By Rahul Patil How long is 5 minutes? With Chennai Super Kings (CSK) needing 11 of 3 balls to win my Kapiti line train entered the twin tunnels between Takapu[…]

By Rahul Patil The Sunday roast took a lot longer to cook this week. What I thought was lamb turned out to be Hogget. In the time it’s taken me[…]

By Rahul Patil There are a number of T20 franchise leagues in the world but there is a reason why the IPL is considered to be the best T20 league[…]

By Rahul Patil The words cricket and fight rarely get used in the same sentence. Being a non-contact sport does help to keep tempers under control at most times. I[…]

By Rahul Patil Although this is primarily an IPL focused write up I have to start by congratulating the blackcaps on an impressive performance in the T20 series in Pakistan.[…]

By Rahul Patil India won their first ODI world cup in 1983. Amongst everything else that the world cup win did for Indian cricket was the fact that it inspired[…]

By Rahul Patil Sport is probably one of the few things in this world that provides a level playing field for talented individuals to express themselves and showcase their skills.[…]

By Rahul Patil The IPL trophy has the Sanskrit words “Yatra Pratibha Avsara Prapnotihi” inscribed on it. These words in English mean “Where Talent Meets Opportunity”. True to its motto[…]

By Rahul Patil I am a self-diagnosed test tragic. After all the euphoria in whites during the New Zealand summer I am still coming to terms with the fact that[…]