Muttiah Muralitharan claimed 16 for 220 in the Test.
It may sound like stating the obvious, but even a career spanning 24 years draws to a close, just like that, one fine day. No matter the amount of preparation and build up for the moment, sporting full stops arrive abruptly and suddenly. Saturday morning I had to head off to complete some formalities and when I returned in the afternoon, Sachin Tendulkar had already given his long and emotional farewell speech. There it was, the moment we had been waiting for — rather, dreaded. And it’s already a part of history.
Johnson’s barrage of high-140s thunderbolts had England hopping, ducking out of trouble’s path.
India's young brigade can return from South Africa with their heads held high.
<p> Is it just me or do I hear you grumbling a bit there? Mr Sehwag, the fans will support the team and have supported the team. That is why they turned out in droves through the 90s when India was a mediocre-to-decent team and no more, relying on home series to shore up its records. But you seem to demand and urge that we back the team, and that makes me a bit uncomfortable.</p>
2011 is one of Dravid’s most memorable years in his long career.
India was billed as one of the favourites to win the World Cup from the outset.
If Tendulkar’s legacy is to be preserved beyond just the numbers and he is to be remembered.
Indian cricket appears all set to usher in its Kalyug.
Sachin and Dravid's partnership set a world record for the highest partnership aggregate.
The potency of the yorker in slog overs was underlined.
It will be a fortnight from now when the last round robin match of World Cup 2011 is played.
There was a buzz about the role of spin in the World Cup
minnow participation in international cricket.
Dhoni’s captaincy skills were thoroughly put to the test.