83, a film review
Warning: if you don’t want to know who won the 1983 Cricket World Cup before seeing “83” then stop reading here. Behind-the-scenes sports documentary series weren’t a thing in 1983, so in 2021 director Kabir Khan attempts to fill the void with “83” – the fictionalised account of the Indian cricket team’s unexpected triumph in […]
Book Review: The Greatest Year: The 1971 Tours of the West Indies and England
As 2020 wends its tortuous path, it sets a bar so low that we can only hope and imagine that 2021 will be a great year by comparison. But 2021 will also be the fiftieth anniversary of what author Anindya Dutta has described in the title of his new book as “The Greatest Year”. 1971 […]
Book Review: Wizards: The story of Indian spin bowling
The sub-title of “Wizards”, the fourth book of cricket history from Anindya Dutta, is “The story of Indian spin bowling”, but it could so easily be described as “the history of Indian cricket through spin”.
Sunil Gavaskar at 70, a thread
A thread that I posted to Twitter to commemorate Sunil Gavaskar’s 70th birthday on July 10 2019:
politicians standing in front of womens cricket team dot tumblr dot com
This is one way to welcome home a successful national women’s sporting team
ICC Womens Cricket World Cup Final 2017, England v India
Highlights from the final of the eleventh Womens Cricket World Cup
Sachin A Billion Dreams film review
At two hours and nineteen minutes plus intermission, “Sachin: A Billion Dreams” never drags, although it probably does not warrant a place on the top shelf of sporting documentaries. A love letter to be sure, but a well-crafted one.
2015: A year in cricket (or at least the start of it)
January 1, Kirribilli House, Sydney. Two of these three men still had their job at the end of the year: Blame John Howard for starting the annual New Year's Day lunch that led, in 2015, to this: pic.twitter.com/IeP3GCmAJm — Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) January 1, 2015 Statement from Kieran Powell about his absence from […]
Stats porn. Are we all addicts?
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The IPL: Welcome to Sub Prime Cricket
As I write, Delhi are 48 for 1 after six overs against the Deccan Chronicles Chargers, and presumably cruising to victory in Game Seven of the Indian Premier League. There’s a lot to observe and a lot to talk about.