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- Member Since:
- June 2011
- Based In:
- Mumbai, INDIA.
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Indian cricket team, Mumbai Indians
- Favourite Sports:
- Tennis, Football, Cricket, Motor,
Latest Articles
New cricket match-fixing claims are irresponsible
20 Nov 2011Is Messr Vinod Kambli a liar? Sachin Tendulkar’s schoolmate did a Kapil Dev on national television venting his angst at the perceived injustices done him by Indian selectors and pointing the finger of suspicion against his teammates for the 1996 World Cup semifinal debacle. Kambli’s tears were on display when Team India crumbled to an [...]
Can Formula One really take off in India?
4 Nov 2011Formula 1 happened at last on October 30, 2011, at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Noida. The event was awe-inspiring. Not for the drivers, teams and entourages alone; more so for Formula 1 wannabes who flocked to grace the momentous occasion. It made no difference to Sebastian Vettel; it was just another race to [...]
Indian team overflowing with options
1 Nov 2011The English came, saw, and were conquered. The freshly crowned No.1 Test team were all at sea when it came to negotiating the sub-continent’s slow turners. A 5-0 trashing might satisfy MS Dhoni and his young brigade, but the true test is to come when Team India tour Australia at the end of the year. [...]
Caroline Wozniacki ousts shriekers
31 Oct 2011That grunting (and shrieking) is really getting on my nerves. What is that horrible sound? That is the sound of cheating, according to Caroline Wozniack. “I think there are some players who do it on purpose. They don’t do it in practice and then they come into the match and they grunt. I think they [...]
The curious case of Christopher Henry Gayle
26 Oct 2011The curious case of Chris Gayle grows stranger by the day. Here is a man who has two Test triple hundreds under his belt; his ability to scorch opposition bowlers with his big hitting has the best demoralised and he continues to take the West Indian domestic league, Regional Super 50, by storm. Middlesex are [...]
Magnifique Novak Djokovic wins battle royale, US Open title
14 Sep 2011In a veritable slug-fest lasting a little over four hours, Novak Djokovic trumped the defending champion, Rafael Nadal, 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 at Flushing Meadows on Monday, September 12, 2011. The number one seed had an answer for everything the Mallorcan threw at him; from his top-spin forehands, ripped backhands, deceptive serves and breaks [...]
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