Hyderabad pitch is better than Chennai: Venkatapathy Raju
Former left-arm spinner Venkatapathy Raju is happy with Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team selection and feels India’s win should have importance...
The day Kapil Dev conquered his final frontier to get past Richard Hadlee's world record
On February 8, 1994, Kapil Dev surpassed Sir Richard Hadlee’s long-standing record of 431 Test wickets. In an era that was dominated by spinners...
Heaven for Ravi Shastri and hell for Shane Warne
On January 5, 1992, a day when Shane Warne made his first Test appearance, India’s Ravi Shastri scripted a meticulously planned double-century...
Too much importance is given to wickets: Venkatapathy Raju
Venkatapathy Raju, who took 93 wickets from 28 Tests for India and who was an important spin support for Anil Kumble in the 90s, talks about India’s...
As Indian spinners struggle on home turf, the match-winning ability of Anil Kumble is better appreciated now
It was nearly 20 years ago at the venue of the ongoing Test between India and England, Eden Gardens, that the then captain Mohammad Azharuddin found...
Sachin Tendulkar's unbelievable century ahead of India's 1989 tour of Pakistan
November 7, 1989. Sachin Tendulkar scored a fairytale hundred in the Irani Trophy match, just ahead of his selection into the Indian team for the...
Why MS Dhoni needs to test England with a three-pronged spin attack
Indian strategy to use spin to overcome the Englishmen is clear from the voices doing rounds as well as the selection of the teams for tour matches....
I am good enough to play in all three formats: Pragyan Ojha
By Kushan Sarkar
India's leading left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha feels that it's about time that the perception...
Sachin - From India's Boy Wonder to world cricket's revered senior citizen
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his 39th birthday today, 23 years after he started playing for India. Arunabha Sengupta looks...
