The Keeper There Wasn’t

Fate and flaw conspired to keep egalitarian football at the margins in India. Cricket—race-erected,...

Green Park Jeremiad

Its top tier may be gilded, but Indian cricket’s base is rotting away

Oh, Would That Patel Could Bat!

Innings That Never Was

Olympics will devalue cricket; its masters have no use for the games

Block At The Heart of Indian Cricket

A wealthy Board, wealthy players, but a poverty of strategy and ambition—and a ‘cool’ captain who’s...

Riots Are Elsewhere

So thought Britain, till the hoods came out in London and beyond

Agricultural Shots

The IPL stood for a new India. The mess it’s in turns the clock back.

Gandhi In The FIFA?

Twenty20 World Cup, odd exploits of a Sania Mirza or even a hockey triumph... but the great Indian elephant...

Parathas, Anyone?

The bad blood phase seems over, the two Asian rivals can now even be graceful in defeat

The New Indian Caste Taboo

It's a literary kala pani. What is depressing is that the old Indian cultural schizophrenia is still alive,...

Surprise Swing

Star rivalry, jingoism, twist in the tale: this battle had them all

A Seamy Standoff

Three cricketing greats clash in a high-profile legal match

An Official Disaster

Summer Of Discontent

Sidhu's acrimonious exit has cast a shadow on manager Sandip Patil's man-management skills

Quiet Indian Summer

Football and a smug English press drown out Azhar's boys