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Jaideep Ghosh

Jaideep Ghosh

Deputy Editor

Introduced into Sports Journalism in 1990, the author has been covering cricket for 18 years, including the Pakistan leg of the 1996 World Cup and the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. He has worked for newspapers like The Statesman, Hindustan Times and Times of India.

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ICC, what do you see?

Posted Monday , May 19, 2008 16:17

So the International Cricket Council has decided to ask Shah Rukh Khan not to sit with his team. Wow. This one really takes the cake. Some years ago, we were told that matches were being fixed, and the holier-than-thou ICC suddenly realised that people had come to know what an ineffective and superfluous body it indeed was. Had it not been for a Delhi Police sting on Hansie Cronje, the can of worms would still be adorning one of the shelves at ICC's new headquarters in Dubai. From....

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The merry mix of Mallya’s men

Posted Monday , May 12, 2008 14:27

In today's day and time, democracy seems to be the in thing, even when it comes to corporate decisions and responsibilities. Many a corporate honcho has gushed eloquent about how he is "one of the men". "You are the experts," they thunder, "you have a free hand in running the show. I'm just the man who signs the cheques." That's exactly what happened with the Bangalore Royal Challengers and Dr. Vijay Mallya. He thought he had hired the best in the business, and given them a free hand when....

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