Kanishkaa Balachandran

Dhoni wisely keeps the media out of the mind

MS Dhoni has said so in as many words that he doesn't read the newspapers or watch television, and stays clear of what's written about him

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Selection remains an inexact science

Joe Root and Nick Compton are the new faces in England's tour party to India, but the routes taken by both have been contrasting

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

West Indies need a 'defensive' armoury

Despite compiling 191 against Australia, the ten overs bowled by West Indies before the rains came is sufficient cause for worry

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Cheteshwar and Dad

The pillar behind Cheteshwar Pujara's success is his father Arvind, also his lifelong coach and best friend

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Worries for India

India may have the firepower, on paper, to go all the way in the World T20, but MS Dhoni has to deal with problems aplenty, starting with his misfiring openers and an inconsistent Zaheer Khan at the death, writes Madhu Jawali in Deccan Herald .

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

England should assist Afghanistan

Despite crashing out of the World T20, Afghanistan showed two essential requirements to succeed in international cricket - strength of pace bowling and competitive spirit

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Hafeez - Pakistan's bold and dutiful captain

In his short stint so far as Pakistan's T20 captain, Mohammad Hafeez has shown several admirable qualities as a leader, though the odd question of his own form invariably pop up

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Taylor, McCullum key for New Zealand

It doesn't take much to work out that New Zealand's chances in the World Twenty20 rest on the fortunes of two batsmen - Ross Taylor and Brendon McCullum, writes Andrew Alderson in New Zealand Herald

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Those five 'wise men'

The outgoing selection committee, headed by Kris Srikkanth, made some odd decisions especially after the World Cup triumph, which coincided with India's worst overseas slump

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Hilaire - a cricketing Charles Atlas

In his column for Nation News , Tony Cozier looks back at Ernest Hilaire's three-year stint as CEO of the West Indies Cricket Board, and describes him as a man who never stopped short of taking painful and brutal decisions to repair the crisis in

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

'Adversity brought out the best in me' - Laxman

In an interview to the BCCI website , VVS Laxman opens up about several aspects of his batting and career, his upbringing, batting in different positions and his enviable success against the Australians.

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Hunte was my 'calming influence'

Outgoing West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) CEO Ernest Hilaire tells the Trinidad and Tobago Express that president Julian Hunte was a remarkable man to work with

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Soft talk with Unmukt Chand

In a chat with Joy Bhattacharjya in News Laundry , Unmukt Chand relives winning the U-19 World Cup, the attendance drama at St Stephen's College, his friendship with Virat Kohli, being a chick-magnet and more.

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

The Rohit-Badrinath factor

Blood them young or put them through the grind

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Any logic behind Ajmal’s exclusion?

Saeed Ajmal's exclusion from the 2012 ICC Player of the Year awards list is baffling, considering he was the highest Test wicket-taker during the time frame (August 5, 2011 to August 4, 2012) which the ICC considered while making its picks

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Why did Strauss quit at 35?

At 35, Andrew Strauss was never 'old' in cricketing terms

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Farmland to cricket ground

An idyllic cricket ground is making waves off National Highway 48, at Mahadevpura near Bangalore

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Unmukt destined to make a mark

India's Under-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand was just another teenager smashing window panes in colony cricket matches

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Sehwag should move to the middle order

Following VVS Laxman's retirement, India should have experimented more with the batting order and slotted Virender Sehwag down the order and given Ajinkya Rahane an opportunity at the top, writes Sumit Chakraberty in DNA .

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Quietly Laxman

In his 16-year career, VVS Laxman managed to attract an eclectic mix of fans, from Jeffrey Archer to the All-Black rugby star, Brad Thorn

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

8 9 10 11 12

Showing 181 - 200 of 1203