The Hollywood Pass
Date: April 19, 2008. Time: Around 8.30 pm. Occasion: Rajastan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, the Royals’ first match of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2008 campaign. At the dressing room marked ‘Away’ at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium (before it was renamed after Arun Jaitley) in Delhi, Ravindra Jadeja looked around him trying to take in […]
Valentino Mazzola, captain of the legendary ‘Grande Torino’ team of the 1950s, famously rolled up his sleeves during matches when things were not going according to plan. This was a signal to teammates and opponents alike that it was time for the ‘quarto d’ora granata’ ( the maroon quarter-hour). What followed was 15 minutes in […]