'Bengal will win Bollywood one day and the world of entertainment will come over here,' Mamata Banerjee declared in Kolkata on Tuesday, July 24.'Mamata's fascination with stars is so deep-rooted......
Using a sledgehammer to fix some ills can cut down a game at its peak, warns Shekhar Gupta. As I left home reluctantly for the airport, I may have, in a nutty moment not unusual for sport-lovers,......
IMAGE: The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 'Why is a commercial venture being held responsible for a situation caused by mismanagement of the state?' asks N Suresh. So the Supreme Court has agreed......
'Over 50 crore Indians are currently suffering from a livelihood crisis, something to which the whole country had shut its eyes to for the past six months.''We woke up only after the IPL was......
The Congress has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of former IPL chairman Lalit Modi's deportation during his ongoing visit to UK and to ensure that the "fugitive" and "black......
The IPL auction of cricketers in February was called the 'Mumbai Cattle Market' by those horrified by the tamasha of industrialists and filmstars throwing dollars at players. Adam Gilchrist did say......
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Bollywood stars expressed shock over the alleged involvement of three cricket players, including S Sreesanth, in spot-fixing in the......
'They have a belief that they can go and win anywhere.'A fascinating excerpt from Mihir Bose's The Nine Waves: The Extraordinary Story Of Indian Cricket. IMAGE: Virat Kohli after India beat the......
The IPL has produced more controversies in its short lifespan than any other sporting league in history, says legendary cricket writer Prem Panicker. IMAGE: IPL 3 saw drama around the Kochi......
And no, the commercial sporting leagues didn't cause the drought, says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The opening game of IPL 9 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, April 9, 2016: Ishant Sharma celebrates......
'The Romans gave the world the Gladiators Fight and now the BCCI has given the Indian public this tamasha.' 'Cricket matches are happening all through 12 months in a year and it is not good.'......
Kolkata Knight Riders players celebrate winning IPL 7. Photograph: BCCI Has the popular Indian Premier League commercialised the game of cricket? Has it killed the actual spirit of the game?......