Sharda Ugra

Sportswriter

Revealing, damning and compelling

Malcolm Speed's memoir of his time in cricket is an unbiased and relevant eye-opener about what goes on behind the scenes in cricket

23-Apr-2011•Sharda Ugra

'We played as hard as we could' - Wright

New Zealand coach John Wright has said his team was past its barren run preceding the World Cup, and is now in a position where "we can beat anyone"

21-Apr-2011•Sharda Ugra

'To become a good coach you need to have good cricketers'

John Wright talks about the place of coaching in the modern game and looks at his assignment with New Zealand, as well as his time with India a few years ago

21-Apr-2011•Interview by Sharda Ugra

Low-key Delhi hope to ride on Sehwag

The reshuffling of players in the auction has left Delhi with a motley crew of outsiders and allrounders and the hopes of their campaign will therefore begin - and hopefully not end - with their captain Virender Sehwag

09-Apr-2011•Sharda Ugra

Finally, the IPL comes back to the cricket

The organisers and the sponsors aim to make up for the off-field debacles and sagas of last year, but the IPL must also prove that India's appetite for the game is insatiable

07-Apr-2011•Sharda Ugra

Simons calls Munaf Patel the unsung hero

It was Munaf Patel who had given the bowling unit reassurance with both an awareness of his own skills and his ability to adapt, according to bowling coach Eric Simons

06-Apr-2011•Sharda Ugra

Dhoni acknowledges role of quartet

MS Dhoni said that Indian cricket was in its current position because of the 1983 World Cup win and the emergence of Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid

03-Apr-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mumbai

Mature India refuse to be beaten

Over the course of six weeks, and with their victory in the final, India busted a few old theories while proving several of their own ones right

03-Apr-2011•Sharda Ugra at the Wankhede Stadium

We felt the pressure - Dhoni

MS Dhoni said India's players had felt anxiety throughout the World Cup, but they had planned it for 18 months and were dedicated to winning it for each other first

03-Apr-2011•Sharda Ugra at the Wankhede Stadium

Finally, the moment of truth

Everyone involved in the World Cup final cannot escape the passing thought about how everything that they have done till now - picking up a bat or a ball, their first century, their first five-for - has telescoped into these hours

01-Apr-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mumbai

Bit-part players come to India's aid

What were once considered the weak links of the Indian team have turned out to be its toughest cookies. And with no crumbling

31-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at the PCA Stadium

India well prepared for pressure games - Dhoni

One of the most important benefits from India's scrappy World Cup semi-final victory over Pakistan is their team's sense of being in what captain MS Dhoni equated to a good spell

30-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at the PCA Stadium

The mayhem of an India-Pakistan game

On the day of every match, for countrymen on either side, along with the cricketers, history, culture, war, and geopolitics also walk out to the middle. It is a completely unfair notion but has stoked a six-decade rivalry

29-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mohali

The joy of cricket

ESPNcricinfo's senior editor says the Pakistan team is a reminder that cricket has room for diverse kinds, that it's all about fun

29-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mohali

Umar Gul focussed on India top order

Umar Gul has said that he will try and dislodge India's top order in Pakistan's World Cup semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday

28-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mohali

Misbah not worried by batting numbers

None of Pakistan's batsmen has a century yet in the World Cup, but Misbah-ul-Haq said scoring runs that are vital to victories is more important

27-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mohali

Satellite television

The advent of satellite TV brought in its wake sky-high bids for cricket rights, a need to satisfy South Asian viewers, offshore games, and illegal bookmaking

27-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra

The redemption of Yuvraj and Raina

Before the World Cup, both struggling for form. Now, they have a partnership that will go down as one of India's most memorable one-day stands

25-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at Motera

Time for India's batting to 'bring it'

Going by the numbers alone, India's batting line-up looks in great form; but three late-order collapses tell the story of a side who need their batsmen to fire as a unit if they are to progress to the semi-finals

23-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Ahmedabad

Dhoni expects high-skill battle

India captain MS Dhoni said the encounter against Australia would eventually be a contest between teams of extremely high skill

23-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Ahmedabad

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