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December 2012
- India-Pakistan Series Preview
  - A preview of the India-Pakistan Series.
- A tribute to Sachin Tendulkar
  - A childhood hero who never went away.
- All good things...
  - Thus ends an ODI era in which God played.
- Australia : Rebuilding or Rebuilt?
  - For Clarke the glory days never left Australian shores.
- Team India – A cause for intent
  - They can vindicate the faith.
- Of roots, pies and nightwatchmen
  - England’s strange selections in this match irks this Englishman.
- Good Bye Old Friends! You'll be missed!!
  - With them, a part of me retires.
- James Anderson : The Swing King
  - What makes Jimmy so threatening.
- The current state of Indian Cricket
  - Indian cricket needs a saviour.
- “Spin. Haha!”
  - A petit and loud letter from the curators to captain cool.
- Something poetic about India v England
  - A poem summarizing the first two games of the series.
- Ricky Ponting : Poetry in motion
  - An ode to Ricky ‘Punter’ Ponting.
- Rank Turners: India’s Friend or Foe?
  - A strategy to cover up a larger problem.
November 2012
- A tribute to Ricky Ponting
  - A man who evoked reactions.
- England are still rubbish!
  - Backed by stats, England are still on the mats.
- All is not lost yet...
  - India have managed to bring smiles to many.
- Broad is the new KP
  - Ineffective with the ball and a lover’s spat on Twitter makes Stuart little!
- Cook needs to be dropped just for scoring that century
  - A satirical post match press conference.
- Cheteshwar Pujara: India’s new force at number 3
  - Unperturbed by comparisons, he gets the job done.
- "No instructions on the pitch for 2nd Test" - Sudhir Naik
  - Q&A with Mr. Sudhir Naik, chief curator of the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai.
- India v England: Lessons from the first Test
  - Apart from how to play spin, England has a few selection issues.
- Will KP do a Gayle?
  - Vishal Shah articulates the two most destructive batsmen in the world.
- Is there hope beyond Kumble and Harbhajan?
  - Turning it the other way.
- Cancer, we need to talk...
  - A resolute invitation for a discussion.
- Looking beyond Zaheer Khan
  - India must begin its search for their next spearhead.
- Team India and New Selection Committee
  - Same prism but will the perspective be different?
- The History of Cricket Bats
  - The history and evolution of Cricket Bats.
October 2012
- Champions League T20 - A review
  - A review of the Champions League Twenty20 2012.
- The Champions League can't do without Don Corleone
  - The IPL teams must win this mafia war.
- Interview with a cricketer
  - A typical interview of a typical cricketer applying for a typical cricket team. How typical!
- Money is neither bad nor the only reason behind decision making
  - If we cannot support those who have it, the least we can do is not curse them.
- A review of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20
  - Highlighting through the ICC World T20 2012.
- Siblings in Cricket
  - That Brotherly Feeling on the cricket field.
- T20 World Cup Final: Sri Lanka or West Indies?
  - Ameya and James battle it out for their teams.
- What just happened!
  - A take on how a few teams performed in this World T20.
- New Zealand fast bowlers and the injury curse
  - The match fitness of fast bowlers worldwide seems to have regressed at an alarming rate.
September 2012
- Do they really belong in T20?
  - The so called 'minnows' have a long way to go.
- Is he really back?
  - Harbhajan Singh has definitely made a case for himself.
- Difference between Rohit and Virat
  - Sumit talks about what Virat has that Rohit doesn't.
- Fighting for hope
  - Afghanistan have more to lose than the other teams.
- Sachin Tendulkar should retire
  - James' view on the master's retirement.
- Is this India's best 15 for the World Cup?
  - Holdingwilley's satirical take on the Indian Team selection for the ICC World Twenty20
- Chasing down a target
  - Analysis of successful run chases by teams in Tests.
- There was more than stats to Andrew Strauss
  - Gritty, dignified and an eternal team man.
- The end of an era
  - Strauss will no longer lead from the front.
August 2012
- Is this "REALLY" India's best 15 for the World Cup?
  - Holdingwilley's satirical take on the Indian Team selection for the ICC World Twenty20
- On top of the world
  - A team worthy of sitting on the final rung of the ladder.
- Switch Hit this!
  - The KP dilemma has ECB in all kinds of soup.
- Long live the King
  - An Englishman’s review of a series that went to South Africa.
- India in transition
  - Pujara showed why he deserves to succeed Dravid.
- 281 – Retired great
  - For a nation, this is not just a number.
- Asad he is, A'sad' he may be
  - There is no UDRS for this blemish.
- Graeme Smith : Leader of men
  - En route to making a world record.
- Setbacks' favourite child
  - Adversities are his constant companions, but trust Rahul Sharma to emerge triumphant.
- The case of 'the next big thing'
  - Rohit Sharma has had chances aplenty. Time to drop.
- This must not happen!
  - Kevin Pietersen cannot be allowed to retire from Tests.
July 2012
- Morne Morkel: Partner in crime
  - Why every super-hero needs a sidekick.
- Cricket needs a 'quick' me up!
  - A look at the fast men very quickly.
- It's July again and India is in Sri Lanka...again!
  - A preview of the India v Sri Lanka series.
