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India wrap it up with Jaipur to spare

Friday 16 November '07

Except for losing the toss, MS Dhoni did everything right today. He replaced Murali Kartik with Virender Sehwag...
Pakistan wary before do-or-die match

Thursday 15 November '07

India, with a 2-1 lead in the on-going five-match ODI series, go into tomorrow’s match at Captain Roop Singh Stadium here with an intention...
I enjoy the challenge of standing in Indo-Pak match: Doctrove

Thursday 15 November '07

Success, disappointment, controversy — Billy Raymond Doctrove (picture right) has seen it all.
Security cordon closes in on teams

Wednesday 14 November '07

Sonal Bharadwaj, an engineering student from Indore, was desperately praying Tuesday for a dekko of the Indian...
Gwalior pitch not likely to help spinners

Tuesday 13 November '07

India are 2-1 up in the current one-day international series against Pakistan. And in the two matches they won...
Assam: Cricket’s forgotten state

Monday 5 November '07

The most bustling city in the sleepy North-East, Guwahati is at the centre of cricket attention now ahead of the first India-Pak ODI.
After being left out in the lurch, Raina finds his feet

Tuesday 30 October '07

After his noteworthy innings of 92, 64 and 50 in the Challenger Trophy, Suresh Raina may be a bit disappointed...
Kaarthick walks all over Red carpet

Monday 29 October '07

It was as if Dinesh Kaarthick was on a mission. Ever since the news of his exclusion from the Indian team came, the Tamil Nadu player has been wielding his willow...
Sehwag finds his touch at last

Sunday 28 October '07

Many cricketers have a habit of looking up and praying silently to the sun while walking onto the field. Virender Sehwag is no different.
Badri, Gambhir blaze to glory

Saturday 27 October '07

The second day of the Challenger Series belonged to Subramaniam Badrinath (82 not out) and Gautam Gambhir (73).
Zaheer, RP now death-over experts

Friday 26 October '07

One of the obvious reasons why India lost the one-day home series against Australia is the lack of effective...
Raina shines as India Blue flourish

Friday 26 October '07

Suresh Raina was the blue-eyed boy of Indian cricket during the days of Greg Chappell. But a string of poor performances...
Spin mystery as deep as the talent pool is shallow

Thursday 25 October '07

Indian cricket’s biggest irony today is a dearth of quality spinners. It has been the traditional strength...
Focus on Yusuf, Joginder

Wednesday 24 October '07

Joginder Sharma’s last over in the Twenty20 World Cup final and Yusuf Pathan’s six off Mohammed Asif...
Chennai pace academy stint helped a lot, says Johnson

Friday 12 October '07

It was Aussie pacer Mitchell Johnson who created a record in Sachin Tendulkar’s four-hundredth ODI.
Indians crumble to clinical Aussie attack

Friday 12 October '07

The supremacy of the Aussies in the 50-over game remains unchallenged.
Just another match: Sachin

Thursday 11 October '07

Highest one-day international runs, most number of centuries and fifties — Sachin Tendulkar possibly...
Aussies keen to get back to winning ways

Thursday 11 October '07

It’s a crucial match for Australia — “the biggest in the series,” as their captain Ricky Ponting puts it. They are already 2-1 up the series...
India look for 2-2 on 300-plus pitch

Wednesday 10 October '07

India are desperate to level the one-day series against Australia 2-2. And that could well happen here—if MS Dhoni...
‘Sachin’s 400 is stunning’

Wednesday 10 October '07

After Jayasuriya, Tendulkar is poised to play his 400th ODI on Thursday. His Team India mate Harbhajan Singh salutes his friend, hero, role model
J&K association bans Nabi for joining ICL

Thursday 4 October '07

Cricket could have brought Kashmir and the North-East to the national mainstream for the right reasons.
People know me now, says Irfan’s brother Yusuf

Saturday 29 September '07

Hours before the Twenty20 World Cup final against Pakistan, during their team meeting,
Manoj Tiwary ready to face the future

Saturday 29 September '07

Lance armstrong is one of the most admired athletes in the world. After battling cancer and surviving a brain tumour surgery,
Rains threaten second one-dayer too

Friday 28 September '07

There is disappointment. And there is hope. Disappointment because Indian and South African A team players have moving...
Irfan’s mother echoes the nation: How can Shoaib speak

Wednesday 26 September '07

As she waits for her sons Irfan Man-of-the-Match Pathan and Yusuf Pathan to return home,
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