Tag Archives: BCCI
A stage-managed World Cup
I’m glad the ICC Cricket World Cup ended the way it did, with good cricket on show. I’m disappointed that India lost but, to echo Sunil Gavaskar at the post-match show, I’m glad it was only to a better team. … Continue reading
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Tagged BCCI, Cricket World Cup, Motera stadium, Pat Cummins, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Travis Head
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Dream11: How hard should we work to play cricket for India?
The TV ads for the fantasy cricket app Dream11 seem objectionable, to my mind. Thus far, I’ve seen three high-profile players of the Indian men’s cricket team in these ads: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Jasprit Bumrah (there may be … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis
Tagged BCCI, ICC T20 World Cup, Indian men's cricket team, Indian women's cricket team, Jasprit Bumrah, population control, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan
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