In January 2009 I wrote a piece on cricket, predicting the downfall of Australian cricket. Also, I predicted that it will be a close fight between India and South Africa to be the number one cricket team in the world by the end of the year. It gives me extreme pleasure to say that I was spot on. India is the number one team in the world, closely followed by South Africa at number two spot. The readers interested in the preview of year 2010 in test match cricket are at …

Are you a die hard Sachin Tendulkar fan, core resident of Delhi, in awe of Shane Warne, and consider Vijay Mallaya a rockstar? If this is true, how do you pick your favourite IPL team? That is something I am still coming to terms with when it comes to IPL. Make no mistake, I love what IPL brings to table. Sports clubs and domestic competitions are life of all sports around the world and cricket should not be any exception. Soccer clubs are at the heart of Europe and South …

So its my turn now. After Gavaskar’s XI, Benaud’s XI, Warne’s XI, Bradman’s XI and so many other’s XI that have done the rounds in the world of cricket, I have decided to put down Shekhar’s Test XI.  The top XI test match players that I have seen playing ‘Live’ on T.V. or the stadium.  So apologies to the likes of  Sobers, Holding and Late Bradman, I have not seen you guys play ‘Live’ and hence will not consider you.  I hope there are no hard feeling.
The list below is …

The first test between Eng and WI at Kingston turned out to be an amazing game of  cricket. After the West Indies cramped to a 74 runs lead in the first innings, no one could ever imagine that the test match will be over inside 4 days.  I guess that is the beauty of test cricket… expect the unexpected. 
West Indies are known for those talk dark bowlers running in with weapons of mass destruction in stead of a cricket ball.  This incredible feature has been sadly missing from the West …

They say every dog has its day. I guess the australian cricket team has been that dog for the past decade and a half.  Finally, after a monumental effort from India and South Africa over the past 1 year, the invincible australian cricket team has been reduced to very beatable. I find the whole affair very interesting, in fact I am starting to like it very much. It exposes few extra-ordinary realities about australian cricket:
1) Ricky Ponting is an uninspired captain at best. In fact, if you ask me honestly, he is one …