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Railways derailed

Thursday 15 January '09

The mere mention of the name Ambrose would still send a few shivers down the spines of most batsmen in international cricket, even though almost a decade has passed since the legendary Curtly’s retirement way back in 2000.
Tide turns towards pace

Saturday 10 January '09

Till the last season, a match against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy used to be a test of a batsman’s ability to play spin..
Makhwana resistance not enough as Mumbai go through to final

Thursday 8 January '09

As Kamlesh Makhwana, who stood his ground despite suffering multiple blows to his hands...
Amre backs under-fire Muzumdar, Samant

Thursday 8 January '09

Amol Muzumdar seems to be relying on his past record to make it to the side, while wicket-keeper Vinayak Samant also have had a lean patch this season.
How blissfully unaware Mumbai almost lost the plot

Wednesday 7 January '09

Blame it on the not-so-exciting nature of cricket on display, or the possibility of Mumbai not qualifying for the final despite scoring a mammoth 637-6...
Any miracles left?

Wednesday 7 January '09

While Shitanshu Kotak is one of the more affable players on the circuit...
Tendulkar not a fan of BCCI’s neutral-venue system

Tuesday 6 January '09

He might have just ended the day on a high, having scored a breathtaking 122 before retiring hurt...
Mumbai run riot

Tuesday 6 January '09

Wasim Jaffer and Ajinkya Rahane were grinding away to their third 200-plus partnership in the Ranji Trophy...
Awesome twosome

Monday 5 January '09

They came in numbers and created an atmosphere worthy of a Ranji Trophy semi-final, with only one intention...
Kotak recalls contest with Tendulkar

Sunday 4 January '09

It was almost a decade-and-a-half back that Mumbai last played Saurashtra in a Ranji Trophy match with Sachin Tendulkar in the side.
Dream run vs dream team

Sunday 4 January '09

Saurashtra captain Jaydev Shah can be spared the blame if he doesn’t end up winning the toss against Mumbai...
Saurashtra’s ‘rock star’ hopes to continue raking up the numbers

Tuesday 30 December '08

He was part of the Indian team that won the under-19 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, and stood on the podium with his Rajasthan Royals’...
Pujara gets the job done

Tuesday 30 December '08

Saurashtra rally around youngster’s century to knock Karnataka out with monster chase
Jolly good, but not enough

Monday 29 December '08

Rahul Dravid’s dismissal off the third ball in the 55th over of Karnataka’s second innings may have a significant consequence in the context of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Saurashtra...
Ball dance at Brabourne

Sunday 28 December '08

There are certain days in cricket where nobody in particular stands out, and the cliché of it being a team game gets proven right.
Jadeja’s five tilts the scales

Saturday 27 December '08

It was expected to be a Rahul Dravid show as the Ranji Trophy quarter-final between Karnataka and Saurashtra...
Still leading the charge

Friday 26 December '08

It was the summer of 1996 in England, and three immensely talented players — Rahul Dravid...
Tripathi does the ‘trick’ for Rizvi

Wednesday 24 December '08

Rizvi Springfield High School captain Puneet Tripathi could be spared the blame if he had turned green with envy...
Amre eyes balle-balle wrap-up to Ranji group stage

Monday 15 December '08

Mumbai coach Praveen Amre would have had his heart in his mouth, as Rahil Shaikh was trapped in front by Niranjan Behera...
Mumbai win big after Rahane’s double century

Monday 15 December '08

The writing was on the wall for Orissa by the time Mumbai set them an improbable target of 434 to chase...
Mumbai tighten grip

Sunday 14 December '08

Catches win matches is one of the most overused cliches in cricket.
Mumbai veterans look to strike form

Friday 12 December '08

In what has been an almost perfect season for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, two of their seasoned campaigners are struggling to hit form.
Starry tennis dreams for this 14-year-old Kazakh

Thursday 11 December '08

Since the rise of the enigmatic Anna Kournikova more than decade ago, women’s tennis has been struck by the phenomenon of name-endings rhyming with Sharapova and Kuznetsova, who have led a Russian charge on tennis courts around the world.
Ukrainian coach Nesterova feels right at home

Wednesday 10 December '08

A conversation about Ukrainian sport would generally tend to either a discussion about Andriy Shevchenko’s latest club move, or a nostalgic look at the legendary Sergey Bubka’s career.
CCI hoping to fill in the blanks

Wednesday 10 December '08

Had it not been for the terror strikes in Mumbai, the Cricket Club of India would have been buzzing in anticipation of a mouthwatering contest between India and England instead of witnessing its potbellied members in their ill-fitting whites play at the hallowed turf.
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