Goodbye fading greats, hats off to residing Australian greats

Tuesday 1 May '07

At last the marathon World Cup is over. The interest here, of course, was on the wane as soon as India moved out.

Lanka and Oz: sheer teamwork brought them this far

Saturday 28 April '07

I said if any team has to challenge Australia in the final it has to be Sri Lanka I didn’t say that because I wanted one of the Asian teams to bring back the Cup.

Only Lankans good enough to stop the Aussies

Sunday 22 April '07

Finally, a clear picture has emerged, and the semi-final berths have been booked by the best four teams in the competition. A pity India aren’t around, though.

It was no more than a typical Board cover-up

Tuesday 10 April '07

Only if our cricket Board had waited for a day or two, they could have avoided taking those harsh decisions against the players.

Chappell believed in boss management, not man management

Friday 6 April '07

So much has happened in such a short time. Every hour we wait, we see more skeletons tumble out of the Board of Control for Cricket in India...

Never treat your legends with such contempt

Sunday 1 April '07

There has been too much cricket for our players; the seniors needed rest

First find the cat you want to bell

Friday 30 March '07

Because you can’t blame the Board boss, can’t blame the skipper, can’t blame the seniors, can’t blame the fans...

Lankans played as a team; that separated them from us

Sunday 25 March '07

There was a small ray of hope when Sehwag and Dravid came together. We all live in hope. But then, what a shock treatment.

A bright spark, but it’s not over yet for India

Wednesday 21 March '07

Rahul Dravid must have heaved a sigh of relief at Virender Sehwag’s return to form, but Yuvraj Singh was exceptional

It’s become necessary for the coach also to take that pro approach

Tuesday 20 March '07

Not just the defeat. It’s the insult heaped on you, by not only the fans, the administrators, media etc, but also the very team for which you sacrificed so much

Unbelievably meek surrender

Monday 19 March '07

On that placid wicket, India could have easily chased any total with target in sight

India are unlikely to have it easy

Saturday 17 March '07

Queen’s Park, Port-of-Spain brings back sweet memories. It was here, in 1971, that India won that crucial decisive Test, resulting in their first-ever Test series victory against the mighty West Indies

I suppose this rudeness is in the Aussie blood

Thursday 15 March '07

At a farewell dinner in 1967-68, we were aghast when speaker Sir Don was booed in chorus by some players of his country

Sehwag is in a great deal of confusion right now

Monday 12 March '07

Two good victories, but do not take that as real test; tougher things lie ahead and we should be prepared

My gut feeling says India, but it’s too much hype

Saturday 10 March '07

Sehwag must come into his own here, bang in the middle of the World Cup