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Sehwag's early blast

The first day of the second Test was mostly about one outstanding individual performance: Virender Sehwag destroyed the West Indian attack with his magnificent 180 which put India on course for a huge first-innings total

10-Jun-2006•On the Ball with S Rajesh

The West Indian Energizer Bunny

Bradshaw bowled 40 overs in the second innings and 25 of them on the trot on the fourth day, beginning before lunch and ending after tea

05-Jun-2006•George Binoy

Sehwag's short ball malaise

Edwards had a short-leg and leg-slip in place and angled the ball into Sehwag's ribs - a form of bodyline - and had Sehwag hopping all over the place in extreme discomfort

04-Jun-2006•George Binoy

The inability to control Gayle

The Indian bowlers allowed Gayle to free his arms by bowling too wide or too full, and because of their inexperience they couldn't find an alternative strategy to control him

03-Jun-2006•George Binoy

Keeping it in the corridor

The West Indians didn't blow India away with devastating pace, nor did they deceive them with guile and swing. Instead, they kept plugging away in the channel outside off stump and India kept edging at regular intervals

02-Jun-2006•George Binoy

'Your thought process changes'

Before going away to work on the latest phase of his rehabilitation, Sachin Tendulkar spoke about the realities of aging, combating injury and coming back with desire for the game undimmed

01-Jun-2006•Dileep Premachandran

Expect a run-fest

A lowdown on Antigua, the venue of the first Test between West Indies and India

01-Jun-2006•S Rajesh

A wakeup call for India

While West Indies had a plan for each Indian player, the Indians adhered to a predictable pattern

30-May-2006•Anil Nair

When Sehwag couldn't do a Bravo

Four batsmen scored fifties in the fifth ODI at Trinidad, and the factor that won the game for West Indies was that they had three of them, whereas India had only Virender Sehwag

28-May-2006•George Binoy

Lara's mastery against spin

Lara scored 53 runs off 63 balls against spin and only 16 runs off 37 balls against the fast bowlers. At every opportunity, Lara used his feet to smother the spin and bounce

26-May-2006•George Binoy

Sree swings the zeitgeist

Kerala's only cricket poster boy to date is getting his state to love the game

26-May-2006•Anil Nair

Pipped at the post

From a batting point of view, West Indies and India were uncannily similar. Both teams lost early wickets; both had fifth wicket partnerships of over fifty; both teams had top-scorers in the nineties

21-May-2006•George Binoy

Fade to grey

A reality check on Brain Lara and Sachin Tendulkar, two legends at the sunset of their careers

20-May-2006•Peter Roebuck

A tale of two hundreds

There were two lead stars in the first one-day international between India and West Indies and once their roles ended the plots unravelled fast

19-May-2006•George Binoy

Numbers point to India

West Indies hold a 46-30 advantage in all ODIs, but one look at the current form and you'd have to put your money on India to triumph in the five-match series which starts on Thursday

17-May-2006•S Rajesh

Staying dumb may be the best option

The Indian board's latest warning to Sehwag was totally uncalled for and reeks of double standards, writes Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

10-May-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

'I have never missed a match because of lack of fitness'

Ramesh Powar chats about offspin bowling, domestic cricket and clears up a few matters regarding his waistline

05-May-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Starting on the right note

Robin Uthappa's knock ensured that what might have been a tough run-chase turned out to be a walk in the park

15-Apr-2006•S Rajesh

Pitching it just right

For the first time in the series, England's bowlers got a pitch which had some pace and bounce in it, and they made excellent use of the track

12-Apr-2006•On the Ball with S Rajesh

Dravid's brave gamble

Rahul Dravid made a brave decision to employ the second Powerplay in the 29th over. It was a move that could so easily have backfired but as it turned out, it was the masterstroke that swung the game India's way

06-Apr-2006•George Binoy

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