Tag Archives : Rahul Dravid

The fireworks at the end of the match at Newlands were real awesome to watch and the Chargers’ cheergirls were hot as usual. But it was Gilchrist’s fireworks that were the real scorchers and it was Rohit Sharma’s splendid knock that was scorching hot, so much so that the Royal Challengers and KP were smoked out of the contest in just the first [...]

It is the battle of the South with the Deccan Chargers taking on the Bangalore Royal Challengers in their second encounter of IPL Season 2 and while the performance of the two teams will be keenly witnessed, the twin factors of rain and pitch seem toe be the taking points of this T20 fest so far. It will be interesting to see how the Newlands track [...]

The player of the match after the first two contests on day one of the IPL second edition that made a hasty exit from the sub-continent to the rainbow nation seems to be a pretty good indicator of what we can expect from the rest of the tournament. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid stole the show on the first day with Warne, Kumble, Hayden, Vettori [...]

Life and Cricket ate very alike and that is the beauty of this beautiful game. Every time someone passes away we tend to glorify them in a way that is often exaggerated and often justifiably as there are too many emotions attached to be objective. Likewise, when a cricketer calls it a day, he is often put on a pedestal that is too high and even the [...]

The story of one VVS Laxman is a story of a man who has maintained dignity, balance and complete class irrespective of what life has thrown at him. ‘Elegance’ is the first word that comes to mind when you think of VVS and his conduct, both on and off the field. There is never a controversy surrounding his cricket and never has he conducted himself [...]