Saturday 28 November '09
On February 10, 1952, when India had won their first Test match by beating Donald Carr’s England by an innings and eight runs in Madras, “the scenes at the finish,” the Wisden Almanac says, “were surprisingly subdued.”Saturday 28 November '09
On February 10, 1952, when India had won their first Test match by beating Donald Carr’s England by an innings and eight runs in...Friday
27 November '09As Zaheer Khan ran in for the day’s first over, the real action was down at third man. Between deliveries, his pace partner Sreesanth was limbering up, pumping his fist, and telling himself to calm down — all at the same time.Friday
27 November '09As Zaheer Khan ran in for the day’s first over, the real action was down at third man. Between deliveries, his pace partner Sreesanth was...Thursday
26 November '09As Rangana Herath steps towards the crease, slightly stubby, a hint of pot-belly pushing against his waistband, his action is so understated...Wednesday
25 November '09The best moments in a symphony are usually not the sudden flurry of sharp notes but the slow, sedate sections that promise what lies ahead.Wednesday
25 November '09The best moments in a symphony are usually not the sudden flurry of sharp notes but the slow, sedate sections that promise what lies ahead.Tuesday
24 November '09Dhoni, Sangakkara mull over combination as attention shifts to the drawing board.....Tuesday
24 November '09With the sun starting to warm an exceptionally cold November morning at the Green Park Stadium, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara placed his hands on the pitch, trying to gauge the moisture hidden below its hard exterior.Monday
23 November '09Indian cricket, in general, has an unusually strong affinity for pitch-gazing on the eve of a Test, and the attention given to the playing surface by our national team is far greater than any other side in the world.Thursday
19 November '09At a Thai restaurant in Islamabad, after the first day’s play in the final Test in 2004, Rahul Dravid politely declined to stay for...Sunday
15 November '09For Sachin Tendulkar, the sound of ball hitting the bat’s sweet spot remains the ultimate sonata....Saturday
14 November '09It’s been two decades, but for Tendulkar, it’s still the lasting memory of his career, and of his life.Thursday
5 November '09As the sun warmed the quiet winter air, the bowler running in, opening his shoulders, and sending the ball zipping past the batsman...Sunday
25 October '09In the summer of 2002, when Mohammad Kaif chased down a record 325 against England in the NatWest final at Lord’s, it seemed there was no turning back. But overlooked in recent years, he wonders why he never got the chance to make a comeback. The Sunday Express catches up with Kaif at his Noida home....Thursday
22 October '09Four years ago, the International Cricket Council — as boring and dogmatic a sports body as you will find — decided to do something radical.Saturday
17 October '09Mike Fennell warned Suresh Kalmadi that removing Mike Hooper from India 'would create severe problems of confidence in the ability of the OC to deliver the 2010 Games.'Friday
16 October '09In signs of further strain in ties between the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the Delhi 2010 organisers, Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi....Thursday
8 October '09This time, it was different. This time, they had to fight for it. Over the last eight years, Australia had blown Pakistan away for 132 at Lord’s...Thursday
1 October '09At Kingsmead in 2007, watching the Indian team prepare for the second Test after a miraculous win at Wanderers, it seemed like an odd time for Dilip Vengsarkar to bring up a young fast bowler from Delhi.Thursday
24 September '09The movement started again about three months ago, at first in a whisper here and a murmur there.Thursday
17 September '09My first memory of live football on TV is Diego Maradona. Not the 1986 World Cup, not Michel Platini’s missed penalty, not Rudi...Tuesday
15 September '09While Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi went into damage-control mode a day after the president of the Commonwealth Games...Thursday
10 September '09In Michelle Tramezzino’s fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, first published in Venice in the 16th century, the heroes...Thursday
3 September '09Watching BCCI officials openly sparring over control of the IPL this week reminded me of the story about the cats...
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