Gulu Ezekiel - ARTICLES

January09

Warm up?

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The New Delhi weather has been doing its best to make England feel at home these past few days.

December15

Howzat!

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Can incidents from cricket’s history form the basis of a mainstream television drama? It appears so, although strict adherence to the known facts seems not to be compulsory.

September14

Meeting a Hero

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As Glenn McGrath recently took charge of the MRF foundation I was reminded of the day, a quarter of a century ago, when his illustrious predecessor first took up the post.

May27

Benevolent BCCI?

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Apologies if I seem cynical, but I am not convinced by the motives behind the BCCI’s recent decision to make cash available to former players, money after all talks; it can also buy silence.

March18

The Future of Cricket

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We are grateful to Gulu Ezekiel for taking a break from preparing the final draft of his revised biography of Sachin Tendulkar in order to let us have this review.

March17

Celebrating Sachin

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This week Sachin finally reached the historic milestone of one hundred international centuries. To mark this I have gathered together some of my favourite quotes, both about him and from him.

February29

Hobart on Tuesday

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Virat Kohli’s remarkable innings against Sri Lanka on 28 February reminded me of another occasion, more than a quarter of a century ago, when India had an enjoyable trip to Tasmania.

January29

Ranji Trophy 2011/12

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The Ranji Trophy has ended for this season and stays with Rajasthan – here are some thoughts on how the famous old competition unfolded this time around.