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Erasmus steps into uncharted territory

Erasmus steps into uncharted territory

Marais Erasmus will become probably the first overseas umpire to officiate in Indian domestic cricket, starting with the Duleep Trophy game in Mumbai. Nagraj Gollapudi met him

28-Jan-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai

Relative unknowns seize their chance

Relative unknowns seize their chance

The two bowlers who impressed most during the Duleep Trophy were virtual unknowns from India's cricketing backwaters: Andhra legspinner M Suresh and Vidarbha fast bowler Umesh Yadav

25-Jan-2009•Siddarth Ravindran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Dravid returns to reliable ways

Dravid returns to reliable ways

Rahul Dravid played the sort of knock that made him the world's most bankable batsman a few years ago, displaying the confidence, ease and solidity that were once second nature to him

24-Jan-2009•Siddarth Ravindran

Both sides of Sreesanth

Both sides of Sreesanth

Sreesanth's first bowling stint in the spotlight since last year's IPL was a typically entertaining mix of the sublime and the surreal

23-Jan-2009•Siddarth Ravindran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Carefree Karthik bludgeons Central Zone

Carefree Karthik bludgeons Central Zone

Karthik's 113-ball 153 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium that bumped Central Zone from being front-runners to playing catch-up; from 86 for 6, South Zone rocketed along to a more-than-acceptable 290 for 8 by the time he was dismissed

22-Jan-2009•Siddarth Ravindran at Chinnaswamy Stadium

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