Arjun Hemmady

Zaheer: Ideal candidate for next bowling coach

May 16, 2020

October 3, 2000, was a special day for Indian cricket. It marked the debut of a player who would go on to be one of India’s most skilled fast bowlers ever. Yes, I am talking about Zaheer Khan. His performances in the ICC Knockout tournament at Nairobi took India by...

Australia’s rocky road to Number One

May 14, 2020

India’s 42-month reign at the top of the ICC Test Cricket rankings has come to an end with Australia becoming the Number One ranked team. However, this has raised a few eyebrows in the cricketing fraternity with some questioning the logic behind the ranking system. The reason behind India’s fall...

Resumption of cricket: What it may look like

May 12, 2020

After about a month and a half of lockdown, India is looking to open up, but there is no indication as to when live sports will recommence in India. However, in Germany, the Bundesliga League will be restarting on 16 May, with the intention of completing the remainder of the...

Potential effects of lockdown on cricketers

May 4, 2020

The lockdown which initially began on 25 March 2020 has affected us all in a variety of ways. Being confined to our homes for days on end is difficult and challenging for us civilians, but how is it affecting our cricketers? How are they coping and what can be the...

Legalised ball tampering: Cricket’s open book exam

April 27, 2020

Ball tampering represents the dark side of cricket. In normal times, players who have indulged in it have been vilified, banned and shunned. But these are not normal times. Now with the world in the throes of the Covid-19 virus, every aspect of life including cricket is affected. What was...

Sachin: An Emotion

April 25, 2020

There are two kinds of cricket players—impact players and dependable players. One of the rare players who had both these qualities was Sachin Tendulkar. India had its fair share of swashbuckling batsmen in the past, but what made Sachin special was that he enchanted us consistently with his technically correct...

IPL 2020, unlucky number 13: What’s at stake

April 23, 2020

IPL…the potent concoction of cricket and glamour that keeps 1.3 billion of us enthralled and enamoured. With the IPL on, the summer heat gets relegated to the background as we tune in at 8 pm every night to watch our favourite cricketers slug it out. Where else can we see...

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