Asia Cup 2008

Bowling India's worry ahead of crucial clash

Jul 2, 2008: All of a sudden the favourites going in to the tournament find themselves one defeat short of being ousted from the event.

Plays of the day

Younis' century push-ups and Malik's no-show

Jul 2, 2008: Sidharth Monga rewinds the Plays of the day from the match between Pakistan and India in Karachi

Pakistan v India, Super Four, Asia Cup, Karachi

Subcontinental lessons for India's bowlers

Jul 1, 2008: For all the flaws in the Asia Cup, there lies a positive for India: it provides their fast bowlers with a constructive challenge

Asia Cup

Wide-eyed in Karachi

Jul 1, 2008: Pakistan's premier city is one that provokes many observations - not least about the similarities with India across the border

Sidharth Monga at the 2008 Asia Cup

Memories of '87

Jun 30, 2008: A meeting with Iqbal Qasim, a former Pakistan left-arm spinner, during which he recalled his role in winning the Bangalore Test in 1987

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Super Four, Asia Cup, Karachi

Records don't awe ageless Jayasuriya

Jun 30, 2008: Sanath Jayasuriya is one of those rare cricketers who doesn't care about records, and worryingly for bowlers, he isn't slowing down even at the age of 39

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Super Four, Asia Cup, Karachi

Tweaking Mendis the right way

Jun 29, 2008:

Plays of the day

Riaz does better, Sarfraz gets on the board

Jun 29, 2008: The plays of the day from the Pakistan-Sri Lanka game in Karachi

Bangladesh v India, Super Four, Asia Cup, Karachi

Dhoni unhappy with back-to-back games

Jun 29, 2008: Indian players looked tired and listless on the field against Bangladesh

Bangladesh v India, Super Four, Asia Cup, Karachi

Bangladesh stuck in 'what-if' phase

Jun 28, 2008: It will remain a shame that, despite Alok Kapali's heroics, all Bangladesh managed to do was add Karachi to their list of "what ifs"

Plays of the day

Manpreet Gony gets going

Jun 28, 2008: The Plays of the day of the first match of the Super stage of the Asia Cup between Bangladesh and India

Sidharth Monga at the 2008 Asia Cup

A meeting with the first hat-trick man in ODIs

Jun 27, 2008: For years he has answered to the question: who is the first man to have taken a hat-trick in ODIs

Pakistan v India, Group B, Asia Cup, Karachi

Raina rekindles the early promise

Jun 26, 2008: There has been a sense of unfulfilled promise about Suresh Raina for more than two years now, and his last two innings are perhaps signs of a coming of age

Plays of the day

Younis reverses ... Sehwag does better

Jun 26, 2008: The plays of the day from the India-Pakistan game in Karachi

Sidharth Monga at the 2008 Asia Cup

Saraiya the radio star

Jun 25, 2008: Suresh Saraiya is what your typical commentator would be: not short of an analogy, or a story to go with it

Hong Kong v India, Group B, Asia Cup, Karachi

Amateurs find the going rough

Jun 25, 2008: Although a century against Hong Kong doesn't mean a lot, repeating something is always easier than doing it for the first time

Plays of the day

Aiming for the roof

Jun 25, 2008: Sidharth Monga presents the Plays of the day from the match between Hong Kong and India at the National Stadium

Sidharth Monga at the 2008 Asia Cup

Visa to Pakistan

Jun 24, 2008: Sidharth Monga finds out what it's like to travel from India to Pakistan

Plays of the day

Why Shoaib Malik shouldn't open

Jun 24, 2008: Sidharth Monga rewinds the Plays of the Day from the match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Karachi

Asia Cup 2008

Kirsten seeks rotation policy for injury-prone India

Jun 24, 2008: The season has barely begun for India and the coach, Gary Kirsten, has already sounded out the need for a rotation system for the injury-prone fast bowlers