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Racism in cricket? Refer to Australian report just out

Wednesday 17 October '07

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

Sunday 14 October '07

Skills for the arena, skills for life—that is what Greg Chappell, armed with philosophy, experience and optimism, aims to instill into gauche youngsters at an ultra modern cricket academy in Rajasthan
Return of Hansie: Brother to shoot movie’s final leg in India

Monday 1 October '07

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

Sunday 30 September '07

He’s not fit, not intense enough, needs to show more commitment— that’s the official version. but Munaf Patel, the missing face on India’s Twenty20 World Cup gallery, says it’s time to reveal his story — of not being understood, not being heard. Our correspondent listens as THE munaf MYSTERY unspools in a pune hotel room
Young blood in a billion hearts

Tuesday 25 September '07

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

Saturday 15 September '07

Just over a month ago, in England, a senior Indian cricket board official asked Rahul Dravid, “Why are you so serious?
Before it battles BCCI, rival cricket league has to fight a web squatter

Thursday 23 August '07

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...
Now selectors to get Rs 50,000 per Test

Thursday 23 August '07

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

Sunday 8 July '07

When he first came out of the mrf Pace Academy, there was nothing that could go wrong with Irfan Pathan. Today, he’s back there—because everything has. Our correspondent visits Pathan in Chennai and gets mentors Lillee, Sekar & ex-coach Chappell to piece together a story of despair and hope
Dead End

Sunday 17 June '07

last week, a 22-year-old, former captain of the india under-15 cricket team, walked to a shopping complex, climbed the stairs to its sixth floor with a view of kanpur’s green park stadium — and jumped to his death. Our correspondent follows the trail subhash dixit left behind and finds the dark underbelly of smalltown india’s bigtime cricket boom
Why Pawar can’t drive a Ford

Wednesday 13 June '07

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 conditions drawn up for him
No ‘marriage’, Shastri happy with ‘honeymoon’

Monday 28 May '07

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...
Smiles return after India’s brisk stroll in the park

Monday 28 May '07

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...
Sreesanth for Munaf

Sunday 27 May '07

Sent back home from Chittagong last week, following a strained calf muscle, Team India pace hope S Sreesanth will return to the world stage nine days from now.
India race to record with four tons

Sunday 27 May '07

For a brief while, just for a few minutes, it looked like Sachin Tendulkar had finally turned the clock back. He had just smashed his first six in Test cricket after that 109 in Delhi...
India on frontfoot, style not cramped

Saturday 26 May '07

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 there...
Why Dravid won’t open and why Kaarthick will

Friday 25 May '07

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 Kaarthick tomorrow.
Kumble in; VVS, Yuvraj stay out

Friday 25 May '07

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

Wednesday 23 May '07

With the Indian cricket board shutting out serious concerns raised by the team over their “over-cramped” itinerary for the next year, skipper Rahul Dravid today drew the line firmly...
There’s a selector in the nets

Wednesday 23 May '07

After batting, bowling and fielding coaches, Team India today unveiled a new spin ‘coach’. Actually, that was national selector Venkatapathy Raju spending over an hour with rookie...
Bashar earns second life from Indian stars

Wednesday 23 May '07

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 long flight back...
Sudden competition before tame draw

Wednesday 23 May '07

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 declaration. Even through Bangladesh...
Brakes on India: Mortaza with ball and bat

Tuesday 22 May '07

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

Monday 21 May '07

Twelve floors above Chittagong, when Mohammad Salahuddin suddenly pulls out a notepad, starts rapidly sketching the special training routine he has devised, you know. You know why Bangladesh field like they do.
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