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'The weight of the country'

'The weight of the country'

An American talking cricket with Pakistan fans in Sri Lanka. Plus, a garden party Sri Lankan high-society style

02-Oct-2012•Wright Thompson

So far, so good for India's part-timers

So far, so good for India's part-timers

MS Dhoni, whose reliance on part-timers has proved successful so far in the World Twenty20, will hope his attack can deliver against South Africa

01-Oct-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Colombo

Whoa! We got tickets to India-Pakistan?

Whoa! We got tickets to India-Pakistan?

The match was underwhelming but the atmosphere was anything but

01-Oct-2012•Mohsin Gheewala

Hafeez the hesitant

Hafeez the hesitant

Somehow, the pulsating, tenacious Pakistan side which had won three successive World Twenty20 games failed to turn up

01-Oct-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Colombo

An Akmal drops a catch

An Akmal drops a catch

Plays of the Day for the Super Eights game between India and Pakistan in Colombo

30-Sep-2012•Andrew Fernando at the R Premadasa Stadium

The absurdity of making Irfan open

The absurdity of making Irfan open

There is no logic behind is using Irfan Pathan as an opener, when there are others better suited for the task

29-Sep-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Colombo

India fail to adapt

India fail to adapt

Three Indian specialist spinners taking a combined 0 for 66 in 6.5 overs in Colombo? How did that happen?

29-Sep-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Colombo

Watson fronts up

Watson fronts up

Shane Watson's opening partnership with David Warner has removed the opportunity for questions to be asked of the Australia middle order

28-Sep-2012•David Hopps

Five-bowler plan leaves Dhoni facing big call

Five-bowler plan leaves Dhoni facing big call

MS Dhoni is known for his instinctive decisions as a captain. Will he make the hard one on Sehwag's selection?

27-Sep-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Colombo

Zaheer's old-ball problem

Zaheer's old-ball problem

He isn't making it talk like he used to in his heyday. Is poor fitness to blame?

27-Sep-2012•Aakash Chopra

'Every time I go to the washroom I have a shower'

'Every time I go to the washroom I have a shower'

Don't go greeting Murali Kartik if you've just had a roll in the mud. And don't ask him what he did to be kept out of the Indian squad either

24-Sep-2012•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

England played for Armageddon

England played for Armageddon

Having plumbed new depth with a record-low T20 total, England had their supporters running for the hills

23-Sep-2012•Jarrod Kimber

Clueless batting, ice-cool catching

Clueless batting, ice-cool catching

Plays of the day from the Group A match between India and England in Colombo

23-Sep-2012•David Hopps in Colombo

Vijay starts season on a high

Vijay starts season on a high

Irrespective of how easy the conditions were, Vijay's 10-hour arduous effort should help him in the race for an India Test spot

23-Sep-2012•Siddarth Ravindran in Bangalore

Sehwag, Gambhir need to cut out the big risks

Sehwag, Gambhir need to cut out the big risks

21-Sep-2012•Aakash Chopra

Top shots and clumsy drops

Top shots and clumsy drops

Plays of the Day from the Group A clash between Afghanistan and India

19-Sep-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Colombo

Rohit begins to clear his debts

Rohit begins to clear his debts

19-Sep-2012•Abhishek Purohit in Colombo

'There's no wild slogging now'

'There's no wild slogging now'

In the decade or so that it has been around, how have players adapted to the rhythms of the shortest format? We asked a batsman, a spinner and a fast bowler for their views

19-Sep-2012•Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi

New ground, old rivalry

New ground, old rivalry

Our reporters look back on their favourite World Twenty20 matches

15-Sep-2012•S Rajesh

Lessons from Yuvraj put India in right frame of mind

Lessons from Yuvraj put India in right frame of mind

India look a side that is comfortable about the challenges that lie ahead, and one cannot help but think that for them this World Twenty20 somehow comes down to the Yuvraj Singh story

14-Sep-2012•David Hopps in Colombo

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