Entries Tagged as ‘Chronicle Specials’

7 January, 09

The Newsman: Interviewed

I’d love to say that I’ve inculcated values from Mahatma Gandhi. But the fact is you can’t be Mahatma Gandhi.

I think there are people who are made for television and there are people who are not made for television. I actually believe that I’m not made for television.

I can never ask Sachin Tendulkar, “Why were you such a poor captain?”

I’d love to think that I’m the leader [but], well, I’ve always believed that you don’t compete with anyone else. You see, in this room there are no English news channels, because I don’t consciously want to see what other English news channels are doing.

3 November, 08

619: India’s Greatest Bowler Ever, Says Goodbye

2nd November, 2008; The Photographer’s Gallery, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi:
It was a boring Sunday afternoon at the Kolta as the third Test between these two emotionally charged teams (India and Australia) was coming to a drab end when I received an SMS informing me of Kumble’s retirement. I wasn’t sure if the sender was being funny [...]