DRS has not covered itself in glory during the Ashes, and has reminded me of an earlier incident from 2008, as well as an even older one I would prefer to forget!
GULU EZEKIEL'S BLOG
India is the home to the best selling newspaper in the world, and the Times of India has recently celebrated its 175th anniversary.
My biography of MS Dhoni was originally published in 2008. A new edition has just been released, bringing the story up to date. As a taster here is the chapter that begins with India’s World Cup triumph.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has done a great deal to put Ranchi on the cricketing map, and brought back some memories for me.
The New Delhi weather has been doing its best to make England feel at home these past few days.
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.
Sometimes it takes a while, in this case more than 35 years, but just occasionally we have to concede that long held beliefs, even prejudices, were mistaken.
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.
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.
To complement today’s feature about Sachin’s best ten ODI centuries here is a list of my favourites from the Test arena.