time great Indian cricketers. He achieves this exalted status on two grounds -...
WHY BLAME THE PITCH?
If you are in the UK, the British weather is perhaps a much-loved and interesting topic of discussion. In India, if its cricket, the discussions seem to be...
Shane Warne: The Rockstar of Spinners
He could turn the ball a huge, huge way from the leg.
And then he could send down a flipper that would almost hug the surface of the pitch....