Sharda Ugra

Sportswriter

Immense Zaheer continues his Australian opera

Zaheer Khan is now a very different bowler to the one who ran in eight years ago in a World Cup final and was overwhelmed by the occasion. His skills are controlled by containment in the mind of what precisely has to be done

22-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Ahmedabad

Hanging tough through the trough

Yuvraj Singh has had to be strong to get past a difficult 2010; to get past a stomach bug that hampered him during his hundred in Chennai; to carry a failing middle order. It's time for the rest of the team to hang tough too

20-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

An early departure and an umpire caught napping

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group B match between India and West Indies in Chennai

20-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

India look to kick the habit

"Your daily habits will determine how far you go," says India's vision document for the World Cup. At the moment India need to stop their habit of making silly errors with large consequences

19-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Chennai

Ashwin, Raina likely to play West Indies

MS Dhoni has said all the players in India's squad will get a game before the knockout stages, meaning R Ashwin and Suresh Raina will be in the XI on Sunday, against West Indies

19-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Chennai

The Chepauk pitch needs to hold up

The track at the MA Chidambaram Stadium has been subject to Chennai's torrid March heat, but it needs to produce a fair contest on Sunday if India are to find their mojo and West Indies bounce back

18-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Chennai

Ashwin patiently waits in the wings

R Ashwin's presence, or absence, in the game against West Indies may well indicate how India will head into the World Cup's knockout phase.

18-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Chennai

Is there madness in Dhoni's method?

The Indian captain's instincts and reasoning have worked in the past - even giving Nehra the final over - but there are times he needs to take a leaf from his batting and play it safe

16-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra

MS Dhoni hits out at batsmen

India lost their first World Cup match to South Africa by five wickets and Dhoni criticised his batsmen who had made it happen

12-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Nagpur

Batting costs India on day of about-turns

India failed where they were expected to succeed, and impressed where they'd struggled in the past. In the end, that failure cost them

12-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Nagpur

Can India peak at the right time?

Has India's World Cup campaign been a stuttering four-match performance or the prelude to what will be a thoughtfully timed assault on the tougher stages of the competition?

12-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Nagpur

Dhoni wants top-order to bat longer

MS Dhoni believes that it is the start from the top order that will enable India's explosive middle order a chance to play their A-game

11-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Nagpur

Dhoni's spin on spinners is a googly

A case of Piyush Chawla's emotional career history keeping R Ashwin out of the XI

10-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra

India and Harbhajan on loop

India's performances against Associates Ireland and Netherlands have been worryingly similar, but perhaps most concerning is Harbhajan Singh's apparent inability to pick up wickets

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

Yuvraj's butter-fingers moment

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group B match between India and Netherlands in Delhi

09-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra and Nagraj Gollapudi

India must experiment with bowling combination

Sticking to a winning combination has its advantages, but given the way India have bowled so far in the World Cup, trying something new is logical; it is time for R Ashwin to get a game

08-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Delhi

India's situation man

The stand-out feature of Yuvraj Singh's performance against Ireland was his adaptability. He proved more than a part-timer on a turning track, and a mature guide in India's tough chase

06-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

ICC tweaks 2.5 metre DRS rule for 'consistency'

The ICC has made a slight but significant alteration to the 2.5m rule, the most controversial segment of its decision review system (DRS) used in this World Cup, to enable more consistent application by the umpires

06-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra

Reversing the scales key in Bangalore clash

In a battle that is no longer David v Goliath, India need to focus on the minute details that almost cost them the England game while Ireland need to perform big

05-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Bangalore

We have to start again - Porterfield

William Porterfield, the Ireland captain, has said his team need to put Wednesday's victory over England behind them as they take on India in another high-profile match on Sunday

05-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Bangalore

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