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Deepak Narayanan

Back again, smiling

After the mauling in Mohali and initial grind at the Kotla, Australia have bounced back strongly.

Man with the magic touch

With an uncanny ability to make things happen, skipper-in-waiting Dhoni led India to a record-breaking win.

Aussies very down under in Mohali, India’s perfect end to perfect Test

“Stand-in skipper, stand-in blazer,” Mahendra Singh Dhoni beamed at the post-match press conference...

Travellers’ checklist of worries

At the end of nine days of cricket on this trip, things were looking positively gloomy for the Australians, no matter how hard coach Tim Nielsen tried
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Aussies on Rickety Wicket

Ponting & Co staring down the barrel chasing 516 as Ishant, Harbhajan strike after Gambhir’s century.

Floating Mishra stings Aussies

For two people who practice the same art, Anil Kumble and Amit Mishra couldn’t be more different. Kumble is tall and grim...

Sourav’s sweet sixteenth

It’s not one single fairytale, his career. It’s pretty much a series of short, snappy stories and each of them seems to end with the prince sporting a

‘Stones are thrown at you, turn them into milestones’

For all practical purposes, the second Test started at 20 minutes past one when Rahul Dravid, feet uncharacteristically rooted to the spot...

‘Seniors’ hit back at critics with long partnership, take India past 300-run mark on Day One

A lot of questions were raised about the Indian middle-order in the run-up to this series.

In the corridor of uncertainty

At the best of times, right through a career that has spanned over a decade-and-a-half, Anil Kumble has been rather stingy with his expressions...

MUDDLE IN THE MIDDLE

There was no place in the Test team when India’s bench strength was firing. Now, when the time for change is finally upon us, the possible contenders

In Watson, Aussies have a big man to fill a big hole

Less than four months back, in the run-up to the inaugural Indian Premier League, he was part of a trio of Australian cricketers in the Rajasthan Roya

Failing Tests, repeatedly

Over the last week, the Indian Cricket League has suddenly sprung out of a grave by unveiling the Dhaka Warriors...

‘Ideal way to break the jinx’

In what had been a disappointing season until Sunday evening, one of Karun Chandhok’s big achievements...

The genius of freakishness

In sport, genius comes in various shapes and sizes. Roger Federer’s magic is very different from Rafael Nadal’s madness, for example.

Stale champagne

We’ve now had a week-long party to celebrate a 25-year-old achievement, and it’s been a week filled with anecdotes:

Indian Premier League, with a distinctly Aussie flavour

In most cases, statistics can be used to twist a story whichever way you want. But crunch the numbers as you will...

Who would have thought...

Twenty20 is not the place for crystal gazers, but even then, the IPL has been a tournament of shockers.

For two points and bragging rights

It’s Delhi versus Bombay time. Delhi has wide roads, Bombay has local trains. Delhi is beautiful, Bombay has character.

Stinging in the rain

This is for those who really want to know what happened at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Thursday night: At 8.50 pm...

Small mistakes, big trouble

They have arguably the best new-ball attack in the competition, they definitely have the broadest opening bats...

T20 and the art of forgetting

In the land of the Super Kings, you’ll be told about the virtues of a freshly brewed cup of filter coffee.

Mishra icing on Gambhir cake

The chase, like most things to do with Hyderabad in the IPL, hadn’t gone according to plan, but somehow the Deccan Chargers...

Hyderabad reach spoiling point

Shoaib Akhtar’s dramatic IPL debut on Tuesday night left the Delhi Daredevils line-up in tatters. But Virender Sehwag sat in the dugout...

Balaji still serves with a smile

After three years of battling the odds, the paceman returns with a two-wicket burst in Chennai’s thrilling win.
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