October 2008 - Posts - Pinch Hitter

October 2008 - Posts

Test of Cricket

Posted by Manoj Madhavan at 
At the end of the first Test between India and Australia in the current Border-Gavaskar trophy, I couldn't resist a temptation to treat myself to live action at least once before the Aussies go back home. The high-adrenalin action the second test in Mohali promised was too good to be missed by any cricket lover. One look at the prospects and you...

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Less to gain and lot to lose…

Posted by Manoj Madhavan at 
In cricket, they say you are only as good as your last inning. And when your string of bad form prolongs, you open yourself to the risk of being tolerated by the same fan who put you up on a pedestal not too long ago. Like in life, you perish if you don't perform and all the years spent carving out a career can come to a nought with just a few dismal...

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Dada's winning note

Posted by Manoj Madhavan at 
Now that the first of the Fabulous Five has announced his retirement, is this the beginning of the end of an era? All these five mesmerising men played together for the maximum period together. But inspite of their brilliant individual records, one has to admit that they couldn't collectively achieve for India what they promised. Even after a collective...

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Now that Sourav Ganguly is part of the Indian team, I have few questions...

Posted by Manoj Madhavan at 
Is Sourav in the team because we have a new selection panel now? Or, is it because of the relentless media hype and crowd pressure? Or, according to the new selectors, experience really is the need of the hour? Or, is he in the team because they want to say bye – the Aussie way? Share this post: email it! | del.icio.us! | digg it! | newsVine!

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Bye -- The Aussie Way

Posted by Manoj Madhavan at 
The argument continues. Should Sourav Ganguly be included in the team for the Border-Gavaskar series, because, remember, he is India's most successful captain, or should the selectors be ruthless and stick to their vision for a team of the future? Now, I would say our selectors should do what the Australians did to Steve Waugh. Unarguably one of...

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