Jaideep Ghosh's blog from Cricketnext.com http://www.cricketnext.com/index.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:08:07 +0100 Cricketnext.com http://static.cricketnext.com/pix/web3/cricketnext_logo.gif http://www.cricketnext.com/index.html Feed provided by Cricketnext. http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/52723/hallmark-of-friendship-and-other-baloney.html Brett Lee is always the nice guy of the Australian squad, the chap who is a proper regular fellow, so much in love with India and all India stands for. editor@cricketnext.com Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:37:01 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/52001/the-midas-do-not-touch.html OK, so if an IPL player (or BCCI, or ICC) was to be sitting in an aircraft, and notices an ICL player across the aisle, what does he do? editor@cricketnext.com Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:51:16 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/51738/howzzat-who-cares.html Gautam Gambhir thinks it's a good thing to be able to challenge umpiring decisions, since matches then won't be lost due to mistakes by the officials. Fair enough call editor@cricketnext.com Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:00:20 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/51719/anything-to-declare.html So 50-over cricket is back, and immediately, one is seeing signs that this format may not go last too long unless it sees some changes. We began with the editor@cricketnext.com Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:03:06 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/51689/good-bad-or-ugly-ipl-was-fun.html You know the best thing about the Indian Premier League? Some people actually succeeded in pronouncing Kolkata (as opposed to Kolkotta, Kolkawta, Kawlkata etc. etc.). There. Now I will editor@cricketnext.com Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:34:33 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/51136/icc-what-do-you-see.html So the International Cricket Council has decided to ask Shah Rukh Khan not to sit with his team. Wow. This one really takes the cake. Some years ago, we editor@cricketnext.com Mon, 19 May 2008 04:17:40 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/51075/the-merry-mix-of-mallyas-men.html In today's day and time, democracy seems to be the in thing, even when it comes to corporate decisions and responsibilities. Many a corporate honcho has gushed eloquent about how editor@cricketnext.com Mon, 12 May 2008 02:27:55 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/50966/lou-who.html Lou, who? To enlighten you, this is some chappie called Lou Rowan, who stood in a Test last in 1971, as an umpire, who thinks Harbhajan Singh should be editor@cricketnext.com Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:18:33 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/50943/ipl-the-indian-punch-line.html What was that, what Winston Churchill said, about the British effort during World War II? "Blood, sweat, toil and tears". Perfect for the Indian Premier League it seems. Toil editor@cricketnext.com Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:17:56 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/50628/losing-out-in-a-pitched-battle.html I overestimated the Indian team's batting 'prowess' - I thought they'd last till the 4th day at least. Its coming to close to two decades of following Indian cricket, editor@cricketnext.com Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:58:29 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/50357/simple-symonds-now-humble-hayden.html Matthew Hayden is suffering from the worst thing that can happen to a batsman - bad timing. He forgot that there won't be another IPL auction in a hurry, so editor@cricketnext.com Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:18:20 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/50314/claim-to-fame-is-game-of-the-name.html Since everyone, all our business magnates and flimstars, is out to ensure a bright future for Indian cricket (while also keep the heating on in some households abroad) through the editor@cricketnext.com Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:26:59 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/50248/piercing-eyes-and-deadly-hairstyle.html A couple of days ago, I was going through one of the newspaper supplements in the morning, when I came across a list of the most happening singles in Delhi. editor@cricketnext.com Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:33:57 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/50094/gambhir-is-serious-stuff.html This season seems to be about taking on the young brigade - how the young lot are no patch on the 'seniors', and how India will struggle in the tri-series editor@cricketnext.com Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:27:50 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/50003/fearing-the-fond-farewell.html The Australians generate envy, with their pedigree and display as cricketers, but they would really make all go green with the way they retire. Did you see all that editor@cricketnext.com Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:15:37 +0530 http://www.cricketnext.com/blogs/jaideepghosh/1425/3619/indianness-comes-through.html Rock bottom has a good side - the only way out is up. This holds true in life and things more important - like cricket. The current India-Australia series editor@cricketnext.com Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:10:23 +0530