Sharda Ugra

Sportswriter

Haryana: The 'simple boys with self-belief'

It has been many years since Haryana produced a player who gets the kind of attention that makes selectors bolt upright. Any performance that gets them into their first Ranji final since 1991, though, might just do it

08-Jan-2012•Sharda Ugra

Kings of the short form, knaves in Tests

The year gone by will always be remembered in India for the World Cup win, but that euphoria only briefly covers up the side's problems

02-Jan-2012•Sharda Ugra

Karnail pitch not unplayable, say batsmen

When play finished early on day three of the Railways v Saurashtra Ranji Trophy game, the devil it was established, was not residing in the Karnail Singh Stadium track, it was to be found in the home team

23-Dec-2011•Sharda Ugra

Armed, dangerous and ready to play

Unlike Indian first-class cricket's other teams, the Services side are a breed apart, with an old-fashioned ethos all their own

08-Dec-2011•Sharda Ugra

Cricket goes street in England's inner cities

Cramped spaces, taped balls and policemen - a youth programme is using all three to make a difference to the lives of urban teens in England's inner cities

23-Nov-2011•Sharda Ugra

Nehra returns to first-class cricket

At the end of his first full day of first-class cricket in three years, Ashish Nehra found himself pleased - and sore - at having survived 16 overs of bowling

19-Nov-2011•Sharda Ugra

Domestic calendar needs revamp - Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra, the former India opener, has called for changes to the domestic game, including a remodelling of the Ranji Trophy points system and a more reasonable and thought-through calendar for first-class cricket

15-Nov-2011•Sharda Ugra

Enough about the wait for the hundredth

It's just another statistic in a career full of them. And worrying about it won't make it come any sooner

13-Nov-2011•Sharda Ugra

A victory at last, but far from a perfect one

India's selectors can congratulate themselves on new additions to the bowling attack succeeding but conceding a 95-run lead to modest opposition should sting the team

09-Nov-2011•Sharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

An astute crowd at a gaudy stadium

Every empty space at the Feroz Shah Kotla is covered with advertising, but the crowd at the stadium did not need a hoarding to tell them of Sachin Tendulkar's upcoming landmark

08-Nov-2011•Sharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

'I hoped to get a five-wicket haul' - Ashwin

R Ashwin has won a World Cup and starred in the IPL. Yet inside three days at the Feroz Shah Kotla, he took the single, largest stride that could define him as a cricketer

08-Nov-2011•Sharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

Sehwag blames 'soft dismissals' not pitch

Virender Sehwag said the Test against West Indies was evenly balanced, despite India collapsing to 209 and conceding a first-innings lead of 95 on the second day

07-Nov-2011•Sharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

Chanderpaul shows GenNext the way

West Indies were asked several questions today and fortunately for them, Shivnarine Chanderpaul has hung around long enough to have all the right replies

06-Nov-2011•Sharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

Chanderpaul's kiss and Gambhir's déjà vu

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between India and West Indies in Delhi

06-Nov-2011•Sharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

India's fallibility gives series context

This series might actually be the best way to get the Indian Test team breathing back to normal and ensure that they digest the rest of what awaits them

05-Nov-2011•Sharda Ugra

Emptiness in Eden

Despite the high profile of the series, the quality of the opposition and India's success in undoing some of the humiliation of the summer, the paying public stayed away from the series against England

26-Oct-2011•Sharda Ugra

Beware the euphoria of a whitewash

If anyone thinks India have righted the wrongs of the summer in England with the result in the home ODI series, they need to think again

22-Oct-2011•Sharda Ugra

The captain who paved the way with signs

The ECB's disability award this year went to Umesh Valjee, the leader of the England deaf team. He talks about what it is like to play among the "hearing" with a handicap

17-Oct-2011•Sharda Ugra

England pleased with lengthy preparation

England's preparation for their second five-match ODI series against India in under a month will open with two practice matches against a Hyderbad squad, the BCCI has confirmed

05-Oct-2011•Sharda Ugra

'Will Fletcher risk annoying a lot of people in India?'

Nasser Hussain looks at the challenge ahead of his former coach, his own experience as a British Asian captaining England, and how to balance cricket's three formats

07-Sep-2011•Interview by Sharda Ugra

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