Surjeet M

They flattered to deceive. And how disappointed they left fans in the end! Disappointing could be an understatement given the gap between promise and delivery from both South Africa and the…

Sizzling pace, a flurry of bouncers, in your face combativeness and raw intimidation. This West Indian pace unit may not be a match to the fearsome quartet of Michael Holding, Andy Roberts,…

What if Faf du Plessis had latched on to that loopy catch in the slips to get Rohit Sharma out? What if the half-chances offered by Indian batsmen in the beginning of their run chase against…

There are arguments that the anti-BJP parties would find difficult to win. Unless and until they a devise a robust counter to those, they are unlikely to threaten BJP’s hold on power any…

Chokers – South Africa is unlikely to shed that demeaning tag anytime soon. It’s curious indeed how a team with such formidable talent manages to mess it up in all big events. For the…

Only five matches into the marquee event in cricket and we already have a lot happening: two 300-plus scores, two sub-150 totals, stubborn resistance from the underdogs and one upset. This…

The BJP’s emphatic victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections throws the political field open for new alignments and possibilities. The pattern of old politics is set to change or get an…

The ongoing drama in the Congress after the drubbing in the general election busts several myths about the party. The most important of them is this: that the Gandhi family was in absolute…

How do political parties die? If the Congress is serious about reviving itself, it must study the fall of Left parties in India and protect itself from dying first. The Left, for the…

The fate of the Congress presents us with a bizarre irony: the moribund party should disappear from the political map of the country given its pathetic showing in election after election.…