It's 4am, do you know where your Test cricket is?

Mar 9, 2017: Tuning in to a cracker of a Test in a time zone more than five hours ahead of yours is quite the tonic

India v SA, 4th Test, Delhi

Delhi the best bet for cricket to take back the spotlight

Dec 2, 2015: With the conditions of the pitches dominating headlines in recent weeks, Sanjay Manjrekar believes cricket fans can finally be hopeful of a competitive match in Delhi

India v SA, 3rd Test, Nagpur, 3rd day

Kohli's maturity, Ashwin's guile, AB's wrong instinct

Nov 27, 2015: Sanjay Manjrekar has his say on day three of the Nagpur Test, where South Africa's nine-year unbeaten run in away series finally came to an end

India v South Africa, 3rd Test, Nagpur, 2nd day

South Africa on a downward spin spiral

Nov 26, 2015: Sanjay Manjrekar's take on all the action from day two of the third India v South Africa Test, in Nagpur

India v South Africa, 3rd Test, Nagpur, 1st day

India spinners strike back after batsmen falter

Nov 25, 2015: Sanjay Manjrekar's take on all the action from day one of the third India v South Africa Test, in Nagpur

'I don't think I was as gifted as people thought I was'

Apr 28, 2014: Former India batsman and current commentator Sanjay Manjrekar on dealing with expectations and batting failures, and the perils of criticising Tendulkar

Triple threat

Nov 13, 2011: Until 2006-07 batsmen managed scores of 300 once every four Ranji seasons. Since then all hell has broken loose

India in England 2011

'Cannot have a player using a Test to warm-up'

Jul 26, 2011: Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has questioned India's approach to handling the fitness of the players and has strongly suggested a review of the entire process

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South Africa return the favour

Jan 1, 2011: When the time came for South Africa to host their first international series after readmission, it was only natural they pick India

The perfect man for the job

Nov 4, 2010: Anil Kumble is a born leader who likes to roll his sleeves up and get involved. His decision to contest the KSCA elections could be a stepping stone for bigger roles in Indian cricket administration

ICC Test rankings

"I don't rate India a long-term No.1" - Ian Chappell

Jan 12, 2010: Ian Chappell has said that India don't have the resources to retain their No.1 spot in the ICC Test rankings for a long enough period to emulate Australia and the great West Indies teams

Cricinfo Round Table on sledging

On-field umpires should be given more powers

Jan 15, 2008: Ian Chappell, Kumar Sangakkara and Sanjay Manjrekar have said the problem of sledging could be tackled if more power was given to on-field umpires

Roundtable: How good is the modern batsman?

'Lara the greatest among his peers'

Nov 18, 2006: What defines greatness in a batsman? Is it the weight of statistics or the ability to score runs in all conditions? In the concluding part of this Round Table discussion on modern batsmen, Sanjay Manjrekar asks John Wright, Tony Greig, Ian Chappell and Ra

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'The ICC wants a yes man'

Oct 31, 2006: The big battle in cricket is currently being fought in the board room, with the Indian cricket board making it clear to the ICC that it plays the game of commercial rights by its own rules. The final of the two-part series

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The boardroom battle for commercial rights

Oct 31, 2006: The big battle in cricket is currently being fought in the board room, with the Indian cricket board making it clear to the ICC that it plays the game of commercial rights by its own rules. In the first of the two-part series, Sanjay Manjrekar has a good

The ball-tampering dispute

Tampering can go unseen on camera - Manjrekar

Sep 1, 2006: Sanjay Manjrekar, the former Indian batsman, has said that ball-tampering can be done without being caught on any of the numerous television cameras

Just not cricket

Smoke without fire

Aug 4, 2006: Absence of live cricket for India hasn't brought a drought in cricket coverage in the Indian media; it has merely meant the focus has shifted from cricket to controversies

Panel of cricketers voice their opinion

Let on-field umpires rule on chucking

Jun 8, 2004: The issue of chucking divides opinions, but a clear verdict emerged from apanel of former cricketers instituted by Wisden Asia Cricket: five out ofseven members came out in favour of handing the matter back to the umpires

The Thursday column

Yes to passion, no to hysteria

Jan 29, 2004: Watching Ravi Shastri and Wasim Akram do their stuff in Australia is a demonstration of what India-Pakistan cricket relations really are

India v Pakistan

Manjrekar wants resumption of Indo-Pak ties

Oct 6, 2003: Sanjay Manjrekar has spoken out in favour of India touring Pakistan next February, as scheduled in the ICC calendar