- A threat called Brett
  - Lee leaves like the quicker one
- Behind the stumps!
  - Mark Boucher at his statistical best.
- A World Cup experience
  - James recounts his experience of testing the World Cup final pitch.
- 8 July: Happy Birthday Sourav 'Dada' Ganguly
  - A tribute to Sourav Ganguly on his birthday (8th July).
- Mahi: The Miracle Worker
  - The Super King from India!
- Embracing the Spirit of Cricket
  - Is the BCCI listening to what Test cricket has to say?
- The Bowling Tags
  - Over time some bowlers are identified with the most infamous incidents of their careers...
- Minnows are passe, the Trendsetters are in
  - When David conquered Goliath...
June 2012
- Violence, but on the pitch
  - Attack, said the Buddhist
- 1 and 1 make 11
  - Number 11s can’t bat? Tell that to these guys!
- The Calypso brand of batting
  - Have Lara and Viv Richards spoilt the current West Indies batting?
- The IPL Low Downs
  - Ameya feels the IPL is belting it... albeit in a wrong direction.
- Switching from Switch Hit to the Whites
  - Mayank ponders over the career of KP in shorter format that promised a lot more than it delivered...
- Shane Watson - The Aussie Dynamite
  - A tribute to Watto's exploits that's longer than his career!
- Mister Cricket who mastered the game
  - A glowing tribute to the growing legend of Michael Hussey...
- Raining on KP’s parade
  - Controversies around KP just don’t seem to go away...
- The root of the problem
  - The solution could well be in its roots too!
- Clutching at Strauss
  - Nick makes a point about Strauss not being ruthless enough...
- Talk about talking
  - A thought on what needs to be said.
May 2012
- King Dhoni: One to lead them all
  - Adithya charts MSD's rise from a run out in Bangladesh to the pinnacle today...
- Dada and IPL: An unrequited love story
  - How Dada's contribution to IPL goes way beyond the numbers...
- Blue is in…
  - Blue has now become the colour of field.
- Practicing for the IPL
  - A different kind of problem the IPL poses.
- Any final thoughts?
  - Some last minute understandings.
- The IPL low down
  - James gets down and dirty to find the secret behind low scores in IPL 5
- More to the man than his stance!
  - Greyblazer talks about Chanderpaul who has quietly joined the 10k club....
- All of them are ‘Alag’ like the birthday boy
  - Ashish Nehra, the pioneers of erratic, irritating to see fast bowler, turned 33 a few days back
April 2012
- Switch Hit vs Straight Bat
  - Nick feels KP is playing to the gallery as he takes on Wisden...
- The light behind the stars
  - Adithya looks at the heroes who give us our heroes...
- The good side of the IPL coin
  - Ameya sees a heart of gold behind the glitzy facade of IPL
- IPL report card
  - Mayank evaluates the IPL teams as they approach the midterm.
- The Jewel of the Crown
  - A heartfelt poem by Dev Tyagi & Gaurav Sethi wishing the God of Cricket a very Happy Birthday
- United by birth dates, divided by years
  - It’s not only Master Blaster’s birthday, it is original Master’s birthday too…
- How my Dad watches the IPL Match
  - James describes his experience of watching the IPL matches with his dad
- A lesson in Mahelalogy
  - Greyblazerr is suitably impressed by the Mahela school of batting...
- India’s journey from Lord’s to Wankhede
  - June 25, 1983 and April 2, 2011 are two dates which define Indian cricket in totality.
March 2012
- Who made the rain rule in 1992?
  - On this very day cricket died a hundred deaths...
- Faking News Vol. II
  - The sequel of the Faking News Series
- Split Wide Open
  - Pankaj transforms into a fly on the wall in Indian dressing room...
February 2012
- Sorry, I didn't intend to get out
  - By bringing intent in, we are muddling the laws...
- Not every change is good
  - Where is the pride?...
- Faking News : Almost believable
  - On a slow day, Pankaj makes up some news...
- India's enemy is within
  - GK believes the root of the problem is within...
- The Great IPL Fire Sale
  - A quick low down on the IPL sale...
- Shooting from the quip
  - Pankaj gets hold of MSD for a candid interview...
- Different Format Same Crap
  - Nothing seems to be changing and that's a worry...
January 2012
- Calm Down India!
  - Mayank thinks all we need is a little bit of patience...
- So close yet so far
  - The reactions from BCCI and SLC couldn't be more different...
- Conditioning Indians for better performance
  - Pankaj has some brilliant ways to deal with this team...
- What's next?
  - Adithya rips in to the Indian Team after their insipid performance...
- Best is still the rest
  - What is the point of the title when no one deserves it?
- Watching a train wreck
  - You can sense the impending disaster....
- Clueless in Perth
  - There is something called a plan. Heard of it?
- Sri Lankans and the art of Harakiri
  - What exactly happened at Boland Park?
- Too cool for comfort
  - Sumit does a brilliant analysis of MSD's batting performance...
- Make way for Rohit
  - Sumit tries to make a case for inclusion of Rohit...
- And we all fall down...
  - Sydney was no surprise. But where did this downslide start?
- All is not lost, yet!
  - Mayank believes India can still turn this around...

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Manjrekar gets bounced!

The BCCI removes Sanjay Manjrekar from the commentators' panel.

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