Sandpaper Gate 2018: Playing Cricket The Contemptible Australian Way

These are the kind of events that stick with people. Not Steve Smith\’s purported Bradman-esque Ashes season, not David Warner\’s scintillating knocks, not Nathan Lyon\’s deceptive flights and dips. These are the kind of events that will stick with these people and their legacies, interminably label them, and parasitically besmirch the highlights of their careers.Continue reading “Sandpaper Gate 2018: Playing Cricket The Contemptible Australian Way”

Why I Feel Virat Kohli, And Not Sachin Tendulkar, Is Indian Cricket\’s Biggest Inspiration

Sachin Tendulkar never inspired me. When I started getting into cricket at the age of 9, Sachin was already a nationwide phenomenon.  Cricket fans at the turn of the century were witness to the birth of a contagious, ill-fated cult of personality. Sachin had become omnipresent in Indian pop culture. He could make a nationContinue reading “Why I Feel Virat Kohli, And Not Sachin Tendulkar, Is Indian Cricket\’s Biggest Inspiration”