The last time the World Cup was played in Australia and New Zealand, India's cricketers spent four months in the country. By the time they exited the competition, with just two wins to show from eight
It would be ridiculous to reach for the panic button over results in the ongoing Tri Series in Australia. Starting with the hosts, already through to the final after three straight wins, each of the t
As the World Cup nears, the highlights packages targetted at the Indian viewer will doubtless focus on two campaigns – 1983 and 2011. For the younger generation, the '83 win is lost in the mists of
In cricket, numbers aren't always everything. But there are times when they tell you everything you need to know. A cursory look at the bowling economy rates is enough to reveal just why Australia won
At the press conference that marked the end of the Test tour of England, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was asked if he felt his time as captain was up. His response was to tell us to wait and watch, the answer
MS Dhoni's musical tastes probably don't extent to the legendary Johnny Cash, but there's definitely something of the country singer's philosophy in the way he approaches his cricket. "You build on fa
I was on vacation in Mumbai when I first heard the news. In those pre-Internet days, it took me months to know for sure that none of my friends had been there. Not that it helped. Friends or not, the
The thin-skinned Indian will dismiss this book as a rant from someone that resents the country's place as the heart of the new cricket dispensation. It's not. The subtitle says: Writings on cricket an
Two things happened in 1958 that were to impact on football for several generations. In February, an aircraft carrying the Manchester United team crashed in the snow at Munich Airport. Seven of the Bu
Take one: With conditions staying the same pretty much through the day, India didn't make the right new-ball call. In the press box, Michael Holding, one of the pace thoroughbreds of his day, sat and
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