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A Backpacker's Diary

August 2002

6 - Taking the buzz out of bunking -- Roshan Paul

July 2002

28 - A Saturday at Lord's -- Andrew Preston
27 - India play safe yet again -- Prem Panicker
22 - The spiritual intoxication of Mohd Kaif -- Faisal Shariff

June 2002

19 - Finally, BCCI goes down the contract road -- Faisal Shariff

April 2002

16 - Impressions of the first Test... from the US -- Prem Panicker
9 - Repairing for battle -- Prem Panicker

March 2002

4 - 'It's black, it's white...' -- Prem Panicker & Faisal Shariff

February 2002

1 - Match referees - consistently inconsistent -- Prem Panicker
5 - Sachin - In the middle of things -- Faisal Shariff

January 2002

31 - 'Osama is not looking for West Indian cricketers' -- Faisal Shariff
30 - Vis-a-vision -- Faisal Shariff
22 - Wah, Waugh! -- Prem Panicker
10 - 'We don't mind being called batsmen' -- Athimuthu Ganesh Nadar

December 2001

24 - The good, the bad and the ugly -- Prem Panicker
24 - Let Leipus have the last say -- Faisal Shariff
19 - Report or rip-off? -- Faisal Shariff
18 - The gentlemen in question -- Prem Panicker
1 - Happy endings! -- Prem Panicker


November 2001

29 - Battle of the brink -- Prem Panicker
27 - A question of answers -- Prem Panicker
26 - When the cart pulls the horse... -- Prem Panicker
25 - Liar, liar, pants on fire! -- Prem Panicker
22 - 'The day I made it' -- Jonathan Dyson
19 - If Sachin were a Sampras -- Mehul Shah and Sujata Prakash
19 - Cricket in the Maidans -- Jonathan Dyson
13 - India, not Lord's, is the mecca of cricket -- Jonathan Dyson
8 - Bowled over by the great Bedi -- Jonathan Dyson
6 - A Backpacker's Diary -- Jonathan Dyson
2 - True sportsmen or amateur salesmen? -- Prem Panicker


October 2001

31 - 'Why should a game be reserved for whites alone?' -- Faisal Shariff
29 - 'The South Africans go clueless if you attack them' -- Faisal Shariff
24 - Selectors choices -- Faisal Shariff
18 - Gary's going great -- Faisal Shariff

September 2001

26 - India's opening balance -- Faisal Shariff
20 - Preparing for the Proteas -- Faisal Shariff
18 - The Wright view -- Faisal Shariff
17 - Seminal moments in Indian cricket -- Roshan Paul
15 - The Kiwi won't fly -- Prem Panicker
13 - Fitness fundamentals -- Faisal Shariff
10 - The umpire strikes back -- Prem Panicker
8 - Selection trial -- Faisal Shariff
7 - Full strength, or walking wounded? -- Prem Panicker
5 - Tit for tat -- Prem Panicker
4 - Tour troubles -- Faisal Shariff
3 - It's all Greek to us -- Prem Panicker
1 - It's black and white -- Prem Panicker

August 2001

31 - Too much of a good thing -- Prem Panicker
30 - We are like this only -- Prem Panicker
29 - A dream too many -- Prem Panicker
28 - Do tails wag dogs? -- Prem Panicker
27 - "A system in place" -- Faisal Shariff
27 - Bouquets for the BCCI -- Prem Panicker
25 - "He's a brilliant guy" -- Rohit Brijnath
24 - The men in the muddle -- Prem Panicker
23 - Another false promise -- Prem Panicker
22 - Thumbs down on Pakistan -- Prem Panicker
21 - Who, or what, is a Raj Singh Dungarpur? -- Prem Panicker

July 2001

27 - An encounter with Laloo Prasad Yadav -- Faisal Shariff

June 2001

1 - Not in the fitness of things -- Faisal Shariff


May 2001

23 - Condon passes buck to the ICC-- Prem Panicker
23 - Sunday Club Revisited--Faisal Shariff
22 - Shaken, not stirred! --Faisal Shariff
19 - The Tendulkar master class--Faisal Shariff
18 - 'Who are you, mate?!'--Faisal Shariff
16 - Cricket in a Kimono -- Maki
15 - A matter of money -- Prem Panicker
14 - Points to ponder -- Prem Panicker & Faisal Shariff


April 2001

7 - The World's most valuable cricketer unveiled -- Paul Martin


March 2001

30 - Might is right. So is white -- Faisal Shariff
27 - Going out 'for just one more parade' -- Roshan
27 - In through the out door -- Faisal Shariff
10 - True lies, and other tales -- Faisal Shariff
08 - Cricket with the 'mates' -- Roshan Paul


