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Dravid, Kohli face the royal challenge

Monday 5 May '08

If Saturday’s last-over victory against Deccan Chargers were to be kept aside, Royal Challengers still have a long way to go...
Challengers hold their nerve for three-run win

Sunday 4 May '08

Hyderabad needed 20 runs to win off the last over with Sanjay Bangar and Arjun Yadav at the crease...
Classical Wasim changing his tune

Saturday 3 May '08

There is something different about Wasim Jaffer these days. So long associated with languid, yet classical, shots...
800 wickets and then I quit: Murali

Tuesday 29 April '08

He’s picked up 735 Test and 464 ODI wickets in an international career spanning 16 years. Muttiah Muralitharan...
MSD fires, Bangalore feel the heat

Tuesday 29 April '08

Dravid’s Royal Challengers mess up the chase as Chennai make it four out of four.
Challengers need to rise from depths

Monday 28 April '08

If Bangalore Royal Challengers are languishing in the bottom half of the table...
Warne’s boys do it again

Sunday 27 April '08

If the first half of the match was a cricket connoisseur’s dream, a stimulating contest between the bat and the ball...
Challengers need Misbah boost

Saturday 26 April '08

There was much teamwork at the Bangalore Royal Challengers net session. The assorted group of players interacted...
Shoulder harm?

Tuesday 8 April '08

Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Team India in Ahmedabad. They landed there to find a green pitch...
Bhajji wants to take it one step at a time

Monday 7 April '08

Harbhajan Singh may not be too worried about it, but his big moments have a tendency to get overshadowed...
More trouble for India

Monday 7 April '08

They were bowled out for an embarrassing 76 in 20 overs on Day One of the second Test...
Kallis sets the record straight with 30th ton

Saturday 5 April '08

Jacques Kallis has never been a very expressive man and his muted celebration after crossing...
Harbhajan slams Motera pitch, Steyn says Indians got scared

Friday 4 April '08

Harbhajan Singh slammed the pitch at Motera, saying India should prepare wickets to assist spin so that they can exploit their home advantage.
South Africa banking on Ntini to fire

Thursday 3 April '08

Makhaya Ntini is one of the most entertaining characters in world cricket. Always looking to pull a...
Short story keeps Indians occupied

Thursday 3 April '08

The Indian camp may not like to admit that they are taking the short-ball threat seriously...
South Africa’s short solution for Sehwag

Wednesday 2 April '08

Teams are usually wary of Virender Sehwag in any case. But when he comes into a Test with a triple ton in the previous game, the worries get multiplied.
Spin or seam? Take your pick

Tuesday 1 April '08

After the high-scoring draw in Chennai, the focus has shifted to the 22-yard strip at Motera...
Ravindra wants to make it for Jamnagar... and for mom

Thursday 13 March '08

The sepia-tinted images of Ranjitsinhji, Duleepsinhji, Amarsinhji, Vinoo Mankad and Salim Durrani at the Sports...
Pathan puts West in final

Friday 15 February '08

Yusuf Pathan’s name does evoke the memory of that six off Mohammed Asif in the Twenty20 final...
Jaffer, Rahane put up record 342-run partnership

Thursday 14 February '08

West Zone’s only hope now is spinners. They need an outright victory to reach...
Rahane entertains as West make sound reply

Wednesday 13 February '08

Ajinkya Rahane is in his maiden first-class season. But the 19-year-old has already got the shutterbugs zooming in on him.
Lean and mean Powar not worried

Tuesday 12 February '08

It’s not easy being Romesh Powar. He was the most economic bowler for the country...
Yardy puts Lions in command

Tuesday 12 February '08

Michael Yardy failed to replicate his first-class success in ODIs.
West wary of Lions momentum

Monday 11 February '08

West Zone have a task at hand. They have to address some grey areas to enter the final of the Duleep Trophy.
Watch out for Warne’s heir apparent

Thursday 7 February '08

England’s idiosyncrasy against wrist spinners has a tradition.
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