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Anand Vasu

Bangalore
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Covers:  Cricket, sport.
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Author. Journalist. Writer. Poet. Ex Cricinfo, Hindustan Times, Sports Illustrated India, Wisden India. Book: Like Words From Smoke amzn.to/3TXfVxX

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Anand spent nearly a decade with Cricinfo before becoming the first Chief Cricket Writer of an Indian national daily, with the Hindustan Times newspaper in Delhi. A brief stint as Deputy Editor of Sports Illustrated India was followed by his appointment at Wisden, for whom he writes the much anticipated annual India review. Anand's work in cricket has earned him three national awards and he was the only Indian in the jury that selected the Player and Team of the Tournament for the ICC during th…

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The IPL failed by ignoring stark warning signs of India's Covid crisis | Anand Vasu

The IPL failed by ignoring stark warning signs of India's Covid crisis | Anand Vasu

It's better to leave people asking why you have stopped something rather than what took you so long. This is …

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'You have to get ugly runs': Laxman's expert guide to batting in India

'You have to get ugly runs': Laxman's expert guide to batting in India

One of the great sights in cricket was to see Shane Warne in his follow through with his hands on his hips, s…

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R Ashwin, the professor of cricket who always stays ahead of the game | Anand Vasu

R Ashwin, the professor of cricket who always stays ahead of the game | Anand Vasu

Some years after Jagmohan Dalmiya, the veteran cricket administrator, had finished up at the top of the food …

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India faring badly in the tri-series may not have any bearing on the World Cup

India faring badly in the tri-series may not have any bearing on the World Cup

267, 153, 69 for 2 and 200. These numbers tell you all you need to know about the state of the Indian team at…

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Was Greg Chappell really a demon coach?

Was Greg Chappell really a demon coach?

For the foreseeable future, any Google searches on Greg Chappell will throw up one story. In this story, he i…

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Johannesburg Test education for cricket spectators

Johannesburg Test education for cricket spectators

When is a Test match not, in fact, a Test match at all? This seems like a bizarre question to be asking immed…

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Manav Sutra: Suthar’s 10-for powers India past Sri Lanka and offers a glimpse of his craft

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Minutes before the first rain interruption of the final day, Manav Suthar drew Keshara Nuwantha’s inside edge and looked heavenward as the ball crashed into the stumps. His sixth wicket of the innings, at a cost of just only 55 runs, took his match tally to 10 for 131. A fighting 84 from Sonal Dinusha ensured that Sri Lanka took the game deeper than most expected, but India had confirmation of something they long craved: the next spinner in line to have a long and successful career.
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Left hooks floor Sri Lanka: Suthar and Jadeja share seven wickets to hand India a healthy 178-run lead despite Dinusha’s century

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Test cricket is a game of fascinating contrasts, and the first India-Sri Lanka Test match at Galle revealed plenty of them. At times, the change was sharp and unpredictable, not dissimilar to the weather, which could be scorching sunshine one moment and a wall of rain the next. At others, it was a slow burn, but even in those passages of play it was all entertainment. India continued to dominate the game, but it was not one-way traffic.
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Now to have a ball in Galle

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On most days, if the Indian batting lineup lost seven wickets for 172 runs, with only 43 overs possible because of rain, there would be much head-scratching about the collapse. But context is everything in Test cricket, and at 460 for 9 after Day 2 of the first Test in Galle, India are well placed in the first Test against Sri Lanka.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter at Cricinfo, then a start-up cricket website in a country with almost no Internet access.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Only for fun. A portable one.

How is social media changing news?

It's becoming news.