Chris-tavare Quote by Gideon Haigh

“The risk is, as ever, that the hyperbole of IPL will simply smother the cricket; perhaps the members of the IPL's cheer squad should…

— Gideon Haigh

A Writer says: read what I have written An historian says: listen to my lecture A critic says: listen to what I think A…

— Gideon Haigh

“One keeps looking out for innovation in IPL, but of late it hasn't been all that obvious. Lionel Richie as an opening act? Johnny…

— Gideon Haigh

“The assumption now is that the interests of the brand and of the game overlap to the degree that cricket need hardly be mentioned.”

— Gideon Haigh

“[I]f Modi is toast, it will in one sense be a tremendous pity. In his way, he represents a third generation in cricket's governance.…

— Gideon Haigh

“Far from marking the end of nationalism, the IPL is the ultimate triumph of that principle: a global tournament in which the same nation…

— Gideon Haigh

No cricketer is so dependent on the turf on which the game is played as the spinner; it can make, break, enfang or defang…

— Gideon Haigh

“Sambit Bal may be right that this is a scandal the IPL needed. It certainly brings fans face-to-face with the tangled reality of their…

— Gideon Haigh

“Since inception, the IPL has worn its brand value like a corroboration of inner virtue. On the eve of this tournament, under the headline…

— Gideon Haigh

“Tavaré played 30 Tests for England between 1980 and 1984, adding a final cap five years later. He filled for much of that period…

— Gideon Haigh

“Batting, for once, in his accustomed slot at No. 3, Tavaré took his usual session to get settled, but after lunch opened out boldly.…

— Gideon Haigh

“The IPL, involving the socialist principle of a salary cap and the protectionist mechanism of quotas, is not perhaps the best example of a…

— Gideon Haigh