Random thoughts on the IPL so far…

1. Pulse questions The IPL website guys keep coming up with some hilarious questions to ask on their website. As an example, for some reason, Robin Jackman seems to have accumulated a cult following during this year’s IPL. It might be because of his genial way of commentating. One of the questions asked during a [...]

Consistency the key for Sri Lanka at the World Cup

Before I spam you with the first post on this blog after Bradman was dismissed for a duck by Eric Hollies,  I would, firstly, like to thank Subash Jayaraman, who has been very patient with me and gone through the torture that comes with working with me i.e. constantly reminding me to send in a [...]

Musings on Sri Lanka Cricket

Well, it’s over a month since I’ve written a post. The last post was on Sri Lanka’s victory against Zimbabwe in the group stages of the T20 World Cup and my incredulity on the fact that Mahela was playing like a gem while the others were playing like a blind man groping around for landmarks [...]

The vexing case of Mahela

In the past few years, Mahela has really been a very curious case to follow. He’s so prolific in Tests and always seems to get a hundred, whereas, when it comes to ODIs, there are just brief periods of excellence and plenty of times when he barely scores runs. Sri Lankan cricket fans will remember [...]

Sanga going the direction of Ponting?

Looking at this picture really makes me cringe. Is this the same Kumar Sangakkara who is being praised by many people as one of the most level-headed voices in international cricket? I, too, had a great deal of respect for Sanga due to his smooth talking and his level-headed opinions on many issues. However, this [...]