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MUDDLE IN THE MIDDLE

Sunday 28 September '08

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 seem more like compromise candidates.
In Watson, Aussies have a big man to fill a big hole

Sunday 21 September '08

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 Royals side that most experts were sniggering at.
Failing Tests, repeatedly

Friday 19 September '08

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’

Tuesday 22 July '08

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

Wednesday 9 July '08

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

Wednesday 25 June '08

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

Tuesday 3 June '08

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...

Monday 2 June '08

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

Sunday 25 May '08

There was a time, not too long ago, when Dinesh Karthik looked like he was set for a fairly long international career.
For two points and bragging rights

Saturday 24 May '08

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

Friday 23 May '08

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

Thursday 22 May '08

They have arguably the best new-ball attack in the competition, they definitely have the broadest opening bats...
T20 and the art of forgetting

Monday 19 May '08

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

Sunday 18 May '08

The first ball of the third over, Sehwag tried to send Sreesanth to the moon.
Mishra icing on Gambhir cake

Friday 16 May '08

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

Thursday 15 May '08

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

Friday 9 May '08

After three years of battling the odds, the paceman returns with a two-wicket burst in Chennai’s thrilling win.
Ageing bull: One year after retirement, McGrath still in a league of his own

Thursday 8 May '08

Look beyond the glitz and the glamour - the movie stars, the cheerleaders, their boundary-line woes and their dress-codes; leave aside all the money that has been bandied about...
Pigeon among the cats

Thursday 1 May '08

Twenty20 cricket is manic to the point of being unreal. Most of the batting has a video game feel to it...
‘Very close to sorting qualifying problems’v

Thursday 1 May '08

Four races into the season, there have been a few positives for the Force India F1 team, but most of them in the practice...
Shuttling teams set for Kotla showdown

Wednesday 30 April '08

The last time the Delhi Daredevils turned out at the Ferozeshah Kotla, they hammered the Rajasthan Royals...
The two poster boys of a new, aggressive India: one slaps, the other bawls

Sunday 27 April '08

Andrew Symonds was at a net session in Mumbai, Matthew Hayden was battering the Kolkata attack in Chennai.
Royal thrashing at the Kotla

Sunday 20 April '08

Rajasthan Royals were never going to have it easy in their opening Indian Premier League encounter on Saturday....
Delhi ready for underdog’s bite

Saturday 19 April '08

The Rajasthan Royals may not look very good on paper, but the Daredevils are taking no chances.
Breaking Indian motorsport’s ‘family ties’, Ashwin’s off to Germany

Tuesday 8 April '08

Ashwin Sunder is a 17-year-old who looks 15 and, sticking to the stereotype of anyone taking uncertain steps in the big...
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