Ajay S Shankar
After South African captain Graeme Smith had walked away from the cameras, his convenor of selectors Haroon Lorgat stepped in to deliver a grim warnin
The day after his flamboyant propeller run, after hitting South African pacer Andre Nel for a six, it’s Sreesanth’s other aggro act...
Team India’s brightest moment under Rahul Dravid was just sinking in, and a blur of hands started going round and round in the air, inside the team ho
It is my choice whether I sing or do not sing the anthem. I certainly do not have to explain my reasons. I do have good and valid reasons and I intend
The big surprise at the end of the fourth day of the second Test was the serious face of Sourav Ganguly, staring into the cameras for the first time o
Nine balls before Team India hung the crushing weight of 401 runs around the South African necks, there was this one audacious moment that might just
Long before the floodlights came on and streaks of lightning started moving closer to The Wanderers, it had already become clear that Team India’s fat
As the minute needle moved past 10.30 a.m., time for the first ball of this Test series to be bowled, world cricket stopped to watch a bizarre sight a
Targets Dravid, Tendulkar for the journey from 395 to 400
On a burning Wednesday, a day of rest for Team India, who was it in the white minivan that slipped into the bullring-like Wanderers stadium, asking fo
Before this series began, the South Africans sent a team to all the three Test venues — Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town — just to make sure that th
Reserved, sober, Anil Kumble didn’t exactly jump up and say ‘bring them on’. But yes, in his own quiet way...
Makhaya Ntini, the big Black icon of South African cricket, is gearing up for his benefit year — with some help from Team India.
Three days away from a crucial Test series, the one-day series lost, his side passing through a severe mental battering — the flak, the fan fury — coa
Former SA star reads the line(up) to measure India’s batting length
One quick look at the wicket, a short chat with coach Greg Chappell, some time with Sachin Tendulkar, and chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar was r
With Gambhir waiting in the wings, the out-of-form openers Sehwag, Jaffer are under pressure
Tall, sharp, disciplined Morne Morkel has more than a passing resemblance to Glenn McGrath
Team India skipper Rahul Dravid had his second solid stint at nets today, in full batting gear, facing up to the bowling machine for about 20 minutes
After a long hiatus, Paul Adams back in the big league; named in the squad for 1st Test
He ducked, he glared, he drove on the front foot, but not one false shot in 13 hits to the boundary in his 83
Under the burning African sun, amidst the sprawling green fields of laidback, little Potchefstroom...
It’s not often that you find Anil Kumble playing the role of medicine man. But today...
On the front seat of the grey minivan, Sourav Ganguly sat alone, relaxed, leaning back, “enjoying the view”, the N-12 highway taking him past Soweto..
SA: Key player in 2000 match-fixing scandal meets Express, team rebuffed his offer for help on tour
