Chain novels and significant numbers

Forgot to make the usual updates here on Eye on Cricket which note posts that went up at The Pitch. First up, a post on writing a cricketing chain novel, and then, a post on Curiously Significant Numbers.

Introducing a new blogger

Folks, it gives me great pleasure to welcome Satadru Sen as a blogger to Eye on Cricket. Some of you might know Satadru Sen because of his academic work on South Asian history, including a wonderful book on Ranjitsinhji, which I reviewed over at Different Strokes. Others might recognize that name because he frequently pens thoughtful comments on Cricinfo blogs (those stand out, don't they?). Satadru is a friend, neighbor and colleague (he teaches at Queens College of the City University of New York) of mine, and I'm looking forward to his contributions here. (Oh, and yes, I'm hoping Satadru will post links to some of his other academic writings on cricket, all of which make for a good read).

The winter of 1976

A new post on my coming of age as a cricket fan is up at Different Strokes.

When the going gets easy

A new post on the wisdom (or lack of it) of discounting scores made in easy conditions is up at Different Strokes.

Cricket and its great books

A new post on the pleasure of cricket books is up at Different Strokes.

Another Pakistani cricket self-goal

A new post on the latest Pakistani cricket hoo-hah is up at Different Strokes.

Modi and Haigh on Cricinfo

No, no, not together. If only. There are a couple of interesting interviews up on Cricinfo. Harsha Bhogle and Sanjay Manjrekar are involved in both; one features Lalit Modi (who has some interesting and revelatory comments to make), the other features Gideon Haigh (who has his history down as always). Check them out both.

Full disclosure please

Conflicts of interest seem to be quite common in the IPL. Today, Harsha Bhogle has an article in Cricinfo, talking up the IPL. But Harsha works for the Mumbai Indians. That makes his article on CI a press release. The least Harsha (or Cricinfo) could so, in the interest of full disclosure, is make a note of the fact that he is employed by the Mumbai Indians.

I'm used to the merger of the media and the establishment here in the US. Seems like it's catching.

Hat-tip to Mukul Kesavan for pointing this out to me.