Forehand, Fight, Farewell
The moment everyone has been predicting (and some wanting) for almost 20 years is not far. A broken clock is right twice a day but speculating when Nadal will call it a day can...
Trying to change the clutch discourse
Going into the 2019 World Cup final, Kumar Dharmasena was the best umpire in cricket if you believed in ICC awards. Some 9 hours later, he was the reason why New Zealand lost the...
Steve Smith’s Ashes
When Steven Smith bats, there is only one narrative to the commentary: ways to get him out. One could get the feeling that he deliberately oversaw an innocuous crime to change the topic of...
Willow and Leather Magic
Something is red. So red. Sore and Red. It isn’t a thing perhaps. It could be someone. *** Nothing could be done. Something could be done. But nothing will be done but watching. It...
The Pup
There is a crack. It is due to degeneration. Michael Clarke can’t turn. It is not like he can’t turn because he is not a good spinner. He can’t turn because the crack is...
Not a gentleman
Rahul Dravid leaves. That right there is a sign of respect for the bowler. The bowler is contended. The ball is better off being in the keeper’s cushion than the boundary cushion. The grass...
Rise of a King
Mohali and Dhawan miscues. It was as if he miscued to give people an alliteration to begin their write-up with when they try to describe this match. Maybe he would’ve edged it at the...
