Good Judgment | Vivek Atray
Vivek Atray, 44 , is a civil servant by profession, but at heart he is a writer. He writes on cricketing matters for a number of publications and combines an in-depth knowledge of the game with analytical views. He is the author of the forthcoming book, 'MOVE ON BUNNY!'- a humorous tale of a young man's escapades.
He played cricket at the national level in the under-19 age group. He has also been organising one of the leading tournaments in the country, the All India JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament, for the last 18 years. He can be reached at www.vivekatray.com.
Team India turned the tables on old rivals England with an emphatic 5-0 win in the recently concluded ODI series. The totally one-sided nature of the contest meant that the treatment meted out to the Indians in England over the...
0 CommentsIt is the bizarre nature of current cricketing times that has led to a scenario wherein one season has not yet ended and the next one has begun! This non-stop, incessant, series of matches of all varieties has led not...
0 CommentsA champion side has to display, more than anything else, a sense of pride and commitment to the cause of winning. Team India has not been able to do that on the tour to England and has ended up losing...
1 CommentsTeam India's disastrous performance in the Test series against England has set the cat among the pigeons as never before. Accusations are flying thick and fast. Finger pointing is the norm rather than the exception and the players have had...
2 CommentsThe manner in which India capitulated before England on the hallowed turf of Lords in the first Test left many fans totally disheartened. The 2000th Test in history, the 100th between the two teams, was an occasion befitting a more...
3 CommentsThe one truly outstanding performance in the just concluded Test series between the world number one side, India, and the lowly ranked West Indians, was that of the tall and wiry Ishant Sharma. A haul of 22 wickets in a...
1 CommentsWith seven Test Matches to be played in the coming months, Team India and its think-tank would be tested to the hilt. On the other hand, three Tests against the West Indies and four against England would surely provide the...
0 CommentsOnce the IPL hoopla is over, the focus of the Indian cricket fan would doubtless shift instantaneously to the tour of the West Indies. Such is the non-stop nature of international cricket in present times that even the fans do...
0 CommentsHaving conquered the world and also the hearts of millions of Indian fans by lifting the ICC World Cup at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on April 2, the Indian cricketers soon got down to the frenzied business of playing the IPL...
0 CommentsThe sense of euphoria and elation that has engulfed the whole of India after MS Dhoni lifted the ICC World Cup is all encompassing, all pervasive. The man on the street, the corporate honcho, the young professional and the budding...
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