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Ravichandran Ashwin’s batting prowess reaffirms need for multi-dimensional players in modern-day cricket

IST 09 November 2013 •2:04 PM IST

Ravichandran Ashwin can now be termed as a bowling all-rounder

08 November 2013 •10:33 AM IST

Bangladesh’s impressive show over New Zealand could be a sign of things to come

07 November 2013 •4:30 PM IST

India vs West Indies 2013: Umesh Yadav’s chance to get back into scheme of things

05 November 2013 •4:18 PM IST

Indian batsmen face real test in South Africa

04 November 2013 •2:34 PM IST

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India vs Australia 2013: Did Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina cross the line by mocking Shane Watson’s injury?

Even as the Indian team registered a 57-run win to clinch the seven-match One-Day International (ODI) series 3-2 against Australia in Bangalore, a couple of on-field antics that could have easily been avoided, will be hard to ignore. In the name of sledging and unsettling the opponent, Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina treaded a path they shouldn’t have, when they mocked Shane Watson’s hamstring pull during the latter’s batting. Prakash Govindasreenivasan questions whether the continued success is giving unnecessary liberties to the current 'young brigade’ and if the Indian duo were guilty of crossing the line.

03 November 2013 •10:18 AM IST

South Africa need to bridge quality gap between Tests and limited-overs cricket

In Tests, the current South African side is perhaps the most feared one. With all areas of the game well-covered, it hardly comes as a surprise that they hold the Test Champions’ mace. However, add colour to their kits and the dominance fades away a little. Prakash Govindasreenivasan talks about South Africa’s need to bridge that gap and show consistency in all forms of the game.

02 November 2013 •2:40 PM IST

Akram Khan: One of Bangladesh cricket’s earliest heroes

Born on November 1,1968, Mohammad Akram Hussain Khan is a former Bangladesh skipper in the second half of the 1990s who was at the helm when the national side transitioned from being an associate to a full member of the ICC, registered their first ever win in One-Day Internationals (ODI) and qualified for the World Cup 1999. Prakash Govindasreenivasan has more.

01 November 2013 •5:18 PM IST

Pakistan Cricket Team: A reporter’s nightmare

It must have been a calm, sedate evening for most reporters on October 30 who were covering the South Africa-Pakistan game. While India and Australia were busy in a closely-contested scuffle in a high-scoring match, Pakistan had a straightforward chase ahead of them.

31 October 2013 •6:02 PM IST

‘Sachin Tendulkar looked like a senior pro at 16 against Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Abdul Qadir’

I have some good memories of Sachin Tendulkar from the very beginning of his career. I used to watch him play at as a school kid at Azad Maidan and like most people who saw his game, I too believed that he was an exceptionally talented kid. Some of the shots that he played on the rise, some of the pull shots and the cover drives were unbelievable to watch coming from a 13-year-old’s bat.

31 October 2013 •9:53 AM IST

Greg Blewett: Dawn of hope, dusk of despair

Born on October 29, 1971, Greg Scott Blewett was a consistent and reliable top-order Australian batsman in the second-half of 1990s. He also bowled decent medium pace and earned the reputation of a partnership-breaker in Tests. Prakash Govindasreenivasan has more.

30 October 2013 •11:35 PM IST

‘Sachin Tendulkar would play as many as eight-nine matches in a week at times’

I still vividly remember Sachin Tendulkar’s first day at Ramakant Achrekar sir coaching. The first time I saw him bat, I went straight to Achrekar sir and asked him about the boy. His response was, 'Ramesh Tendulkar ka ladka hai [He is Ramesh Tendulkar’s son].

30 October 2013 •3:26 PM IST

‘Sachin Tendulkar walks away from the game as one of its greatest ambassadors’

I was with the Indian team travelled to Sri Lanka for the 1997 Asia Cup. The day the tournament was supposed to begin, a small inauguration ceremony was arranged at a ground where the flags of all four participating teams were hoisted. However, the Indian flag was fluttering upside down. Sachin Tendulkar, who was leading the Indian team, was the first to notice the mistake and promptly informed me and asked me to get the mistake rectified. We immediately went to the local authorities and got that changed.

29 October 2013 •3:17 PM IST

Australia 2.0: Young and silent performers replace intimidating superstars

George Bailey’s Australia is a squad full of young, silent performers. Gone are the days when a spin wizard in Shane Warne and a disciplined, accurate fast bowler in Glenn McGrath, a quick, lethal pacer in Brett Lee and an in-your-face skipper in Ricky Ponting, who were all over their opposition irrespective of the situation in a match. It’s time Australia brace themselves as a team capable of carrying out a calmer demeanour and still reach the highs of the previous era. Prakash Govindasreenivasan has more.

29 October 2013 •12:25 PM IST

Glenn Maxwell: The ‘million dollar baby’ starting to look worth the money

Australia’s 25-year-old Glenn James Maxwell wouldn’t have even imagined what was about to come his way at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions in 2013. Till that point in time, Maxwell was taking baby steps in his international career. He got a half-century in only his second One-Day International (ODI) in 2012 and found himself on the plane to Sri Lanka for the ICC World T20 2012

27 October 2013 •4:09 PM IST

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