T20 needs a bit of rain/gremlins
There are very few occasions in cricket that rain is good. If your team is losing is one. If the game is already heading towards a tedious draw is another. Generally rain is no good at all for cricket....
View ArticleWho hasn’t defamed Lalit Modi?
Lalit Modi has now taken his pissy little administracratic grudge match with Giles Clarke to the next level by suing him for defamation. I have no idea how rich Giles is, but his suits never fit, and...
View ArticleThe abridged version of Lalit Modi’s response to the second show-cause notice
Over at cricinfo there is the complete and uncut Lawyer’s edition of what Lalit Modi said in response to the BCCi’s second show-cause notice. I’ve read it, and somehow I survived. It is really long. I...
View ArticleLalit Modi to chair the ICL
Indian Cricket League announces today that Lalit Modi will be accounced as chairman of the Indian Cricket League from 1 November 2010. Lalit Modi, who has recently stepped down as chairman of the IPL...
View ArticleBuy Gideon for Christmas (or for any non jesus related reason)
Gideon Haigh has a new book out, because he is Gideon Haigh, and that is what Gideon Haigh does. It is called Sphere of Influence, and it’s really thick and has lots of big fancy words in it. It’s all...
View ArticleFor Lalit
Recently I was contacted by Kavita Gupta who is doing PR for Lalit Modi, and was asked if I could put up a post that they had written for my site and others. Below is what they have written, and what I...
View ArticleThings we need to get over about the IPL
Strategic ad breaks. They suck. And they are one of the most thinly veiled pieces of ‘we think you’re all idiots’ you’ll ever find. Ofcourse we could just think of them as alcohol, breaks or...
View ArticleThe IPL raped my daughter
And not only did the IPL rape her, but it was done in prime time, marketed like a new toy and was continued even when people seemed to lose interest. I see why some might have seen her as being a...
View ArticleA day in Bangalore
7:10am was preparation time. As much water as you could consume. Stretching. A banana. Finding clothes that would be appropriate for the task ahead. It takes 15 minutes of walking to arrive at the...
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