Drugs and the IPL lack damage control
Why is it, there was no genuine surprise when Pakistan's Mohammad Asif's name popped up on the drug grid yet again. This time as the first, and so far only name, the Indian Premier League have on their list of players who were tested and turned out to be positive. Read Column »
How Mandela criticism hit Zimbabwe's case
Anyone who believes that Zimbabwe voluntarily withdrew from next year's T20 World Cup in England as a magnanimous gesture for the sake of 'unity' also believes in the Tooth Fairy. Read Column »
Why Zimbabwe has become an issue
"Cricket? It civilises people and creates good gentlemen. I want everyone in to play cricket in Zimbabwe. I want ours to be a nation of gentlemen." It is uncertain when Robert Mugabe expressed these thoughts. It would have most likely been the early to mid-1980s as at the time he was the African nation's prime minister. Read Column »
Pakistan deserves a chance to be ICC host
Security has to be tested ahead of the Champions Trophy and sceptics should be asked to hold their criticism until the Asia Cup ends. Read Column »
Modi not as streetwise as Packer
There are those dictators who love strutting their ego and power in public to accompany their fancy braggadocio image. Read Column »
Drug cheats are as bad as match fixers
When the snivelling Marion Jones admitted last October she was a drug cheat and a liar after months of furious denial, she deserved all that has since followed. Read Column »
IPL has its place, but so do ODIs
It needs to be remembered that it is the ODI/50-over game that spawned the T20 version as a way of attracting new spectators. It has given the game a new dimension, and that's important as it has given cricket a whole range of new, innovative and diversified skills. This has added an excitement and benefits cricket's development. Read Column »
Why an IPL system won't work elsewhere
Apart from England, no other county has the population to support such a structure. Read Column »
Banning SRK in the best interests of the IPL
Who would cop it if it was discovered that players had been approached or matches fixed? Read Column »
Time to stop fooling with the match-fixers
Match fixing and racism are two of the ugliest expressions in cricket's lexicon. Read Column »
