Tag Archives: Mumbai Indians

Couch Talk 94 with CKM Dhananjai, Performance Analyst, Team India

Posted on August 26, 2013 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, performance analyst of Team India and Mumbai Indians, CKM Dhananjai talks about the responsibilities of his job, the use of analytics in improving the performance of the cricketers, his beginnings in this career etc. You can download … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 92 with John Wright, Former Head Coach of India and New Zealand

Posted on August 13, 2013 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, the former head coach of India and New Zealand, John Wright talks about his coaching philosophies, what it takes to be a good coach, how it is different to be head coach for T20 franchise in the … Continue reading →

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Whose blame is it anyway?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by thecricketcouch

In a podcast interview I conducted with cricket writer Gideon Haigh, while talking about the use of technology in making umpiring decisions and the Decision Review System (DRS), he mentioned an event from the 2012 Ryobi Cup final, between South … Continue reading →

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The Ewing Theory in Cricket

Posted on June 7, 2010 by thecricketcouch

**This article has been cross-posted at The Big Tip** Back in 1998 or thereabout, when ESPN, The worldwide leader in sports, was launching its website, it recruited sports writers and bloggers to enrich the website’s content. While doing so, it … Continue reading →

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Coming full circle with Sanath Jayasuriya

Posted on May 3, 2010 by thecricketcouch

The beginning and the (seeming) end of the great career of Sanath Jayasuriya has tremendous symmetry to it. He began as a bowling all-rounder for Sri Lanka considered initially for the short format of the game, the ODIs. Now, as … Continue reading →

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7 Things I learned from this year’s IPL

Posted on April 27, 2010 by thecricketcouch

The IPL tournament just got over and my home team Chennai Super Kings won it all. They have been the most consistent team through the first 3 years of the tournament: 2 Finals (1 W, 1 L) and 1 semifinals. … Continue reading →

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