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Author Archives: donthaveaclue

One of millions of cricket fans who tends to disagree with the insightless views of the exalted individuals who talk/write about the game. Also, one of those millions who thinks that having played some university and club-level cricket qualifies him to critique and analyze the game at its highest level. Hence this blog. In real life I’m an Engineer-MBA who consults with organizations on areas of strategy and operations. If you happen to have a lot of time to waste on your hands…my other blog Me-and-erring scribbles

IPL: beyond the circus glitz – 3

May 19, 2008 – 10:41 am

A blog by donthaveaclue: Impact on the basics of the game The final post on the â??Impact of the IPLâ?(tm) series means to look at the impact on the game of cricket itself. Being opposed to the new format of the game just on account of the fact that it is a new format is, [...]

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IPL: beyond the circus glitz -2

May 8, 2008 – 9:44 pm

… continued from: beyond the circus glitz -1 A blog by donthaveaclue: This is the second of a 3-part post on the potential impact of the Indian Premier League on the game of cricket as we know it. Impact on future cricketers School kid ||| Pre-IPL: Wakes up, dons whites, shrugs on his kit bag, [...]

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IPL: beyond the circus glitz – 1

May 8, 2008 – 9:35 am

A blog by donthaveaclue: This is the first of a 3-part post on the potential impact of the Indian Premier League on the game of cricket as we know it. I think of the three key components that will undergo change; current cricketers (international and domestic), future cricketers (little kids donning the whites) and the [...]

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Daylight Robbery II

April 15, 2008 – 10:21 am

A blog by donthaveaclue: When Graeme Smith set forth for South Africa, some of the factors he would have considered would be the Indian team, partisan crowds, turning tracks and weather conditions. What they would not have imagined would be how they would be up against not just the Indian cricket team, but the entire [...]

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Lessons from an Australian summer

March 22, 2008 – 1:47 pm

A blog by donthaveaclue: Mark Taylor said it was one of best summers of cricket he has seen in a long time. Others have been claiming that Australia V India is the new Australia V England, which isnâ?(tm)t saying much given those werenâ?(tm)t ever in the vicinity of being contests barring 2005. The long-drawn Commonwealth [...]

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