Sports Generally, a bad ball is just a bad ball; no one plays to lose Amelia Podder May 10, 2023 It is now a fact of life that when a player has a bad day on the field at the IPL, he will be trolled by his team’s… Read More...
Sports In defence of defence – played right, it can be a sexy shot too Amelia Podder Apr 19, 2023 One of the finest shots I saw on a cricket field came off the bat of Sunil Gavaskar. The bowler was Imran Khan who was… Read More...
Sports Choosing all-time teams: why Bradman may always not make it Amelia Podder Mar 29, 2023 Does cricket above all sports lend itself most often to such mental exercises as “the greatest Indian team of all time”… Read More...
Sports World Test Championship final — no room for experimentation Amelia Podder Mar 15, 2023 There is little room for experimentation in a one-off WTC final, with a combination of talent, experience and form… Read More...
Sports Cricket selection | Putting the human back in the machine Amelia Podder Feb 23, 2023 India’s K.L. Rahul and Shubman Gill at a practice session for Team India during the Test series against Australia.… Read More...
Sports Cricket selection: Putting the human back in the machine Amelia Podder Feb 22, 2023 Selectors have been in the news of late, which may not be ideal. Actually, they should neither be seen nor heard; or… Read More...
Sports Looking for players with heart is an important aspect of selection Amelia Podder Jan 25, 2023 India’s Virat Kohli celebrates his century during the 3rd ODI match against Sri Lanka, at Greenfield International… Read More...
Sports The McCullum-Stokes way: No going back to the drawing board Amelia Podder Dec 7, 2022 The fearless strategy adopted by England skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum paid dividends against Pakistan… Read More...
Sports What do they know of cricket who only men’s cricket know? Amelia Podder Nov 23, 2022 Sport in the subcontinent is often a story of early player determination, individual obsession that gets things done,… Read More...
Sports T20 is in transition – the World Cup is a glimpse into its future Amelia Podder Nov 2, 2022 It was always easy to write disparagingly about T20 cricket, to look down on it as an interloper lacking in nuance and… Read More...