Behind the face of cricket umpires

I have to hand it over to our friend Jonathan for this excellent post on the much debated issues related to umpires in cricket. You can read about it here. Don't forget to also see part 1 too. Jonathan's take on the increasing emphasis of specific umpires on some incidents taking the brunt of all the scrutiny by the fans and the media is well put out and the case of the extent of the workload, umpires like Asad Rauf and Simon Taufel have to endure, is an eye opener, as hardly any have ...

The tale of four captains

I have heard of multiple orgasms, multiple sex partners, multiple fractures, multiple organ failure and even a yearly multiple dysentery on you favorite curry from a shady road side joint. But multiple cricket captains is undoubtedly a ridiculous first. John Buchanan, as the coach of the Kolkatta Knight Riders, has sold his 'kinky' idea of multiple captains for this year's tournament. The choice of captains are quite interesting with Ganguly (the witch being hunted), Gayle (the pirate) an...

The bald marauders

The current undisputed "bald headed Chenghis Khan of cricket" Virender Sehwag did it again. For a moment I thought I was stuck with some old highlights show. It was quick... New Zealand was demolished in no time in typical Sehwag fashion. However, this is about New Zealand and specifically about a player that was instrumental in inspiring and bringing a massive change in the way the one-day game is played, ever since he made a stunning impact under the brilliant and innovative leadership of M...

Fear and sport

These are sad days... people loosing their jobs everywhere. Inflated numbers run amok where pompous companies were painting rosy pictures dramatically changing to the red in matter of 3 months, all in an apparent bid to put up with the pressures of 24X7 and 'Q by Q' financial reporting, the great greed to earn more through mere gambles in unnecessary hedging and the lure to get easy loans through it, all for some gloated media images on the path to an inflated economic stardom. Television new...