A master at work

The ferocity of desire

Dec 25, 2003: That burning gaze, the shuffle of the pelvic muscles, the contempt for leather ... every time Sachin Tendulkar picks up his weapon of choice and readies to dispense justice, he makes a compelling sight

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne

Unfamiliar territory for both sides

Dec 24, 2003: As Australia and India prepare for battle in the Boxing Day Test, this much is clear: the stakes have never been bigger for both teams

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne

Unfamiliar territory for both sides

Dec 24, 2003: As Australia and India prepare for battle in the Boxing Day Test, this much is clear: the stakes have never been bigger for both teams

Dropping in at the MCG

The fastest pitch in Australia

Dec 23, 2003: For a about a week now, the pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground has been the subject of such intense scrutiny and speculation that had it made of less sterner stuff, it would have started cracking by now

Dropping in at the MCG

The fastest pitch in Australia

Dec 23, 2003: For a about a week now, the pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground has been the subject of such intense scrutiny and speculation that had it made of less sterner stuff, it would have started cracking by now

The Australian squad for the Boxing Day Test

No signs of panic

Dec 22, 2003: By resisting a purge in the fast bowling department, the Australian national selectors have stuck to a principle that has served them well: reward comes from faith

The Australian squad for the Boxing Day Test

No signs of panic

Dec 22, 2003: By resisting a purge in the fast bowling department, the Australian national selectors have stuck to a principle that has served them well: reward comes from faith

India's No. 1 finger

Harbhajan out for five months

Dec 20, 2003: Harbhajan Singh, whose injured right-hand middle finger was operated upon yesterday, has been officially ruled out of competitive cricket for five months

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

A lifetime in a day

Dec 16, 2003: Sambit Bal, editor of Wisden Cricinfo in India and Wisden Asia Cricket, was in Adelaide biting his nails as India began their run-chase on the final day

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

'Rahul batted like god,' says Sourav

Dec 16, 2003: Asked to rate his innings a couple of days ago, Rahul Dravid had responded with the realism that is a feature of his persona

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

'Rahul batted like god,' says Sourav

Dec 16, 2003: Asked to rate his innings a couple of days ago, Rahul Dravid had responded with the realism that is a feature of his persona

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 4th day

No excuses, says Buchanan

Dec 15, 2003: In the beautiful words of Peter Roebuck, Waugh's Australians have played cricket by their own lights

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 4th day

No excuses, says Buchanan

Dec 15, 2003: In the beautiful words of Peter Roebuck, Waugh's Australians have played cricket by their own lights

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 4th day

The Swami Army invades Adelaide

Dec 15, 2003: There are about 70 of them in a crowd of 17,000, but take my word for it, they have been raising a storm

Shane Warne bowls once more

Warnie's way back

Dec 15, 2003: Shane Warne got back to bowling, for the first time in ten months, and man in charge of putting his career back on track says that the process has begun at just the right time, in order to get Warne ready for international cricket by February 10, the

Shane Warne bowls once more

Warnie's way back

Dec 15, 2003: Shane Warne got back to bowling, for the first time in ten months, and man in charge of putting his career back on track says that the process has begun at just the right time, in order to get Warne ready for international cricket by February 10, the

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

A celebration of orthodoxy

Dec 14, 2003: To the second-last ball of the third day's play, Rahul Dravid played a checked straight-drive and sprinted expectantly

A tale of two legspinners

In the shadow of a colossus

Dec 13, 2003: Just after Rahul Dravid had square-driven Brad Williams for his first four, Shane Warne took his eyes off the television set on which he has been following golf, and bellowed, as if to exhort Steve Waugh, "come on, bring on Stuart MacGill." There

A tale of two legspinners

In the shadow of a colossus

Dec 13, 2003: Just after Rahul Dravid had square-driven Brad Williams for his first four, Shane Warne took his eyes off the television set on which he has been following golf, and bellowed, as if to exhort Steve Waugh, "come on, bring on Stuart MacGill." There

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 2nd day

The burden of being Tendulkar

Dec 13, 2003: One of the misfortunes of greatness is that it has to bear greater scrutiny and harsher examination

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