
There is no question about it. Twenty20 cricket is a game of confidence. When we look at the way Chris Gayle bats in T20, this ...

11:38 AM, Apr 11, 2013

Somewhere in the enormous amount of words inspired by the IPL this year, there was a line from a report that has gone under the ...

08:09 AM, Apr 09, 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

What a wonderful weekend! There was the Jamaican relay team's world record at the Olympics and wrestler Sushil Kumar's silver medal. There was Indian officialdom's ...

10:30 AM, Aug 14, 2012

A triple-century in Tests does not automatically qualify the player as one of the batting greats of the game. Yet, it does raise the level ...

01:22 PM, Jul 24, 2012

In the midst of India's new found romance with Africa (do have a look at previous posts in this series), I thought it'd be interesting ...

12:24 PM, Mar 26, 2012

India's heart pines for Africa - Mahatma Gandhi supposedly said that a long time ago. With China pouring in billions into the continent, that ...

09:22 PM, Mar 08, 2012
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"The easiest way to achieve complete strategic surprise," reads the motto on US Defence Secretary Robert Gates' desk, "is to commit an act that makes ...

05:21 PM, Apr 19, 2011
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Ask Gary Kirsten what he remembers about playing his only Test against India at Kingsmead in Durban and he would no doubt rather talk about ...

10:19 AM, Dec 22, 2010
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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar - does he need any kind of introduction? If you are a cricket fan and if you are asked in your sleep ...

12:12 PM, Dec 21, 2010
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The 'Godsend' creature was approaching his chef d'oeuvre, his 50th Test hundred. And not just me but the cricket fans all over the world had ...

12:51 PM, Dec 20, 2010