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    Harsha Bhogle

    Harsha Bhogle

  • Australia were caught in the headlights

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  • Proteas Must Look To A New Peak

    South Africa have stayed below the radar and that is not surprising because that is the way they tend to do things. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/10/proteas-must-look-to-a-new-peak/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Must stamp out verbal abuse in cricket

    England were deplorable in India and while it had been apparent in England that they would struggle here, the capitulation came as a surprise. I had expected better only because I rate this England side, but to be honest I felt let down by a couple of thi <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/03/must-stamp-out-verbal-abuse-in-cricket/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Real Joy in Seeing Lesser-Knowns Shine

    Bombarded as we are by international cricket, those that play just below the stars, and are actually pretty good themselves, play in anonymity, before small crowds; they become a statistic in First Class records that only their relatives will see. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/09/27/real-joy-in-seeing-lesser-knowns-shine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Farewell, England and the summer of despair

    With six overs to go in the last game of what will go down as India's summer of despair, Mahendra Singh Dhoni looked around the field for a bowler and threw the ball to Virat Kohli. None of his bowlers had bowled out but his favoured death bowler Munaf Pa <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/09/19/farewell-england-and-the-summer-of-despair/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Too much cricket risks player burnout

    So MS Dhoni thinks India need a rotation policy for players in the national team. He is right, of course, for either you play less cricket or have more cricketers. It is not that difficult to follow. ... <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/09/15/too-much-cricket-risks-player-burnout/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • More time in domestic cricket will benefit young Indians

    Ajinkya Rahane's success so far, and it is important to remember that it has only been two innings as I write this, is an interesting development for both young cricketers and selectors. ... <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/09/05/more-time-in-domestic-cricket-will-benefit-young-indians/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • World Cup champs in English challenge

    India may have relinquished their world No.1 status in Tests, or maybe just handed over tenancy, but they now have the World Cup-winners tag to carry. There is little doubt that India are better in the shorter form and though some might argue that anythin <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/08/27/world-cup-champs-in-english-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • The Spin Kings struggle in England

    In the late 70s and 80s batsmen were judged by how good they were against the West Indies. It was as if a formal seal of approval on your ability had been stamped if you got runs against them. Then it was Australia and some batsmen almost tried too hard <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/08/18/the-spin-kings-struggle-in-england/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Inexperienced bowlers must shine for India

    India take one of their most inexperienced bowling attacks into a crucial Test match and yet it is something they cannot afford to think about. Too often, when you miss out on a star, you focus on what you don't have and there will be moments when England <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/08/10/inexperienced-bowlers-must-shine-for-india/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Team India on the look-out for young stars

    While this tour of England has been a logistical disaster, so far it has also been a batting failure for India. ... <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/08/04/team-india-on-the-look-out-for-young-stars/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • The weight of history and the lure of the future

    In 1932 a group of romantics led by a benevolent leader descended upon Lord's to play a Test match for India against a country that still colonised it. I haven't figured that out honestly, for it means that India was regarded as an independent Test-playin <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/07/14/the-weight-of-history-and-the-lure-of-the-future/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • England Cook up a storm for visiting Lankans

    While watching Novak Djokovic dismantle the fittest tennis player on the planet at Wimbledon, I switched briefly to the cricket and my luck, or my timing, couldn't have been better. For at that moment, Mahela Jayawardena played one of the most exquisite <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/07/11/england-cook-up-a-storm-for-visiting-lankans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • West Indies tour shapes and builds a young Indian team

    A tour of the West Indies between the World Cup and the IPL on the one hand, and the rather more newsworthy tour of England on the other, was always going to be like a meagre piece of cheese in a sandwich - the kind where you only have a bit left a <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/07/07/west-indies-tour-shapes-and-builds-a-young-indian-team/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Of a middle-overs slowdown and a batting collapse

    There are many unanswered questions after India's three-wicket defeat by South Africa in Nagpur on Saturday but one unmistakable fact: We are privileged to be watching this sport and making a living from it. This World Cup is coming alive and India vs Sou <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/03/14/of-a-middle-overs-slowdown-and-a-batting-collapse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Yuvraj’s form is a big plus for India

    India is on top of Group B; it is knocking a few cottages down but it is huffing and puffing to do it. They say at Wimbledon that a few tough early rounds are good for you and if that is the case it must augur well for India. ... <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/03/12/yuvrajs-form-is-a-big-plus-for-india/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Castrol Index shows how closely the Irish ran India

    India's victory over Ireland in Bangalore shows how far the popular, and tough, Irish have come in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.   Two weeks ago, this game would have been regarded as a pushover, as a gentle walk … <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/03/08/castrol-index-shows-how-closely-the-irish-ran-india/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Bell’s dismissal was a huge turning point

    I've had the privilege of watching some great matches over the years but few can match the one between England and India for drama and emotion. Eventually, that is what sport is about and this game was a great commercial for cricket. It had valour an <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/03/01/bells-dismissal-was-a-huge-turning-point/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • India makes a powerful statement in winning opening game

    Some thought India's first game in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 would be a banana skin game. It had the potential to be one but eventually class told and the greater statistic prevailed. ... <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/02/22/india-makes-a-powerful-statement-in-winning-opening-game/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>