Jamie Alter

Australia face stiff ask to level series

It was almost farcical. If the session between lunch and tea had set up Australia's chances of squaring the Border-Gavaskar trophy, the second undid that in puzzling manner

09-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Slowly but steadily India gain the edge

India gained a crucial 86-run lead on an extremely tactical day's cricket - one that often resembled a cat-and-mouse game

08-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Krejza and Katich lead fightback

A purposeful and fluent unbeaten 92 from Simon Katich kept Australia ticking at the end of a see-saw second day in Nagpur, which started with India batting effortlessly through the morning before they lost five wickets for 19 runs in the afternoon

07-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Tendulkar shines on see-saw first day

Belligerent strokeplay, at over five an over, made way for a more measured approach as Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman steadily gnawed away at Australia in Nagpur

06-Nov-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Zaheer bowls India to record victory

After the tremendous work done over four days, India needed less than a session on the fifth morning to defeat Australia in the second game

21-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

India tighten stranglehold on match

Backed up by a pile of runs - thanks to Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Harbhajan Singh dismissed Australia's openers in a frenetic opening over to leave India on course for victory

20-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Batsmen in bikinis, grounded cups, googlied Germans

A trophy without a license to fly, a batsman in a two-piece, and a merry band of German cricketers

20-Oct-2008•Jamie Alter

Mishra's five helps India dominate

Handed a Test debut ahead of Munaf Patel after Anil Kumble was ruled out by injury, Mishra picked up five wickets and spun Australia out for 268, handing India a 201-run lead

19-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Mishra double gives India the upper hand

India took the honours on day two in Mohali, amassing 469 and then taking four Australian wickets before stumps on a solid day's Test cricket

18-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Seniors' struggles cost Sri Lanka

Jamie Alter reviews Sri Lanka's performance in the five-match home series against India

30-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Dhoni stars in memorable triumph

Jamie Alter reviews the Indian players' performances in the five-match series against Sri Lanka

30-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Triumphant Dhoni stresses on team effort

Mahendra Singh Dhoni readily paid tribute to his young bunch of hopefuls, who came to Sri Lanka under criticism for their defeat in the Asia Cup final

29-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Thushara, Kulasekara emerge as the bright spots for Sri Lanka

With Murali and Vaas having an off-key series, both allrounders have taken the opportunity to impress

29-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

This isn't a time to give up, says Jayawardene

Sri Lanka played good cricket in the Tests but have been woeful in the one-dayers

28-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

IPL success worked wonders for Raina

Suresh Raina credited his success in the Indian Premier League as crucial to his second coming at this level

27-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Dhoni binds a winning ODI package

From the barrage of questions faced before this series to now, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his bunch of upstarts can sit back and smile

27-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Sweeping success

Plays of the day for Sri Lanka v India, 4th ODI, Colombo, August 27, 2008

27-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Rain forces match into reserve day

A seasonal Colombo drizzle forced the fourth one-day international between Sri Lanka and India at the Premadasa into the reserve day

26-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

An unexpected pace revival

Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar and Munaf Patel have been the most inspiring aspect of India's current campaign

25-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Sri Lanka in need of a batting revamp

Sri Lanka's batting woes start from the top and that has troubled them for over a year

25-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

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