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Ajay S Shankar

Half of my mind has said yes, says Gary Kirsten after India coach offer

‘I will have to carefully go through the contract, look at it from family point of view, get back in 7 days’

Racism in cricket? Refer to Australian report just out

The noise coming out of the Australian cricket camp over its star Andrew Symonds being taunted by “monkey chants” during last week’s...

Return of Hansie: Brother to shoot movie’s final leg in India

Film crew landing this month-end, will film cricket action, Cronje’s visit to Mother Teresa, bookies making contact.

Young blood in a billion hearts

Over the last two years, there were days when Team India’s GenerationNext would gather around in their hotel rooms on tour,
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Dravid gives up the crown, prefers bat to show the way

Just over a month ago, in England, a senior Indian cricket board official asked Rahul Dravid, “Why are you so serious?

Now selectors to get Rs 50,000 per Test

After 75 years, the Indian cricket board has finally decided to dump the system of having national selectors working on an “honorary” basis...

Before it battles BCCI, rival cricket league has to fight a web squatter

The breakaway Indian Cricket League may have begun its assault on the mighty, old BCCI. But wait, look who the rebels have to get past first...

Why Pawar can’t drive a Ford

No effort was made to find out whether the ‘new coach’ actually understood the environment in which he would work or whether he had agreed to the cond

Smiles return after India’s brisk stroll in the park

Skipper Rahul Dravid stood up inside the team bus on the way back this evening, turned towards his teammates, thanked them for the job done...

No ‘marriage’, Shastri happy with ‘honeymoon’

If you thought all the excitement was over with the final ball of India’s Bangladesh journey, Ravi Shastri strode into the media room with some patent

India on frontfoot, style not cramped

For once, Team India found all the cameras running the other way. They had just piled up a hill of runs against Bangladesh, one century and two almost

Kumble in; VVS, Yuvraj stay out

Some days ago, at a Bangladesh team meeting, one of their star batsmen couldn’t hold it any longer. Finally, he blurted out: without Anil Kumble

Why Dravid won’t open and why Kaarthick will

Two ducks in-a-row, fingers beginning to turn towards Mumbai’s Wasim Jaffer, you might probably have expected Rahul Dravid to step out with Dinesh Kaa

Sudden competition before tame draw

In the end, this game got the end it deserved — a quiet, soggy burial. Even though India tried their best to twist the knife in with a snap declaratio

Bashar earns second life from Indian stars

Stung by criticism back home about his lack of form, Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar had virtually decided to quit one-day cricket when he took the

There’s a selector in the nets

After batting, bowling and fielding coaches, Team India today unveiled a new spin ‘coach’. Actually, that was national selector Venkatapathy Raju spen

It’s now official, Dravid complains: Too much cricket, reschedule

With the Indian cricket board shutting out serious concerns raised by the team over their “over-cramped” itinerary for the next year, skipper Rahul Dr

Brakes on India: Mortaza with ball and bat

Just two wickets away from disaster, when the tall 20-year-old Bangla pacer Shahadat Hossain walked in to bat

Patiala peg in Bangla cricket cocktail

Twelve floors above Chittagong, when Mohammad Salahuddin suddenly pulls out a notepad, starts rapidly sketching the special training routine he has de

Sourav, Sachin reign after early blows

In cricket-crazy Chittagong, you don’t really need to be inside the stadium to know which way the game is swinging. All you have to do is keep an eye

Munaf too is back, Indian team in fitness mess

With 3 youngsters flying home due to injury over the last two weeks, bad medical management comes into focus

After a year, India may go for 5 bowlers

His arms folded, eyes hidden behind dark shades, Rahul Dravid started poring over one of the toughest answer sheets that he may have ever come across

My turn will come: Ganguly

Misses one-day cricket, trashes reports of signing up with the breakaway league

I am sure Harbhajan will come back: Kumble

Having retired from one-day cricket, Anil Kumble says he now “more relaxed”, taking life as it comes: from one Test match to another.

Board’s prescription for ailing Team India: a massive cricket overdose until next February

If the Indian cricket board’s “vision” for its team actually turns into reality, we might as well shut our eyes and kiss the next World Cup goodbye.
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