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Monday morning reads
The big and expected news of the day is that England return defies terrorists and the better news is that Full squad will tour India.
The Indian Express' GS Vivek spoke with leg-spinner Amit Mishra who said ‘Cricket made me financially secure’. In the same daily, Devendra Pandey has traced rookie Mumbai left-arm seamer Rahil Shaikh’s journey from ( Read more... ) -
Sunday reading
Former Englad captain David Gower writes about how Kevin Pietersen shows powers of persuasion. There is more praise for Kevin Pietersen from The Guardian's Vic Marks who says Captain Kev a winner even if team lose while David Hopps shares his dreams!
Daily Telegraph reports that a Full England team to resume two-Test tour of India and also suggests ( Read more... ) -
Maradona arrives in Kolkata
Diego Maradona's arrival to a red carpet welcome in Kolkata has forced attention away from cricket for a bit. Indian skipper Bhaichung Bhutia has been quoted as saying "We can't just expect his (Maradona) being here will change things. We need to have a long-term plan in place for the coaching centre and develop it accordingly. We need to do the ( Read more... ) -
Today's reading
Quite obviously Yuvraj returns, Badrinath stays is the big news that has taken up space and time in the past 12 hours.
Pietersen's side must go back to help heal India's wounds write Angus Fraser in The Independent while Nirmal Shekar writes about Counting the cost of cricket in The Hindu.
Away from cricket, The Hindu caught up with Saina Nehwal ( Read more... ) -
Cricket as a balm
I think cricket can come as a soothing balm to India's collective psyche. There is no question that the pain will never really go, the scars will never really disappear from India’s collective psyche. But there is no doubt that sport can soothe some of the anguish caused to civil society by mindless acts of terror. India needs its sporting heroes ( Read more... ) -
Some reading this morning
Young all-rounder Sumit Narwal starred in Delhi's outright win over Orissa in a Ranji Trophy game that saw 40 wickets fall in two days. Read Railways in trouble to get a good idea about the other Ranji games.
While on cricket, The Hindu's KC Vijaya Kumar has got India's bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad to say that the Bowlers have shown the ( Read more... ) -
Interesting reading this morning
Sourav Ganguly Doubts if England will be back
"My gut feeling is that cricket will see an interruption in the short term but business will resume as normal shortly afterwards, says former Australian captain," Steve Waugh
England will send a cricket team back to India later this week if security advice is favourable, although individual players are ( Read more... ) -
Top stories from the dailes
Nirmal Shekar writes in The Hindu about Cricket’s place in the cosmos while Kadambari Murali in Hindustan Times that Indian cricketers are also reluctant to play under the circumstances. The Hindu also has an agency report on Lalit Modi. British media lambasts Modi
Kevin Pietersen has told The Times that he would put any pressure on his team-mates ( Read more... ) -
Harsha Bhogle's voice of reason comes through
Read Harsha Bhogle make a fine point in this piece that is headlined Cricket must give in to reality but yes, it is not surprising that Guwahati heartbroken after another missed chance. -
Scanning the British papers
For decades the Taj Mahal Palace hotel has been a refuge from the assault on the senses that is a part of every India tour, says former England captain Mike Atherton in his piece in The Times
England should not abandon its tour of India but resume it as soon as possible, says former England fast bowler Mile Selvey in The Guardian.
Matthew Pryor ( Read more... )