Tape-delayed cricket in 2011

A new post on tape-delayed cricket is up at Different Strokes.

Premature Exits

A new post on the perils of early abandonment by fans (of a game they are watching) is up at Different Strokes.

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).

A review of Fire in Babylon

A review of Fire in Babylon is up at Different Strokes.

A few Different Strokes

I have finally resumed blogging over at Different Strokes after a small break. A few posts have gone up over the past month (which I forgot to link to out here).

Most recently, part two of my Great Misses series - on the 1985 Boxing Day Test. Before that, part one featured the 1979 Oval Test. These in turn, were preceded by an article on how, when it comes to sledging, nothing is new under the sun, except for the television coverage. This streak of nostalgia-mongering is evident in an article on the 1987 World Cup, and its cruel denial of a dream final to Indian and Pakistan fans. Perhaps the most topical article was a quasi-review of two excellent books by Gideon Haigh and David Post. Check 'em out.

The winter of 1976

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

A delectable duet

A new post on the India-Australia series has just gone up at Different Strokes.

Tendulkar's 155 on IRC

A new post on the pleasures of cricket via IRC (the Internet Relay Chat) has gone up at Different Strokes. In particular, in this post, I talk about following Tendulkar's epic 155 against the 1998 Australians.

The Mohali Miss

A new post on the agony and the ecstasy of the Mohali test has gone up at Different Strokes.

The allure of spot-fixing

My take on why spot-fixing is as bad as any other kind of fixing 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.

Broady you silly boy

Over at Different Strokes, I join the party in having a go at Stuart Broad (via having a go at Duncan Fletcher's lame defense of him in the Guardian).

Begging for mercy

Over at Different Strokes, I join the chorus in bagging the SSC test. I will have some thoughts on Suresh Raina tomorrow.

Viru, one short, and how

A new post on Viru the incorrigible went up yesterday at Different Strokes

BrawlGate and the Golden Mean

A new post on BrawlGate and the search for the golden mean is up at Different Strokes.

PS: I'm not sure I've said anything new in this post, but I still feel like I had to get it off my chest post-T20 WC.

Rich in what sense?

A new post on the 'true' cricketing wealth of a nation is up at Different Strokes

Big-hitting like you've never seen

A new post on the biggest hitting I've seen is up at Different Strokes.

Cricket, up close and personal

A new post on my best cricket-watching experiences is up at Different Strokes.

Cricket and becoming American

A post on an unlikely cricketing encounter in the US went up yesterday on Different Strokes.

Cricket and its great books

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