By admin on August 11, 2008
I write this in the backdrop of the latest slump by Indian cricket, and the controversies involving two Indian athletes – Monica Devi and Sania Mirza – at the Beijing Olympics 2008.
Indian sports – not only cricket – has been like this only since we gained independence. I recently had a chat with some sportsmen [...]
Posted in Cricket, Indian Sports | Tagged ahmedabad, beijing olympics 2008, Controversies, Cricket, gca, Gujarat, gujarat cricket association, hockey, india, indian cricket, Indian Sports, mismanagement, monica devi, sania mirza |
By admin on March 7, 2008
Kishen Karve, the lonely Hockey warrior from Gujarat, is no more. He passed away recently, after being briefly ill in Ahmedabad at the age of 84. I had met him several times last year while trying to do my own research on why the Indian sports were lagging behind in most international meets. My aim [...]
Posted in Indian Sports | Tagged ahmedabad, dhyan chand, Gujarat, hockey coach, india, Indian Sports, kishen karve, manna singh |
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