February 2001

21 - A tale of two sides -- Prem Panicker
17 - Yehi hai Wright choice, maybe! -- Faisal Shariff
16 - And he toils alone... -- Faisal Shariff
15 - All that glitters is not gold! -- Faisal Shariff
13 - Camp John -- Faisal Shariff
12 - It's even, Steven! -- Faisal Shariff
10 - Action reaction -- Prem Panicker     ( Your Responses )
09 - Politics puts brakes on King Commission -- Paul Martin
08 - War of the bouncers could get painful -- Paul Martin
07 - Narrowing the Quality Gap -- Roshan Paul    ( Your Responses )
06 - 'For want of a shoe, the horse was lost...' -- Prem Panicker
05 - (Last) Words to Treasure -- Roshan Paul
03 - Sledging is human, and forgiving, divine -- Roshan Paul
02 - Figuring out the Code -- Prem Panicker
01 - Lessons for the learning -- Prem Panicker


January 2001

31 - Thinking Aloud -- Prem Panicker
30 - There's something about Mongia -- Faisal Shariff
29 - So, who's the best? -- Readers' turn
26 - Sachin -- in Stats and Figures -- Mohandas Menon
25 - Is Sachin the Greatest? -- Prem Panicker
24 - On the fringe...
Faisal Shariff speaks to a few players in a bid to find out
23 - For flag and country
Mahesh Patwardhan attempts to find out the driving force behind the Indian cricket fan.
22 - Sex and the Gentleman's game
Roshan Paul on the latest scandal to rock cricket.
20 - Election blues
Faisal Shariff attends the MCA AGM and raises a few questions...
18 - Adams Paradise Lost
Roshan Paul steps into the shoes of the beleagured West Indian skipper, Jimmy Adams and wonders aloud what might be going through the skippers mind.
17 - Wadekar 'roles' on
Faisal Shariff in a conversation with Ajit Wadekar,not a man of many words, and asks him why he is a better bet than Sharad Pawar for the post of MCA President.
16 - The Aura of Lord's
Roshan Paul on the pilgrimage that every cricket fan must make; a pilgrimage to the Mecca of cricket: to Lord's
15 - The MCA battle
Faisal Shariff has a look at the two contestants, Sharad Pawar and Ajit Wadekar, who are in the fray for the MCA presidency.
13 - A question of answers
Prem Panicker lays out a structure for the contract system but wonders whether it will ever be implemented
12 -Of the players, by the players...
Faisal Shariff presented our thoughts, and those sent in by readers, to various players at the local and national levels. This is what they had to say.
11 - Money Tree
Prem Panicker looks into the reasons as to why having a contract system makes sense.
10 - Player contracts - Reader's opinion
What you had to say about the proposed contract system.
09 - Terms of endearment
Indian cricket is a bit like a duckpond -- a calm and placid exterior, but with lots of busy paddling going on beneath the surface of the waters. Faisal Shariff has a look at what lies beneath.
08 - Bombay readies seaming wicket for Aussies
Faisal Shariff recalls a conversation with the curator of the Wankhede wicket, Nadeem Memon where the Australians play their first Test.


December 2000

20 December -Prem Panicker
15 December -Prem Panicker
12 December -Prem Panicker
11 December -Prem Panicker
07 December -Prem Panicker
06 December -Prem Panicker
04 December -Prem Panicker
01 December -Prem Panicker


November 2000

30 November -Prem Panicker
27 November -Prem Panicker
26 November -Prem Panicker
24 November -Prem Panicker
22 November -Prem Panicker
21 November -Prem Panicker
20 November -Prem Panicker
10 November -Prem Panicker
9 November -Prem Panicker
7 November -Prem Panicker
5 November -Prem Panicker
4 November -Prem Panicker
3 November -Prem Panicker
2 November -Prem Panicker


October 2000

31 October -Prem Panicker
30 October -Prem Panicker
24 October -Prem Panicker
19 October -Prem Panicker
18 October -Prem Panicker
16 October -Prem Panicker


September 2000

14 September -Prem Panicker
12 September -Prem Panicker
09 September -Prem Panicker
08 September -Prem Panicker
07 September -Prem Panicker
06 September -Prem Panicker
05 September -Prem Panicker
04 September -Prem Panicker


August 2000

28 August -Prem Panicker
26 August -Prem Panicker
23 August -Prem Panicker
21 August -Prem Panicker
18 August -Prem Panicker
17 August -Faisal Shariff
14 August -Prem Panicker
12 August -Prem Panicker
11 August -Prem Panicker
10 August -Prem Panicker
09 August -Prem Panicker
08 August -Faisal Shariff
07 August -Harsha Bhogle
05 August -Prem Panicker
02 August -Prem Panicker