Indian cricket

Indian selectors get their timing right

Mar 7, 2013: India's selectors have given themselves the chance to assess several opening options ahead of the tour of South Africa in December

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

Mismatch in skills makes for no-contest

Mar 5, 2013: India had more skill and determination than Australia in the conditions in Chennai and Hyderabad and the results reflected that

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

Captaincy success 'overhyped' - Dhoni

Mar 5, 2013: With the win in Hyderabad, MS Dhoni has become the most successful Indian captain in Tests

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

Has Sehwag run out of time?

Mar 4, 2013: With the series under India's control, one of the few questions confronting them is whether the opening combination needs to be rejigged yet again

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

Chennai failure motivated Vijay

Mar 3, 2013: M Vijay's performance in Chennai was what pushed him into an innings that could mark his return to the Indian team for a longer period

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

A partnership much like a holiday romance

Mar 3, 2013: There was a Test century to each man, M Vijay's second, Cheteshwar Pujara's fourth and India hoofed across the Australian first innings total. At stumps, India were 311 for 1, ahead of Australia by 74

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 1st day

Bhuvneshwar keeps to the straight and narrow

Mar 2, 2013: India's dominance on the first day of the second Test in Hyderabad was built on an incisive opening spell from medium-pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Australia in India 2012-13

Not the '90s again, please

Mar 1, 2013: The Chennai victory also brought home some warnings for India from past experiences

Australia in India 2012-13

Jadeja's new avatar

Feb 28, 2013: Ravindra Jadeja is most widely recognised as a limited-overs specialist and was anointed an IPL 'rockstar' by Shane Warne. Now he wants to "play in white clothes for India."

Australia in India 2012-13

Spin formula India's best bet

Feb 27, 2013: A string of injuries to their fast bowlers means spin is India's only chance at victory; a lack of quality spinning options means acutely crumbling tracks are the need of the hour

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day

India have found a settled combination - Dhoni

Feb 26, 2013: India have found what their captain MS Dhoni calls a "settled batting and bowling combination" for the remainder of the three Tests in the series against Australia

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, 4th day

India's spinners thrive on spiteful pitch

Feb 25, 2013: Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja's improved showing in the second innings was a result of better application, aided by a dirt-lane of a pitch which the Australians found hard to read

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, 3rd day

Dhoni plays his defining innings

Feb 24, 2013: MS Dhoni played his best Test innings - his maiden double-century - to give India a significant advantage against Australia

The Bowling Was Superfine

Large-hearted, red-blooded, Caribbean

Feb 24, 2013: A capacious anthology that straddles genres and themes and contains a multitude of voices in an attempt to capture West Indian cricket

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, 2nd day

Tendulkar to the rescue, again

Feb 23, 2013: The Tendulkar on view today was neither the mad attacker of the 1990s nor the accumulator of the early 2000s, but someone in between

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day

Ashwin finds his groove

Feb 22, 2013: While the rest of the bowlers struggled to find a consistent line of attack, Ashwin's radar today was state-of-the-art

Australia in India 2012-13

A modern rivalry looks to new heroes

Feb 21, 2013: Both teams are in transition, but while Australia have a solid recent record, India need a series win to confirm they can compete against top sides

Australia in India 2012-13

A horses-for-courses squad

Feb 10, 2013: India's selectors didn't have too many riches to pick from, and given the limitations, have chosen a fairly balanced squad

Services v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy 2012-13 semi-final, Day 6

Mumbai demolish Services to enter 44th Ranji final

Jan 21, 2013: Mumbai entered their 44th Ranji Trophy final on the basis of the first-innings lead after dismissing Services for 240

Services v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy 2012-13 semi-final, Day 5

Services face daunting task on sixth day

Jan 20, 2013: The rain-interrupted semi-final between Services and Mumbai will go into its sixth day on Monday. Services trail Mumbai by 291 runs with seven wickets in hand

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