County cricket’s dream route for Indians

Friday 3 August '07

The success of left-arm seamers in India in recent past — Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan and Ashish Nehra — have been a major reason for Leicestershire to invite Rudra Pratap Singh to join their ranks in county cricket.

While Indian bowling was impressive, the fielding has set worrisome trends

Thursday 2 August '07

India performed exceedingly well at Trent Bridge, and go into the last Test at The Oval one-up in the series. Hence their attempt to secure a Test series victory in England...

India’s efforts lauded

Thursday 2 August '07

The Trent Bridge victory was one of the best efforts put in by an Indian team overseas. To have the openers put up a 147-run partnership...

Vaughan apologises for jelly beans prank

Thursday 2 August '07

For the captain of a national cricket team to come out and apologise in public that his team has been guilty of misconduct is pitiful. But Michael Vaughan has done just that.

Jelly beans too couldn’t stop India, series win Test away

Wednesday 1 August '07

England tried their best to make it not happen — they even threw jelly beans on the pitch to distract India’s star striker bowler Zaheer Khan.

Taming Sreesanth is Dravid’s task now

Wednesday 1 August '07

Recently Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene had talked about the complexities involved in handling or nurturing a fast bowler.

How’s the Oval, Mr Beans?

Wednesday 1 August '07

If the third Test at The Oval turns out to be another charged-up encounter, India will have a psychological edge, no doubt.

Openers made the difference, says Dravid

Wednesday 1 August '07

Indian skipper all praise for the Jaffer-Kaarthick duo as India take 1-0 lead over England in the three-Test series

Ageing prince and old legs are all part of the game

Tuesday 31 July '07

They’re making a lot of noise out here at Trent Bridge, and it’s not just the bat hitting the ball.In the four days of an extremely interesting India-England Test match being played here, a lot of chatting — or sledging— is going on.

Zaheer paves the way, India closer to the Bridge

Tuesday 31 July '07

It could have been a flick starring a Khan, Zaheer that is. And it was a matinee show that England viewers switched on to — a live performance of what was happening at the Trent Bridge cricket ground on Monday afternoon.

Nasser Hussain: the inspirational rebel

Monday 30 July '07

It is not often that a youngster, growing up with an extreme dislike for the country’s cricketing establishment...

Simon plays with Sachin, Sourav stint

Monday 30 July '07

Other than just warm-up sessions and net practice, players are definitely spending a lot of time trying to improve their appealing skills.

Ahead by 240 runs, India stay in charge

Monday 30 July '07

Second Test: Cook and Strauss keep citadel intact as England face daunting task ahead

‘Bird’s legacy is about the way he did his job’

Sunday 29 July '07

Umpire Taufel salutes the master, Bird says it’s all about confidence

India open the door, Tendulkar at the wheel

Sunday 29 July '07

At Lord’s it was India hoping for divine intervention to save the match. At Trent Bridge, given the second day’s play, England might be seeking the same.

At 41, Hick up for one last shot of cricket

Saturday 28 July '07

Once touted as the next Don Bradman, now labelled county king, Graeme Hick just won’t give up

Seven up for India, England batting has no fizz

Saturday 28 July '07

2nd Test: Zaheer shows the door to England’s best, RP packs off KP, Ganguly chips in too

Now, home spin to Sidebottom swing

Friday 27 July '07

Homecomming can’t get sweeter for Ryan Sidebottom. For the kind of form this 29-year-old medium-pacer has been enjoying, making a comeback into the England team after a gap of six years...

It’s raining again, nowhere to hide

Friday 27 July '07

After rains clipped the end of the tense Lord’s Test, the question in Trent Bridge is whether it would allow the second match to start on time tomorrow.

Monty goes to college

Friday 27 July '07

Test starts today, Panesar’s professor recalls quiet student, fans say he is living ‘great Indian dream’

Rest for Hoggard as much he needs

Thursday 26 July '07

There is a joke doing the rounds here about Matthew Hoggard and his batting. England would much rather have him sit for a written test on batting before allowing him to actually walk out to the middle with the bat.

Sourav has a stiff back, but will be fine in time for second Test: Yuvraj

Thursday 26 July '07

If there’s somebody who’s got the insider’s view of the Indian camp during the Lord’s Test, somebody who spent the entire five days of an intensely gripping cricket match in a rather panicky dressing room, it is Yuvraj Singh.

‘Conditions at Trent Bridge won’t be too different’

Thursday 26 July '07

It was raining heavily in Nottingham Wednesday morning, and a few truck-drivers, unable to get on to the London road, had parked themselves near the Trent Bridge stadium.

Gooch’s Lord’s feat should inspire India

Wednesday 25 July '07

The daily tickets to the Compton and Edrich Stands at Lord’s had a unique set of lines drawn on the back. At first glance, they seemed to be a portrayal of sunrays, emanating from the center.

Saved by weather, Dravid wants batsmen to deliver

Wednesday 25 July '07

For Rahul Dravid, it could be getting increasingly difficult to stop thanking Mahendra Singh Dhoni.