Tuesday 13 March '07
As West Indian legend Andy Roberts gingerly climbs down the stairs, with Courtney Walsh, and no scrambling photographers...Monday 12 March '07
How would you feel if you were suddenly lifted up, up and away in the skies, with the stars, breathlessly soaking in the brilliant light...Monday
12 March '07We know what India are capable of, we are well aware. You have Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag. And Sourav Ganguly...Sunday
11 March '07Arms folded across his chest, Brian Lara waited impatiently, watching Rahul Dravid take on the cameras with that familiar deadpan mask...Saturday
10 March '07“Yaar bhi jhoota, pyaar bhi jhoota”. As the haunting melody of that ’70s Bollywood number wafted out of the Indian dressing room...Saturday
10 March '07The fans were still trickling in, the band had just started pounding away. But as Shivnarine Chanderpaul rolled out an elegant flick to get the 13-man practice match against India going...Saturday
10 March '07Sourav Ganguly is wandering around the hotel lobby, checking his mobile phone; Sachin Tendulkar is back from the pool table...Friday
9 March '07Irfan Pathan turns back with a naughty grin. “Sar abhi bhi chakra raha hai? (Are you still feeling giddy?” he asks. I nod my head. At least, I think I did.Thursday
8 March '07Almost as soon as the Air Jamaica aircraft started trundling along the Heathrow runway, I knew I was in trouble.Thursday
8 March '07In his first World Cup as captain of Team India, the XI that represents the most powerful cricket nations in the world, Rahul Dravid today stepped in to bat for Holland — and five other teams.Thursday
8 March '07Skipper wants to be available to plug the gaps, or to finish the jobMonday
5 March '07India will have to bat to win: Ganguly, Sehwag will open, Uthappa at No 3, Sachin to follow; ‘impact players’ to push team through middle oversSunday
4 March '07India will have to bat to win: Ganguly and Sehwag will open, Uthappa at No 3, Sachin to follow; ‘impact players’ to push team through middle oversSunday
4 March '07Now what do we do with Virender Sehwag? Catch him by the collar, shake him awake; pour a bucket of water over his head; fall down on our knees, and beg; or like the BCCI, tell him: this is your last chance.Friday
2 March '07They said he would never become a one-day batsman. They said he would have to keep wickets to retain his place in the team.Friday
2 March '07A few metres away from the Gateway of India, cutting through the crowd of screaming fans, one piercing question leapt out at Greg Chappell.Monday
8 January '07He is deeply disappointed at the way India handed over the Test series to South Africa, he can’t get over the batting crawl that turned the final game...Sunday
7 January '07Minutes after India gave up the Test series to South Africa, coach Greg Chappell sounded a grim warning for some of India’s top batsmenSunday
7 January '07Dravid & Co give up pride along with series; Sourav, Kumble, Zaheer, Sreesanth not hurdles enough for SafsSaturday
6 January '07This is one record Sourav Ganguly wouldn't want in the showcase back home, even if he is desperate to mark his return to world cricket.Saturday
6 January '07Debutant left-arm spinner Paul Harris is treated like Shane Warne by two of the best batsmen in the world, the Indian scorecard shows two runouts on probably their most crucial Test innings on this tour, umpire Asad Rauf loses count and the last Indian wicket falls on the seventh ball of an over.Friday
5 January '07You couldn’t see his eyes behind those dark shades, but you didn’t need a stethoscope to catch the anguish welling up inside.Thursday
4 January '07Grey spot intact, the ‘smiling assassin’ smells blood towards the end of Day TwoWednesday
3 January '07After one of the most bizarre Indian cricket selection dramas in recent times, Virender Sehwag managed to cling to his place in the final XI for the crucial series decider — as an off-spinner.Wednesday
3 January '07Wasim Jaffer hits ton, raises first-ever opening century stand in South Africa with Dinesh Kaarthick
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