An edit-page essay in The Hindu on the Football World Cup: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/how-the-world-explains-football/article24224767.ece
Category: Sports
What makes football beautiful
A review of books by Simon Critchley and Laurent Dubois for The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/what-we-think-about-when-we-think-about-football-by-simon-critchley-and-the-language-of-the-game-how-to-understand-soccer-by-laurent-dubois-reviews-what-makes-football-beautiful/article24180474.ece
Beyond the noise
A review of Jonathan Wilson’s new book on a history of Manchester United, told through ten seminal matches: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-anatomy-of-manchester-united-a-history-in-ten-matches-review-beyond-the-noise/article20788848.ece
The beautiful game
A review of Michael Cox’s new book, Mixer, for The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-beautiful-game/article19433804.ece
The Good Doctor
A review of Andrew Downie’s new biography of the Brazilian footballer Sócrates, for The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-good-doctor/article18159803.ece
A review of Angels with Dirty Faces
For OPEN Magazine, a review of Jonathan Wilson’s excellent book chronicling the history of Argentinean football: http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/books/messi-or-maradona
Finding a boundary
An edit-page essay for The Hindu on why cricket is a primary cultural good, the access to which ought to be just, fair and equal: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/lodha-panel-bcci-and-markandey-katju/article8981805.ece
The fascinating history behind Portugal’s Euro 2016 victory
An essay for Mint on Sunday on Portugal’s national football team and its chequered political history: http://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/5IgxvnKFsZrMo1fqqJ0cAI/A-look-at-the-fascinating-history-of-Portugals-road-to-Euro.html
Floating like a butterfly
A piece for The Hindu on two seminal books on Muhammad Ali’s life and career: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-tribute-to-muhammad-ali-by-suhrith-parthasarathy-floating-like-a-butterfly/article8691114.ece
Johan Cruyff: The man who transformed football
An essay on Johan Cruyff for Mint on Sunday: http://mintonsunday.livemint.com/news/johan-cruyff-the-man-who-transformed-football/1.0.776800351.html
