Sports A television replay can tell between right and wrong — use it Amelia Podder Oct 12, 2022 Cricket’s continuing engagement with moral issues took another turn recently when the Australian Matthew Wade, clearly… Read More...
Sports Leave Kohli alone, he will find his way back into form and runs Amelia Podder Jul 20, 2022 Kohli is going through a bad patch as sportsmen do and calls for his head are premature, ungenerous, and makes no… Read More...
Sports The third innings goes from place-holder to match-decider Amelia Podder Jul 13, 2022 At an Asian Games table tennis event long ago, a Korean coach explained to me the importance of the third ball attack.… Read More...
Sports The captaincy question is asked more often in cricket than many others Amelia Podder Jun 29, 2022 Skippers are most effective when their place in the side is assured and have the support of both players and officials… Read More...
Sports A fifth of a series may feel artificial, but let’s enjoy it while we can Amelia Podder Jun 22, 2022 The joys of a five-Test series are many and varied. Yet, increasingly this cricketing institution is in danger of going… Read More...
Sports Umran Malik and Rashid Khan have more in common than at first apparent Amelia Podder Jun 1, 2022 In general, sport values utility above artistry, and efficiency over creativity so we ought not to be asking if the age… Read More...
Sports Talent aplenty as India ask the same question ahead of World T20 Amelia Podder May 3, 2022 The tournament is in Australia in October-November, and as always the team will arrive there as one of the favourites… Read More...
Sports From Chris Gayle to Lasith Malinga, a fantasy team to take on the best Amelia Podder Apr 27, 2022 Picking the best all-time teams is one of the pleasures of sports fandom. Not even Don Bradman could resist the… Read More...
Sports There are 150 reasons to give speedster Umran Malik an early break Amelia Podder Apr 20, 2022 Sheer pace is one of cricket’s most potent weapons, and keeping him waiting might be counterproductive Sheer pace is… Read More...
Sports Back to the future: Punjab Kings and the romance of the heroic failure Amelia Podder Apr 6, 2022 Batters go on the attack from the start and continue attacking regardless of the state of the innings Batters go on… Read More...