Anand Vasu

Prince leads South Africa's fightback

Sri Lanka's bowlers looked to Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene for inspiration and played the waiting game, patiently going about the job at hand, and picked up four of the ten wickets they needed to secure victory in the first Test

30-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Records tumble as Sri Lanka sit pretty

Sri Lanka hammered home the advantage and pushed South Africa into a corner as the third day of the first Test ended.

29-Jul-2006•Anand Vasu

Records tumble as Sri Lanka sit pretty

Sri Lanka hammered home the advantage and pushed South Africa into a corner as the third day of the first Test ended.

29-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Sangakkara builds SL advantage

Dilhara Fernando and Muttiah Muralitharan scalped four wickets each as Sri Lanka shot out South Africa for a meagre 169 and then drove home the advantage, reaching 128 for 2

28-Jul-2006•Anand Vasu

Jayawardene and Sangakkara crush South Africa

Twin double-centuries from Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene left Sri Lanka in control of the first Test against South Africa as they ended the second day on 485 for 2, thanks to a massive unbeaten 471-run partnership for the third wicket

28-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Sangakkara builds SL advantage

Dilhara Fernando and Muttiah Muralitharan scalped four wickets each as Sri Lanka shot out South Africa for a meagre 169 and then drove home the advantage, reaching 128 for 2

27-Jul-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Mongia's selection - a case of short-term pragmatism

In Mongia, the Indian team is looking for the spin-bowling equivalent of Irfan Pathan a player who can be used in a floating position as a batsman and contribute significantly with the ball

21-Jul-2006•Anand Vasu

Another draw despite calculated gambles

If India had threatened to make a match of it with an imaginative effort on the final day, it was all set up by Lara's declaration.

26-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Windies wobble after wresting a 332-run lead

This Test once again seemed destined for a draw at the end of an unusual fourth day's play at Bassaterre, St. Kitts.

25-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

India reply strongly to Windies 581

India responded with promising enterprise to an inexplicably indifferent West Indian batting performance, replying to 581 with 150 for 2 at the end of the third day

24-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Rain halts West Indies progress

Ramnaresh Sarwan and Daren Ganga gave West Indies the upper hand with contrasting centuries but India managed to claw things back a touch with some useful wickets as tea was taken with the score on 420 for 5

23-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Gayle and Ganga put Windies on top

The fall of Chris Gayle, for an energetic 83 was the only real blip in a positive day's cricket for the West Indies where they bettered India without ever seeming to strive hard to do so

22-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Lara helps Windies cling on to a draw

Brian Lara scored his second Test century against India, his fourth slowest innings ever for a score of 20 or more, to help salvage a draw for the West Indies

14-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Rain ruins proceedings

There was no chance play as the rain bucketed down for the best part of the fourth day in St Lucia

13-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Demolition man

Anand Vasu on how, to Virender Sehwag, caution remains something akin to perdition

13-Jun-2006•Anand Vasu

West Indies face daunting task ahead

India skittled out the West Indies for just 215, enforced the follow-on and had them on the run at 43 for 1, still 330 behind at stumps on the third day

12-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Windies wobble as India amass 588

A solid, if not spectacular batting performance followed up by an incisive opening spell from Munaf Patel where he picked up two wickets in two balls saw India take a firm grasp on the second Test

11-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

India ride on Sehwag and Dravid

His trail-blazing innings ensured India was ahead of the game at all times, irrespective of what happened at the other end, as India took the first day on points, ending on 361 for 4.

10-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Born again

Yuvraj Singh talks to Anand Vasu about maturity, new responsibilities and finding his place in the sun

03-Jun-2006•Anand Vasu

Mark Waugh - A triumph of style and substance

There's no reason why a journalist based in Madras, India, should consider it necessary to sit down at his keyboard and tap away just because Mark Waugh promptly retires after being dropped from the Australian side

02-Jun-2006•Anand Vasu

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