“Peter Roebuck” is almost a household name now in India, thanks to the verbal lashes he gave Australian Cricketer Ricky Ponting. For a couple of days, Roebuck shared Page 1 of most Indian Newspapers along with the likes of the late Benazir Bhutto and other Indian netas. He was referred to as “One of Cricket’s most respected writers” over and over again. “Of course!”, I thought, having remembered “The Peter Roebuck Column” from the sports section of the Hindu, a series of articles that were published a few years back. I found his thought process wonderful, the usage of language fantastic and his general sense of the game immaculate. Curious to know more about him and read what he’s written, I wiki’ed him.
“As Peter Roebuck is not your average cricket writer, it would only make sense that his website was also something out of the ordinary. May you enjoy all it has to offer!” roared his website – www.peterroebuck.com. “This guy has reason to boast”, I thought. Then I came across this article titled “Ponting graduates to top of the class”.
The article has been written by “Callum Twomey” on 02/01/2008. However, I find it difficult to accept that Peter Roebuck would allow someone with a view so different from his to publish it on his website, right under his nose!
