Sanjay Dixit
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Why central sports bill is a red herring
When I first looked at the draft Sports Development Code on the Ministry website, I was totally befuddled. Having contributed to the making of the first sports law in the country (The Rajasthan Sports Act, 2005), I did not know whether I was looking at a <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/09/05/why-central-sports-bill-is-a-red-herring/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Why the Vengsarkars of this world don’t win elections
The outrage with which former players have received the defeat of Dilip Vengsarkar has once again revived the old debate - should the Sports Associations be exclusively reserved for the former players? Though Dilip has taken it sportingly but some of the <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/07/22/why-the-vengsarkars-of-this-world-dont-win-elections/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Hazards of running a cricket match in India
An ODI in Jaipur. Suddenly the air-conditioning of the VIP areas and the players' area goes off. Throws everyone into a tizzy. It is then discovered that a panel has been made to malfunction by a PWD engineer upset at not being given the category of compl <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/06/20/hazards-of-running-a-cricket-match-in-india/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Shane Warne – The Flawed Genius
On his last day in Jaipur, Warnie looked a forlorn soul. He did not do his handshake with the presentation party members as he would normally do, and 15 minutes after the presentation had an altercation with me for not being given the pitch and the <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/05/17/shane-warne-the-flawed-genius/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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The Dummies’ Guide to Preparing a winning team
The IPL is into its second week. We are already having an overdose of preaching from the pulpits of coaching Gurus of various teams on their preparations and their secret strategies. Though I did express my intention to deal with both the short term and l <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/04/18/the-dummies-guide-to-preparing-a-winning-team/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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How to build a winning team
The World Cup is back to India after 28 years and with that the question - How to make a Champion team? Is it just luck as it often appears to the bystander or the lay spectator, or there are other factors. Is it a prescription that can be followed by all <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/04/06/how-to-build-a-winning-team/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>