Off-Side
By Shamya Dasgupta
It’s all about Maradona
Jun 1st
Diego Maradona came out with yet another superb one recently. The god of football has promised to run naked across the streets of Buenos Aires if Argentina win the World Cup.
So England can win!
May 17th
Would you believe it! England has won the World T20. Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable. And it actually messes up everything I always thought true and obvious about cricket. Or sport in general.
Advocating for the Devil
May 13th
How bad does a team have to be to lose all their Super Eight encounters? Fairly bad, right? Like Bangladesh or Zimbabwe? Possibly. Well, India have now managed to pull it off twice in a row. Not one of the minnows. India. The number one Test team in the world. The number two ODI team in the world.
It all looks rather iffy
May 1st
Will India repeat 2007 in the West Indies? Or will it be a repeat of 2009?
Unfortunately, it looks more like 2009 at this stage; a repeat of when India failed to even make it to the semi-finals, despite being the defending champions. Everything went wrong for them.
Should we celebrate or not?
Apr 26th
I don’t like Indian cricket administrators. Or any Indian sports administrator with just a few exceptions. The reason is very simple: they are mostly all frauds. Cheats. In it for the money. In cricket, the money is all over. But make no mistake about it, enough money seeps through in other sports as well. Enough More >
Ohhh Calcutta!
Apr 14th
Yeah, well, it’s that time of the year when being from Calcutta is a stupid cross to bear. Yeah, the IPL. Like each year, you hope that the fixers are actually at work and Shah Rukh Khan’s team will reach at least the last four, if not the final, if not win the trophy.
Tests remain the key
Apr 5th
Jacques Kallis, Sachin Tendulkar, and now Murali Vijay. Three men who are out there proving that you don’t have to play scoops over the wicketkeeper or play inside out shots over cover or hit the ball from outside the off-stump over mid-wicket. Yes, the new-age strokes are good for getting those 15-ball 30s, but are More >
