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IPL: It's time N Srinivasan woke up and smelt the filter kaapi

IPL: It's time N Srinivasan woke up and smelt the filter kaapi

By On May 22, 2013, 11:12 am

N Srinivasan seems to have channelled the James Callaghan spirit as he battles his very own summer of discontent. Or, perhaps, “disarray”...

Before IPL, we had Sharjah

Before IPL, we had Sharjah

By On May 2, 2013, 11:19 am

Long before the Indian Premier League (IPL) or even Twenty20 were dreamt of, the Sharjah Cup was a tournament cricket fans from these countries...

Will the threat of twin Ashes debacles force Australia to change their ways?

Will the threat of twin Ashes debacles force Australia to change their ways?

By On March 30, 2013, 12:16 pm

Lately, England and Australia have both begun to derive pleasure from gloating over the other’s losses to other opponents. England could barely...

One-sided Test series don’t augur well for the future of the game

One-sided Test series don’t augur well for the future of the game

By On March 20, 2013, 9:32 am

Indian fans have tasted ‘revenge’ and many probably loved it as Australia crumbled improbably to a third successive defeat on a Mohali...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men must guard against complacency

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men must guard against complacency

By On March 10, 2013, 8:07 am

As I write, New Zealand have given England a rude wake-up call at Dunedin, bowling them out cheaply and piling on runs and more runs. While it looks...

Captain Michael Clarke under pressure to save Australia's fast-sinking ship

Captain Michael Clarke under pressure to save Australia's fast-sinking ship

By On March 4, 2013, 8:52 am

March 3, 2013 could possibly go down as the day that Michael Clarke’s proverbial honeymoon as Australian cricket captain hurtled to a bitter...

Harbhajan Singh kicks off mind(less) games

Harbhajan Singh kicks off mind(less) games

By On February 17, 2013, 8:15 am

Harbhajan Singh has only just been reinstated in the side in spite of a middling Ranji season, but this has not curbed his enthusiasm for verbal...

Dale Steyn — licensed to thrill

Dale Steyn — licensed to thrill

By On February 5, 2013, 9:41 am

Pakistan predictably found South Africa too hot to handle first up at Johannesburg and collapsed in the face of yet another Dale Steyn special.

2012 saw Indian cricket in a freefall; Rahane, Pujara & Bhuvaneshwar beacons of hope

2012 saw Indian cricket in a freefall; Rahane, Pujara & Bhuvaneshwar beacons of hope

By On January 1, 2013, 1:07 pm

It would be wonderful to write something gloriously optimistic and positive at the start of a new year. But the best one can say about 2012 from...

Sachin Tendulkar stands conquered; Indian cricket's cherished dream is now a nightmare

Sachin Tendulkar stands conquered; Indian cricket's cherished dream is now a nightmare

By On December 20, 2012, 9:09 am

Sachin Tendulkar’s unsuccessful battle against Anderson at Nagpur may go down as that kind of moment in his career. Will he retire? It really...