Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

KFC Cup at the IPL

Plays of the second day of the Indian Premier League

19-Apr-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Sporting crowd, and flowing liquor

Cricinfo got a ticket to find out what sort of buzz the IPL generated

19-Apr-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

New format, new rivalries

Here are a few pointers that captains, coaches and fans may want to keep in mind before the start of the tournament

18-Apr-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Team watch

Cricinfo runs the rule over the eight franchises doing battle for the lucrative tournament title

17-Apr-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Kumble ruled out of IPL opening fixture

There has been some uncertainty over players' availability for the Bangalore franchise. Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher were expected to leave for the South African domestic Twenty20 competition but will now stay back

16-Apr-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Bangalore

Ganguly helps India gain slender lead

It took a masterful innings from Sourav Ganguly to give India a slender 23-run advantage on another enthralling day at Green Park

12-Apr-2008•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

India fight back to bowl out South Africa

South Africa made the most of winning the toss, grinding out 265 on a tense first day

11-Apr-2008•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Chennai offers perfect warm-up for visitors

South Africa didn't get a practice game prior to this series but they would have been pleasantly surprised with the generosity granted to them at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

30-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

Stale pitch, monotonous cricket

Both captains might as well have shook hands at that point and planted a RIP sign in the middle of the pitch

30-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

Injured Tendulkar to miss second Test

India's hopes of fielding a full-strength side for the second Test in Ahmedabad took a blow after Sachin Tendulkar was ruled out with a groin injury

30-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

'The last 1000 have been a learning curve' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid says he exceeded his own expectations with what he's achieved in the game, after becoming the sixth batsman to score 10,000 Test runs

29-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

India surrender after Virender

India needed to show some initiative towards building a big lead, declare their intent and go for a win; Virender Sehwag went early and the rest paled in comparison when it came to setting the agenda

29-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

Dravid joins 10,000-run club

Rahul Dravid became the sixth batsmen in Test history to break the 10,000-run barrier when he went from 79 to 80 on the fourth day

29-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

Being dropped motivated me - Sehwag

Virender Sehwag admitted that being dropped from the Test side "motivated" him to concentrate better, enabling him to produce what he termed as his "best innings".

28-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

'The best Test match innings I've ever seen' - Arthur

Mickey Arthur, the South African coach, said he had not visualised the game taking such a course in his "wildest dreams", admitting that he had not seen a better Test innings than Virender Sehwag's 309 in Chennai

28-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

'It was phenomenal, simply exceptional batting' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid termed Virender Sehwag's triple-hundred a "really audacious knock"

28-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

The Last Samurai

Virender Sehwag's strokeplay is dazzling enough, but it's the context which makes it even more thrilling

28-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

India's fielders feel the heat

Virender Sehwag admitted India's intensity had dropped during the course of the second day

27-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

Amla's healing touch

With his gentle smile and composed batting, Hashim Amla seems a throwback to an earlier age

27-Mar-2008

Cranky Sreesanth, and sticking to the 'V'

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan winds up the Plays from day two of the first Test between India and South Africa in Chennai

27-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

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