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Home > Cricket > Columns > Prem Panicker
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| November 29, 2005 |
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What Sharad Pawar needs to do
'It needs to empower the selection committee, and its chairman, to speak frankly on the subject of Sourav Ganguly.'
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| March 29, 2005 |
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Why did the team down shutters?
Is that, finally, no more, no less than a collective admission that Sehwag is the only batsman in this side with the nous to play the bowling on merit, asks Prem Panicker.
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| March 28, 2005 |
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Doomed by defence
What a send off for John Wright, the coach who taught this team to fight, to perform as a unit, to believe in itself, says Prem Panicker.
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| March 16, 2005 |
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Younis made things happen
The Pakistan vice-captain, who took over from a dehydrated Inzamam-ul Haq in the final session, effected good bowling changes to snatch back the initiative India had gained on day 1.
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| March 10, 2005 |
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Cakewalk turns complex
India has only itself to blame for not ending day three in the first Test against Pakistan in a position of absolute command.
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| January 22, 2004 |
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Yuvraj Singh was lordly
Talented players have lost their heads before; to Yuvraj's credit, he found his.
But was it ball tampering?
Tendulkar's mistake then, and Dravid's more recently – was that they did not do the obvious – take the ball across to the umpire, explain what they were trying to do, and then do it.
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| November 28, 2003 |
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Sins of omission
How did India land up with such a lopsided schedule, asks Prem Panicker.
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| November 27, 2003 |
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Can we get real, please?
There are no favours being handed out in modern cricket, Prem Panicker reminds the apathetic Indian team.
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| November 26, 2003 |
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Terms of endearment
The Kale inquiry will reveal nothing, because it cannot, says Prem Panicker.
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| November 19, 2003 |
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5 blind men: India's cricket tragedy
'The selectors, we are told, discussed Kartik's case for the better part of three hours. Five men, putting their combined brains to such intensive use, could have cracked Einstein's Theory of Relativity in half that time.'
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| November 14, 2003 |
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The Great Indian Selection Trick
Prem Panicker analyses the list of probables for the tour of Australia, and makes his prediction for the final outcome.
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January 16, 2003 |
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Nothing to crow about
Why did Ganguly have to get into a war of words with Martin Crowe, asks Prem Panicker.
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January 14, 2003 |
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Called to account
The players could be docked half their match fees for non-performance; but what about the BCCI, asks Prem Panicker.
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January 11, 2003 |
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Unpredictability makes India vulnerable
India can be expected to play to its standards, plus or minus 50 and there is no telling, ever, which it will be on the given day, says Prem Panicker.
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December 30, 2002 |
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First among equals
Is Saurav Ganguly the right man to lead Indian to South Africa, asks Prem Panicker
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November 11, 2002 |
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Doin' it Wright
Prem Panicker in defence of coach John Wright's decision to experiment.
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