Gaurav Kalra

Grumble with Gaurav |

Waqar Younis told the story with relish of a one-day game in 1989 when he dismissed Kris Srikkanth twice in two balls. First an lbw ...
03:53 PM, Jan 18, 2013

Navneet Mundhra

Sweet Chin Music |

Unmukt Chand is the flavor of the season, having led India to their third Under-19 World Cup with an unbeaten 111 in the final against ...
02:22 PM, Sep 04, 2012

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

For 28 years, only one generation of Indian cricket fans had known a certain joy. It was the jubilation of a surprise triumph, beating a ...
09:38 AM, Apr 02, 2012

E R Ramachandran

Cricket Bytes |

Kris Srikkanth, the chairman of the BCCI's selection committee, was gracious enough to own up responsibility for India's failure in England and Australia on national ...
09:48 AM, Mar 30, 2012

E R Ramachandran

Cricket Bytes |

"The Asia Cup is vital for the reputation of the country," said Kris Srikkanth, chairman of India's selection committee, to the media when he announced ...
12:59 PM, Mar 23, 2012

R Mohan

Stump Vision |

A brand new version of Sachin Tendulkar is about to unfold if he has not already done so. The freedom with which he batted against ...
10:40 AM, Mar 20, 2012

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

Great players are, by nature, selfish (the reverse is not necessarily true). They have to be. Richard Dawkins did not extend his theory of the ...
01:57 PM, Mar 19, 2012

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

Manchester, the story began. A boy became a man. His first Test hundred, standing tall amongst ruins. Sydney, the Aussies found a supreme rival. Perth, ...
10:32 AM, Mar 19, 2012

R Mohan

Stump Vision |

The biggest turnaround for cricket in recent times was the fact that the Pakistan team began playing to win again and not to lose as ...
11:32 AM, Mar 13, 2012

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

Rahul Dravid was never my favourite cricketer. To someone who followed cricket for the dominance of Sachin Tendulkar, it was nearly frustrating to watch him ...
02:03 PM, Mar 12, 2012

Jaspreet Sahni

Gun Barrel |

Stop, stop right there and come out of the stadium. Switch off that TV. You have messed it all up. Your cricketing viewpoint is suffering ...
01:53 PM, Mar 12, 2012

Aakash Chopra

Insight Edge |

Statistics are known to hide a lot more than they reveal, yet when they do the talking, they can be pretty unforgiving. A look at ...
10:34 AM, Mar 07, 2012

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

"Who will tell Sachin?" is the new national obsession and it is amusing. Less than a year ago, the same nation was willing 'Sachin plus ...
02:19 PM, Mar 05, 2012

R Mohan

Stump Vision |

Sachin Tendulkar's ODI career is on its last legs, if they haven't folded already. Those on the inside track say he was to announce his ...
10:52 AM, Feb 28, 2012

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

It is facile to say that India lost to Sri Lanka because skipper Mohammad Azharuddin decided to field on winning the toss. It was a ...
12:45 PM, Nov 21, 2011

Gaurav Kalra

Grumble with Gaurav |

Aakash Chopra likes to call himself the '245th Indian to represent India in Test cricket'. It is a statement of fact. But it is also ...
10:43 AM, Nov 21, 2011

Gaurav Kalra

Grumble with Gaurav |

Aakash Chopra likes to call himself the '245th Indian to represent India in Test cricket'. It is a statement of fact. But it is also ...
10:42 AM, Nov 21, 2011

Pragati Ratti

Sanguine Symphony |

On Saturday, April 2, 2011, a new glorious page got added to the book of Indian history, or I'd rather say, a new book itself ...
07:18 PM, Apr 04, 2011

Gaurav Kalra

Grumble with Gaurav |

In journalism fancy headline writing is a much admired skill. But in the aftermath of India's World Cup victory, the phraseology to describe Indian skipper ...
09:17 AM, Apr 04, 2011

Rituparna Chatterjee

Begging Your Pardon |

As the last ball of the match soared over thousands of tiny heads blurred into one cohesive mass of colour, the silence in the news ...
01:45 PM, Apr 03, 2011