Hunting for hundreds: Hemant Kumar

Apr 18, 2001: To score a century in your maiden first class innings is a rare enought feat

Where are the young keepers?

Apr 16, 2001: When Nayan Mongia, after playing 40 Tests in a row from his debut against Sri Lanka at Lucknow in 1993/94, was dropped for the home series against New Zealand in October 1999, it marked the beginning of a chaotic period behind the wickets for India

Twenty five years later, the Queens Park Oval triumph still lingers on

Apr 12, 2001: When Dinanath Ramnarine and Neil McGarell bowled in tandem against South Africa at Antigua last week, it was the first time in twenty five years that West Indies had the cheek to play two specialist spinners

Triumph is but a stepping stone for challenges ahead

Apr 7, 2001: But what good came of it at last

India's 13-year-old unbeaten streak on the line at Goa

Apr 5, 2001: In February 2000, South Africa ended India's proud record of being unbeaten in a Test series at home for 13 years

Individual glory for a quintessential team man

Apr 1, 2001: When Sachin Tendulkar strolled the single that advanced him into an elite but singularly lonely club of one, he kept his emotions tightly in check

Is the middle order a safer perch for Ganguly?

Mar 30, 2001: Saurav Ganguly came into the Test series against Australia shooting from the hip

Can Dravid stamp his authority more often?

Mar 27, 2001: Rahul Dravid's knock of 80 at almost run-a-ball against Australia at Bangalore suggests that a keen desire to make runs may have finally outweighed his obsession over technique

India go 1-0 up with comfortable win

Mar 25, 2001: India are getting into the habit of upsetting Australian winning streaks

Stability at the top but for how long?

Mar 21, 2001: Sadagopan Ramesh and Shiv Sunder Das passed a minor landmark at Chennai the other day, gathering their first 100 partnership in six Tests

Boon makes rematch a mismatch

Mar 17, 2001: In the end it was an anti-climax

Fifteen years later, here comes the rematch

Mar 16, 2001: All the protagonists, with two major exceptions, are back in Chennai for the Tied Test rematch 15 years after the original contest

India's follow-on blues

Mar 15, 2001: Having been forced to follow on against Australia at Kolkata, there were few realistic expectations of India saving the Test on the third day

A case to play two off spinners

Mar 13, 2001: Ever since Jim Laker opened up a scar in the Australian batting psyche in the summer of 1956, the spectre of right arm finger spin has loomed large over the Aussies down the tunnel of time

Harbhajan took his wickets with genuine skill: Prasanna

Mar 11, 2001: Legendary Indian off spinner Erapalli Prasanna watched Harbhajan Singh create history on Sunday by becoming the first Indian to take a Test match hat trick in the course of a remarkable spell against Australia at Kolkata

Australia have the better of the exchanges at Eden

Mar 10, 2001: The sprawling Eden Gardens has traditionally been a happy hunting ground for the Aussies

History favours a fifth cog in the bowling wheel

Mar 9, 2001: Going into the second Test against Australia, India face the familiar dilemma of whether to play six batsmen and four bowlers or five batsmen and five bowlers

Bowling line up for Kolkata Test surgically transformed

Mar 7, 2001: India's bowling underwent a surgical transformation after some selectoral tinkering at their meeting in Delhi this evening

Ganguly throws down the gauntlet again

Mar 5, 2001: The defeat against Australia at Mumbai has brought Saurav Ganguly's honeymoon as captain to a rude end

Gilchrist breaks a few speed limits

Mar 1, 2001: As centuries go, Adam Gilchrist's was pretty special

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