Matches (7)
New Zealand in India (1)
Super Smash (1)
BBL (1)
WPL (2)
SA20 (2)

Amit Varma

Dravid's 270 puts India in command

Dravid's 270 puts India in command

A monumental 270 by Rahul Dravid took India to a score of 600, and a lead of 376, as India made sure that the platform they had built of the first two days of this crucial deciding Test was not wasted

15-Apr-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Amit Varma
Dravid puts India in charge

Dravid puts India in charge

Rahul Dravid made 133 not out as India took the upper hand against Pakistan at Rawalpindi, leading by 118 runs, with six wickets still in hand

14-Apr-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Amit Varma
Sami averts a rout after Indian bowlers strike

Sami averts a rout after Indian bowlers strike

In a dramatic day's play, India, after taking charge of the match, let the advantage slip a bit

13-Apr-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Amit Varma
Strangling the opponent

Strangling the opponent

The stadia in Pakistan may have been virtually empty for the Tests so far, but that has not been due to the quality of the cricket

07-Apr-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma
More than talent

More than talent

You'd think talent was the most important thing in sport, but it isn't

05-Apr-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma
Wanting to win

Wanting to win

The flat, lifeless, slow pitch at Multan always meant that it would be difficult for either side to force a result

30-Mar-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma
Breaking away

Breaking away

Perhaps the finest decision Sourav Ganguly made in his captaincy was to get Virender Sehwag to open the batting for India in Test matches

28-Mar-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma
The humanising factor

The humanising factor

Is it sport or is it war

24-Mar-2004•Amit Varma
The humanising factor

The humanising factor

Is it sport or is it war

24-Mar-2004•Amit Varma
No room for complaint

No room for complaint

Under the circumstances, with Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra injured, the Indian selectors have picked the best team they could have

22-Mar-2004•The Wisden Comment by Amit Varma
The thrill of the attack

The thrill of the attack

One truism that we get to hear a lot these days - ever since Steve Waugh's Australians took the modern game to a pinnacle - is how Test cricket has been improved by the values of one-day cricket, especially as regards aggressive batting and fielding

21-Mar-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma
Hameed and Razzaq overpower India

Hameed and Razzaq overpower India

Abdul Razzaq and Moin Khan took Pakistan to their victory target of 245 with 16 balls to spare

19-Mar-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Amit Varma
A contest between bat and bat

A contest between bat and bat

It is a measure of the times that India could be deemed to have done well to have restricted Pakistan to 329

16-Mar-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma
The selectors got it right ... mostly

The selectors got it right ... mostly

The selectors have done a reasonable job of picking the Indian one-day team for the series against Pakistan

01-Mar-2004•Wisden Comment by Amit Varma
It's about empowerment

It's about empowerment

The error is that the whole debate is too often framed as technology v Humans

10-Feb-2004•Amit Varma
Still under construction

Still under construction

It was an apt background

06-Feb-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma
Exhibitionism

Exhibitionism

So Rahul Dravid walked out to toss this morning

03-Feb-2004•Amit Varma
Exhibitionism

Exhibitionism

So Rahul Dravid walked out to toss this morning

03-Feb-2004•Amit Varma
Laxman seals a thriller

Laxman seals a thriller

A record-breaking 202-run partnership between Stuart Carlisle and Sean Ervine went in vain as Zimbabwe fell just three runs short in a thrilling finish at the Adelaide Oval

24-Jan-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Amit Varma
The art of flinching, and the morality of deception

The art of flinching, and the morality of deception

Amit Varma's weblog on cricket and more

23-Jan-2004•Amit Varma
7891011

Showing 161 - 180 of 215

Most Read
BCB firm on stance that Bangladesh won't travel to India for T20 World Cup

BCB firm on stance that Bangladesh won't travel to India for T20 World Cup

13-Jan-2026 • 23 hrs ago•ESPNcricinfo staff
No specific threat to Bangladesh team in India, says ICC security assessment

No specific threat to Bangladesh team in India, says ICC security assessment

12-Jan-2026•ESPNcricinfo staff
USA's Ali Khan claims having been 'denied' India visa ahead of T20 World Cup

USA's Ali Khan claims having been 'denied' India visa ahead of T20 World Cup

13-Jan-2026 • 19 hrs ago•ESPNcricinfo staff
Healy's push to open 'was a real turning point' in her career

Healy's push to open 'was a real turning point' in her career

13-Jan-2026•Andrew McGlashan
Pakistan's Sameer Minhas sets sights on more than one trophy at U-19 World Cup

Pakistan's Sameer Minhas sets sights on more than one trophy at U-19 World Cup

13-Jan-2026 • 20 hrs ago•Danyal Rasool