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John Wright's contribution to Indian cricket
Apr 22, 2004: Whenever I heard former Indian players talk on television about Wright's lack of fire, I have had a quiet chuckle
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Dravid - India's best batsman?
Apr 15, 2004: It's time to stop fudging the obvious with phraseology
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A riveting contest at Gaddafi
The capricious world of Test cricket
Apr 8, 2004: Of all the reasons why we love Test cricket, the most compelling one is the way it reveals itself and yet holds back so much
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The throwing controversy rumbles on
Apr 1, 2004: As might have been expected, an entire nation has been roused to indignation over Chris Broad's decision to report Muthiah Muralitharan's doosra as suspect
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The Indian View
Mar 25, 2004: A tape of his batting wouldn't enliven a rainy evening, but if your team had to save its skin on a dodgy pitch, Gary Kirsten's name would among the first on the sheet
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The Indian View
Mar 18, 2004: For those of us bemused by the orchestrated hype around Steve Waugh's retirement, the coverage of India's tour to Pakistan has been benumbing, but fears that the good game will be buried in the cacophonic lust of marketing czars have been happily
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The Indian View
Don't burden cricket with significances it cannot carry
Mar 11, 2004: Given the bitter history that India and Pakistan share, every little thing that promotes goodwill is worth clutching at, but there is a danger here of overestimating the power of cricket
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The Thursday column
Mar 4, 2004: I never saw KP Bhaskar play
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The Thursday column
Feb 19, 2004: Nostalgia can be the enemy of reason, for it imbues the past with such marvelous colours and scents that reason cannot cut through fortifications
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The Thursday column
Feb 12, 2004: Safety is a matter of personal concern and players should be allowed to make the choice without the fear of recrimination
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The Thursday column
Feb 5, 2004: The essence of sport lies in contest and cricket is in danger of limiting itself to the contest of bat against bat
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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
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The Thursday column
Jan 22, 2004: How far is nationalism taken in journalism?
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The Thursday column
Jan 15, 2004: If Steve Bucknor is looking for some R & R, he should strike India off his list of possible destinations
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The Abhijit Kale case
Tackle the disease, not the symptom
Dec 4, 2003: The Kale case, irrespective of the truth, is only a manifestation of a serious and deep-rooted malaise
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The two-Test series
Nov 20, 2003: Sambit Bal speaks out against the two-Test series in this week's Thursday column
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India's opening problems
Nov 11, 2003: Sambit Bal builds a case for S Ramesh in this week's Tuesday column
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'We've got a good bowling attack for English conditions'
Mohammad Hafeez's resurgence, after three years in the international wilderness, symbolises that of his team
Anderson's magic not to be missed
Mark Nicholas: None of England's other 300-wickets bowlers could have bowled better than Anderson at Lord's
Anti-corruption efforts need to be proactive
Ian Chappell: Rather than relying on the police or media to uncover rot in the game, cricket has to get tough with its own
Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by. By Ajay Shankar
'A spinner must have the ability to take punishment'
The Cricket Couch: R Ashwin's coach, former Tamil Nadu spinner Sunil Subramaniam, talks about the qualities he looks for in young slow bowlers
As we go into the last week of the league games of IPL 2013, seven teams have a mathematical chance of making the last four. Here's what each of those teams needs to do
Pollard sledges Watson, Dravid is angry
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai
A talent that didn't know its own worth
Sreesanth wasn't the most likeable team-mate or opponent, but he had skill beyond doubt, which we might have seen the last of
Unfortunate Sunrisers let match slip away
For 36 overs, Sunrisers painstakingly built a position of strength only for one terrible over to spoil it for them
Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by
Unfortunate Sunrisers let match slip away (73)
For 36 overs, Sunrisers painstakingly built a position of strength only for one terrible over to spoil it for them
As we go into the last week of the league games of IPL 2013, seven teams have a mathematical chance of making the last four. Here's what each of those teams needs to do
Dravid and the art of T20 captaincy (56)
Despite a small squad bereft of big names, Rajasthan Royals' captain has churned out win after win
Pollard sledges Watson, Dravid is angry (43)
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai
'I have decided to return to my natural game' (39)
Misbah-ul-Haq talks about his approach to the captaincy, the criticism he has copped for his defensive style, and the lessons from the drubbing in South Africa
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