Damning opening-wicket numbers suggest it could be do-or-die at Perth for the Sehwag-Gambhir partnership
By H Natarajan
Gambhir has now gone without a Test century for 33 innings. His last Test hundred was two years...
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(H Natarajan, formerly All India Deputy Sports Editor of the Indian Express and Senior Editor with Cricinfo/Wisden, is the Executive Editor of CricketCountry.com. A prolific writer, he has written for many of the biggest newspapers, magazines and websites all over the world. A great believer in the power of social media, he can be followed on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/H.Natarajan and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/hnatarajan)
Humour
Dhoni, Harbhajan, Yuvraj on what India needs to change around fortunes
By H Natarajan
The Indian team is now clutching at every straw to avoid the tour turning into tour drown under....
Bharat Ratna has been devalued by not conferring honour on national treasures like Sachin Tendulkar
By H Natarajan
It’s doesn’t speak well for any of the governments in six decades that it did not...
MS Dhoni -- A Warrior, a Monk and a Statesman all rolled into one
By H Natarajan
Dhoni is a phenomenal mix of some of the greatest cricketers the nation - and, indeed, the world...
Tiger Pataudi - Prince of a small state, but King of a great game
By H Natarajan
Contemporary generation, fed on the abridged version of the game and oblivious to India’s...
Manmohan Singh & MS Dhoni - The similarities in their rise & fall
By H Natarajan
Manmohan Singh and Mahendra Singh – two of the most powerful men in India. One leading...
Time for BCCI to change its attitude & approach; bold steps need of the hour
By H Natarajan
BCCI is not known for accountability. It’s possible that the changing mood of the country...
India's tour of England: They came, They saw & They surrendered
By H Natarajan
If the India-England series was a boxing match, it would have long been over. The record book...
Facts and figures
The Sehwag factor & his partnership with Gambhir in India's overseas wins
The absence of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir at the top of the order has impacted India in a big way in their recent downswing of fortunes.
Bravo, Gen Next! Praveen, Ishant and Mukund have given cause for cheer in a losing cause
If a holistic and unemotional view is taken of the match, Indian cricket fans would derive satisfaction from the enormous gains from a losing Test.
