Fall of the False Saint. How Messi’s Final Act Ended in Disgrace
Messi’s Final Act: Ironically, and cruelly, may I add, the stadium could have been asking Messi: Have you MetLife today? He did… because there was no VAR. You can take […]
Messi, ‘Missy’, Beckham, Simeone… and It’s Coming Home Again
By Moody Marty | Opening Doorz Editorial | July 17, 2026 It could have come home. It should have come home. It would have come home. But it hasn’t, and […]
Move Over Maradona: VAR “Hand of a Rascal” is Here to Aid Messi
“It wasn’t the hand of God. It was the hand of a rascal. God had nothing to do with it.”—Sir Bobby Robson, 1986 (England manager) By Moody Marty | Opening […]
FIFA’s Foul Play: Death of the Beautiful Game
By Moody Marty | Opening Doorz Editorial | July 08, 2026 How does one regain trust in FIFA and watch a World Cup match without feeling robbed of fair play? It is happening […]
Can Croatia’s Golden Defiance Defy Time Once More?
By Martin D’Souza | Opening Doorz Editorial | June 22, 2026 As the dust settles on a chaotic 4-2 opening defeat to England in Dallas, the question on every fan’s […]
The Messi Paradox: Why the Aura Feels Different Now
By Martin D’Souza | Opening Doorz Editorial | June 10, 2026 The Messi Paradox is not about whether Lionel Messi is still brilliant. It is about how a legend so […]
Luka Modric at The World Cup: The Last Dance of the Maestro
By Martin D’Souza | Opening Doorz Editorial | June 08, 2026 As the Soccer World Cup 2026 approaches, the ‘Luka Modric at the World Cup’ narrative has become the most […]
The Burden of Being Tendulkar
By Moody Marty | Opening Doorz Editorial | May 26, 2026 The burden of being Tendulkar…In Indian cricket, honesty often arrives late, if at all… especially when legacy is involved. But there comes […]
Shreyas Iyer Shows the Middle Finger to Mortality!
By Martin D’Souza | Opening Doorz Editorial | April 17, 2026 On October 25, 2025, Shreyas Iyer suffered a life-threatening lacerated spleen with internal bleeding after completing a catch and […]
The Single, the Trust, and ‘The Glove Punch’
By Moody Marty | Opening Doorz Editorial | April 10, 2026 Years from now, when the IPL dust has settled, David Miller will be remembered more for refusing a common-sense […]
Why Colour Your Prejudice, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan?
By Moody Marty | Opening Doorz Editorial | March 26, 2026 Dear Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, After twenty-three years of occupying a seat in the elite, air-conditioned sanctum of the commentary box, […]
Half-Bred Maturity, Half-Baked Logistics, Half-Asleep Shastri…
By Moody Marty | Opening Doorz Editorial | March 12, 2026 Pandya Playing to the Gallery The T20 World Cup final is over. But what stands out as a genuine […]
“Only the coach provides inspiration,” says Sunetra Paranjpe
By Melora Mendonca | Opening Doorz Editorial | March 07, 2026 International Women’s Day 2026, Special In an era where cricket is increasingly defined by data streams and video analytics, […]
Indian Cricket: India Has a Brand, Not a Team!
By Moody Marty | Opening Doorz Editorial | January 24, 2026 Indian cricket has reached a curious place. We no longer argue about teams, tactics, or transitions. We argue about […]
Cricket’s Coaching Divide: The Iron Roller and Bowling Machine
By Sudeep Sonawane | Opening Doorz Editorial | January 23, 2026 Cricket has always trusted the eye before the instrument. The straight bat before the spreadsheet. Yet, somewhere between the […]
Abhishek Jain, Side-Arm Specialist Powering India’s Fastest Net Sessions
By Sudeep Sonawane | Opening Doorz Editorial | January 14, 2026 In Indian cricket, failure usually comes with a full stop. No comeback, no second act. Yet the modern game, […]