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In Dravid they trust

There can hardly be a more reassuring sight than Rahul Dravid at the crease when your team is in a slight bother. As on innumerable times over the past decade, he calmed Karnataka's nerves on the second day at the Chinnaswamy by blunting the UP attack

04-Jan-2010•Siddarth Ravindran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

'I don't want to be selfish about staying on'

Muttiah Muralitharan talks about his future, Sri Lanka's World Cup chances, Kumar Sangakkara's captaincy, and more

02-Jan-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Hot in Tests, not in the short formats

India scaled the peaks in the few Tests they played, but it wasn't all sunny in limited-overs cricket

31-Dec-2009•Sidharth Monga

'It's a hair transplant pitch'

The unsafe pitch for the fifth India-Sri Lanka ODI, at the Kotla, had the players, the press and officials in a tizzy

28-Dec-2009

Toe to head in one over

How the variable bounce led to the calling off of play. Excerpts from Cricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary

27-Dec-2009•Jamie Alter

Runs, boundaries, partnerships ... and then some

Stats highlights from the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Rajkot

15-Dec-2009•S Rajesh

Cricket in thrall as big guns slug it out

Two amazing centuries, to a contrasting reception from the crowd, made the day a rousing affair

15-Dec-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi in Rajkot

Neighbours divided

In which two diplomats and cricket lovers look at a half-century of India-Pakistan cricket and the attendant politics and tell it like they see it

12-Dec-2009•Suresh Menon

Outplayed Sri Lanka fall short

India bowled, batted and fielded better than Sri Lanka, but that's just part of the story

07-Dec-2009•Sidharth Monga

How India reached the top

India's ascent to the No.1 position in the ICC Test ratings is largely due to their much-improved performances overseas

06-Dec-2009•Cricinfo staff

India's spell at the top not in their hands

The lack of Tests in India's upcoming schedule could limit the duration of their No. 1 ranking

06-Dec-2009•Cricinfo staff

Steps to the summit

A look back at the major developments in India's Test side over the decade

06-Dec-2009•Sidharth Monga

It's been a long road to No. 1

Over the course of the decade, India's not-so-formidable links have gotten progressively stronger

06-Dec-2009•Dileep Premachandran

Muttiah Muralitharan wants ICC to enforce reviews

The UDRS is currently being used in New Zealand and Australia, but not in India, where Sri Lanka have been on the receiving end of poor umpiring decisions

05-Dec-2009•Cricinfo staff

Victory delayed by disappointing spinners

A four-man attack works when three of the individuals are on top of their games. When your main spinner has an off day and the other is callow, life can be a struggle

05-Dec-2009•S Aga

Ground realities and more for Hyderabad

Invoking the gods at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has done little to change Hyderabad's fortunes so far. Vital first-innings lead has proved elusive so far this season, and the ignominy of the Plate League looms large

04-Dec-2009•Siddarth Ravindran in Hyderabad

Last sighting of Indian Trinity?

Few would have realised that they had possibly witnessed a moment of history - today might have been the last time an Indian crowd saw, in a Test, the big three of Indian batting

04-Dec-2009•S Aga

Vijay impresses with calm in the eye of the storm

That Vijay managed to make an impression through the mayhem created by Sewhag at Brabourne Stadium testifies to his innings - and also to his ability to stay calm

03-Dec-2009•Cricinfo staff

Has there ever been another like Sehwag?

Cricket is a non-contact sport, but watching Virender Sehwag bat is as visceral an experience as watching Muhammad Ali dominate the ring in his prime

03-Dec-2009•S Aga

Record haul by Sehwag and India

Stats highlights from the second day of the third Test, which belonged entirely to Virender Sehwag

03-Dec-2009•S Rajesh

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