Hrishikesh Kanitkar

viewpoint |

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

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

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

Faisal Caesar

Perfume Ball |

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

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

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

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

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

Jaimon Joseph

Connect |

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

Jaimon Joseph

Connect |

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

Suhasini Haidar

Head to Haid-ar |

"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

Trevor Chesterfield

Carte Blanche |

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

Abhishek Nandwani

Unplugged |

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

Nitin Chouhan

Frank Opinion |

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