Kanishkaa Balachandran

'My best days are ahead'

Harbhajan Singh takes pride in the fact that he has mastered a craft which is by no means easy in the modern game

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

English cricket's knight riders

If cricket has changed over the decades, so have the flashy wheels the players drive

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Chill, it's Mondegar!

The acknowledgements section in John Wright's book John Wright's Indian Summers has a curious mention - Cafe Mondegar, a well-known joint in Mumbai, and one which he frequented often

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The foreign effect

The prospect of inviting foreign players to particiapte in India's domestic circuit will certainly raise the standards and not jeopardise the local talent, feels Makarand Waingankar

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The wrong men at the wrong places

The secret of England's famous Ashes coup last year was attention to detail, which was missing in South Africa's defeat in the two Tests against Sri Lanka, feels Ray White

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More idiocy than infamy

Dean Jones's remark was uncalled for, even by his standards, but Peter Roebuck feels strongly that while Jones needs to serve his punishment, he should be welcomed back to the community

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Radio times

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Not such a wise move

Criticising the Indian selectors and the selection process without analysing the system was unfair on John Wright's part, writes Makarand Waingankar in The Hindu

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Golf bites Virender Sehwag

It's not uncommon to see a legendary swinger of the cricket bat grab the nearest golf club and spend time on the greens

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The gloved wonder of 1985

It all happened too fast for Sadanand Vishwanath

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Captaincy is a little like parenting

The Indian captaincy is often a thankless job, and Rahul Dravid has observed its harsh realities from the background over the years

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Good Old Trafford

Even the most one-eyed Lancastrian cannot claim that Old Trafford, the ground immortalised by the prose of Neville Cardus and the deeds of Cyril Washbrook, Brian Statham and Jim Laker, is the most picturesque of grounds, writes Michael Atherton

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A smile would be nice too

Camaraderie between opposite teams is dying out.The sight of Andrew Flintoff consoling Brett Lee at the end of the Edgbaston thriller last year was a rarity,a reflection of the good old days, feels David Foot in The Guardian

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Don't ask how I got here

Talk about permutations and combinations and if Thandi Tshabalala happens to be around, chances are he would pounce at the opportunity to narrate his real-life tale

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Lethal Laker's cache of 19

The Old Trafford Test between England and Pakistan starting on Thursday will mark the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest of all individual cricketing deeds - Jim Laker's 19 wickets against Australia

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The story of Saurab Chatterjee

Saurab Chatterjee was a frustrated young man after waiting three years in the Bengal team reserves.With no state-level opportunities in sight, Dr Ali Bacher had an offer he couldn't refuse - to play league cricket in South Africa, and also be the

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Pathan will come back stronger, wiser

'You can't keep a good man down'

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Saying hi to the guillotine

Prince didn't choose or ask to be captain, Arthur didn't arrange for Kallis to have elbow surgery or encourage his captain to go a little over the top on his pre-tour holiday in Knysna

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Holding bags a degree

'Whispering Death' aka Michael Holding aka Mickey walks tall with a Civil Law degree from the University of East Anglia for his contribution to cricket

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A question of nationality

As Pakistan's tour of England gets underway, the thousands of immigrant Pakistanis face a dilemma of which team to support - their country of origin or their adopted country

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