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Category Archives: Controversy
Couch Talk 111 with Telford Vice
In this episode, Telford Vice of The Times (South Africa) talks about the controversial circumstances under which Cricket South Africa have revoked some of his journalistic privileges, and dealing with Haroon Lorgat in the aftermath of David Becker’s incendiary press release … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Couch Talk, Featured
Tagged BCCI, Couch Talk, Cricket South Africa, CSA, David Becker, ESPN Cricinfo, Firdose Moonda, Haroon Lorgat, ICC, N Srinivasan, Podcast, Telford Vice
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Board Games
In the Godfather, when Michael Corleone pitches the idea to his older brother Sonny and the family’s Consigliere Tom Hagen that if a meeting could be arranged between him, Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo and the New York Police Captain Mark … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Featured
Tagged BCCI, Controversy, CSA, Haroon Lorgat, ICC, India, Jagmohan Dalmiya, N Srinivasan, South Africa
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Ashes Black Swan Event?
Gideon Haigh said during a recent interview that despite the overwhelming dominance of England over Australia in the Ashes so far, the 10-0 predictions may not actually come true. He thinks that “there is a potential for Black Swan kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Featured
Tagged Alastair Cook, Ashes, Australia, Dharmasena, DRS, England, Steve Smith, Umpiring
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There Will Be No Heroes
Sport, at its core is about fairness – in how it is played, how it is run and the experience of viewing it. In its best form, it is capable of inspiring the actors on its egalitarian stage to the … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Featured
Tagged England, India, Pakistan, Rahul Dravid, Spot Fixing, Sreesanth
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On the spot fixing controversy
This is what it has come down to. Three players of the Rajasthan Royals, one of them played 27 Tests for India and is a 2-time world champion, standing amidst dodgy looking characters with their faces wrapped in black cloth. … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Featured, IPL
Tagged Chandila, Chavan, IPL, Rajasthan Royals, Spot Fixing, Sreesanth
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Couch Talk 80 with Heath Mills, NZCPA
In this episode, the Chief Executive of New Zealand Cricket Player Association (NZCPA), Heath Mills, gives his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the election of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as player representative on the ICC Cricket Committee, and the need for better … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Couch Talk, Featured
Tagged Couch Talk, Heath Mills, ICC, Jesse Ryder, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, New Zealand, NZC, NZCPA, Podcast, Ross Taylor, Shane Bond, Tim May, White Ferns
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On Sivaramakrishnan’s Election to the ICC Cricket Committee
The election of former Indian leg spinner, and current cricket commentator Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (Siva) to the position of Player Representative on the ICC Cricket Committee has stirred a hornet’s nest for more than one reason. The defeat of the seemingly … Continue reading
Morale-boosting MoM Award and the Media
A controversy has arisen with Mahendra Singh Dhoni having been awarded the Man of the Match award in the third ODI of the recently concluded India-Pakistan series. It was low score affair and there weren’t outstanding contributions from the winning … Continue reading
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Tagged Controversy, India, Man of the Match, MS Dhoni, ODI, Pakistan, Saeed Ajmal
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On Ramdin’s Note to Sir Viv and the ICC
On Day 4 of the third England-West Indies test match at Edgbaston, after Denesh Ramdin completed his century, pulled out a folded piece of paper that carried the message “YEH, VIV, TALK NAH.” for Sir Viv Richards. Richards, who is … Continue reading