E.W.Swanton, an undisputed doyen amongst the chroniclers of the pristine game of cricket, in this masterpiece, pays tribute to 75 of the most ebullient,…
Venky
Venky
Possess a maniacal penchant for books, more books, still more books & lots more books -When not watching cricket that is! Love my Scotch &scribble for fun; Spend a great part of my professional life unraveling (or at least attempting to) the mysteries of International Tax and Transfer Pricing. My eclectic interests include Philosophy; Booze; Military History; Metaphysics; Quantum Theory and such. Mush being a strict taboo though! Led Zeppelin is ambrosia but never ever talk to me about Justin Beiber! I derive inspiration from Henry David Thoreau's immortal lines, "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
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“Controversially Yours” arguably has to be the most wayward delivery bowled by Shoaib Akthar in his career till date! Irreverent, irascible and for…
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When the resilient Rahul Sharad Dravid retired after playing his first, last and only international T20 cricket match, he finished with a strike…
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“The Meanderers” is a compelling coming of age novel that captures in a vivid manner, the diverse perspectives of life viewed through the…
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The French poet, novelist and dramatist Victor Hugo bestowed upon the world an epochal quote when he remarked that “no one can stop…
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Watching Virender Sehwag bat is more akin to getting to grips with the atonality of a rebellious Igor Stravinsky, than being soothed by…
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“XXX”; “Murky”; “Sleazy”; “Sexual Favours”……No this is not a concise review of an online pornographic release. Yet these are not words that one…
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Mr.Lou Vincent, When you made your sparkling Test debut against Australia on the 30th of November 2001, I happened to see the match live…
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Thou art IPL, the very agonizing death of cricket The Faustian fiend who in bargains proceeds to revel; Offering nothing genuine between the…
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The contrast between the two teams preparing to take the field at the Oval this Friday could not have been starker – buoyant…