As far back as 2004, nine years ago, an 18-year-old made his first-class debut for Delhi. Opening the innings, this young lad would fall one ...
01:53 PM, Mar 20, 2013
The problem with Indian cricket is that it lives in the present. While philosophers will tell you that is a good way of life, it ...
01:02 PM, Mar 18, 2013
The axe has been wielded, and with some regularity. Thrice, in the span of three Test matches, the selection committee headed by Sandeep Patil has ...
02:57 PM, Mar 09, 2013
There was a time, not so long ago in the lives of us cricket people, that this was India's top six in a Test match- ...
10:28 AM, Mar 08, 2013
For once, let it be said, there was nothing morale-boosting about the Man-of-the-Match award MS Dhoni received. R Ashwin was the other obvious candidate, but ...
10:37 AM, Mar 02, 2013
One of the most surprising aspects regarding the Bangladesh Test squad for the tour to Sri Lanka was the exclusion of Marshall Ayub, a top-notch ...
05:24 PM, Mar 01, 2013
Tomes have been written about how captaincy affects a player's batting. Sourav Ganguly, for example, averaged eight runs per innings higher when he was not ...
08:50 AM, Feb 28, 2013
India's eight-wicket win over Australia in the opening Test in Chennai was a well-deserved success. Sachin Tendulkar coming to the fore with a solid knock ...
02:47 PM, Feb 27, 2013
For a youngster, playing for India is a dream he grows up with and every time he listens to a former cricketing great, the one ...
01:30 PM, Feb 26, 2013
The Australians were a ruthless bunch during the last decade. They did not show their opponents on the cricket field any mercy. Match after match, ...
05:11 PM, Feb 21, 2013
In India, it is not cricket which is a reflection of society. It is the cricket board. Intolerance has suddenly become the national motto. Ashish ...
12:54 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Fast bowling is an expression of raw power. Proper fast bowlers are forces of nature. They always command attention. They are more animal excitement than ...
10:47 AM, Feb 01, 2013
Virat Kohli, as a cricketer, makes you think. When he led India to the 2008 Under-19 World Cup triumph, he made those watching think of ...
12:56 PM, Jan 17, 2013
With the Ranji Trophy semi-finals slated to begin on January 16, the excitement for the teams preparing for the same has begun. Indian domestic giants ...
12:03 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Over the last two decades, amid the chaos and instability, the production of thrilling fast bowlers from Pakistan has been in an eyebrow-raising regularity. Since ...
06:21 PM, Jan 10, 2013
It was indeed a difficult decision to announce my retirement from first-class cricket, which I did a few days ago. It's too early to assess ...
03:33 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Players are often selected on potential, not for what they might bring to a team immediately, but the difference they could make in a couple ...
02:14 PM, Jan 07, 2013
During the panel discussion following the launch of the inaugural Wisden India Almanack, someone in the audience wanted to know why India failed to produce ...
08:09 PM, Dec 31, 2012
Traditionally, in India, with the pitches taking turn it's always been up to the spinners to take wickets. For the Indian teams over the years ...
12:38 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Where do India go from here? Even in the days when they were lambs abroad, they were usually tigers at home. Now they are pussycats, ...
03:08 PM, Dec 18, 2012
