Features

A tale of two batsmen

Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, aged 36 and 34 respectively, have rejuvenated themselves enough to be back at the top of their games, in a different kind of way

24-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga in Vadodara

'The Champions League will strengthen domestic and international cricket'

One of the main men behind the tournament talks about why it is not going to inspire players to go freelance, as has been claimed

23-Oct-2009•Interview by Ajay S Shankar

Pawns in a larger game

An ongoing power struggle in Rajasthan cricket - primarily between Lalit Modi and a senior bureaucrat, Sanjay Dixit - threatens the immediate future of its players

21-Oct-2009•Jamie Alter

'I hated Miandad's guts'

Ravi Shastri, India's glamour boy of the eighties, talks about making it big early, the kind of captain he might have been, and his reputation for stodgy batting

19-Oct-2009•Interview by Sam Collins

Daren and Sherwin come home

The Gangas have wanted to visit the land of their ancestors for years, and now they finally have, as a family

19-Oct-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi

Two spinners, one mould

Different in talent and stature they may be, but Kumble and van der Merwe spin a mean web

17-Oct-2009•Sriram Veera at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Don't ask, don't tell

A senior player has been given reason to feel slighted, while youngsters have been made to feel less sure of their aptitude. vision and transparency are conspicuous by their absence

15-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga

Mesmeric Sehwag is the difference

Delhi's win wouldn't have been possible without a mighty innings from Sehwag

11-Oct-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi in Delhi

'I know I'll be back soon' - Chawla

Piyush Chawla believes that if he does well in the Champions League Twenty20, against "highly-ranked batsmen", he stands to earn a recall to the Indian team

10-Oct-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi

An invaluable contributor to cricket reporting

Rajan Bala's writing was only a portion of his contribution to the game. He also built up teams of writers across the country

09-Oct-2009•Suresh Menon

For club or country?

If the IPL brought the issue of players' loyalty to the fore, the Champions League has drawn a line under it

09-Oct-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi

An equal contest

The nature of pitches in the Champions Trophy meant that batsmen, fast bowlers and spinners all had a chance to shine

06-Oct-2009•S Rajesh

Staying alive

The Champions Trophy has shown that ODIs can still be a format in which many things pleasing and surprising may happen

06-Oct-2009•Osman Samiuddin in South Africa

Seamers aim to stake their claim

Over the next five days, in a splendid new stadium off National Highway 7 in Nagpur, three fast bowlers will get a chance to determine their international future

30-Sep-2009•Sriram Veera in Nagpur

What India need to do to go through

A look at the margin of the results of the last two Group A games needed for India to sneak into the semi-finals

28-Sep-2009•S Rajesh

'I wanted to be Botham'

India's stand-in keeper on his idol, a gift from Vettori, his complicated surname, and his favourite Rajnikant line

28-Sep-2009•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

'I can't help being insecure'

He fought himself every day he spent out of the team, now he walks down to the fastest bowlers. The reborn India opener opens up

28-Sep-2009•Interview by Sidharth Monga

Spin could be India's weapon

India have been compelled to abandon their preferred formula and reinforce their bowling at the cost of their batting. It is a risk, but one worth taking

27-Sep-2009•Sambit Bal in Centurion

We were three bowlers short - Dhoni

The real reasons India's defeat was that the bowlers leaked too many singles in the middle overs

27-Sep-2009•Sambit Bal in Centurion

Oldtimer Yousuf plays ideal supporting act

Mohammad Yousuf's knock may have lacked the thrills and frills, but his retro one-day classic allowed Shoaib Malik to bat freely and scythe India

27-Sep-2009•Osman Samiuddin in Centurion

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