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An A-plus performance

An A-plus performance

How Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal bludgeoned the Indian attack into submission

14-Jan-2006•On the ball with S Rajesh and Arun Gopalakrishnan

The off-side king

The off-side king

Younis Khan peppered the off side with plenty of boundaries en route to his unbeaten 147

13-Jan-2006•S Rajesh

Boundary avalanches and scoring rates

Boundary avalanches and scoring rates

A new record at Lahore

13-Jan-2006•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Selectors stick to tried and tested

Selectors stick to tried and tested

James Anderson and Alex Loudon have been omitted from the Test squad to tour India

13-Jan-2006•Andrew Miller

Inzy's Lahore run fest

Inzy's Lahore run fest

Rahul Dravid has the opportunity to become the first Indian captain to win a Test at Lahore when the series gets underway on Friday the 13th

12-Jan-2006•George Binoy

Players to watch

Players to watch

Osman Samiuddin and Dileep Premachandran pick their three players to watch

12-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin and Dileep Premachandran

Key battles

Key battles

Can Virender Sehwag dominate Shoaib Akhtar like he did the last time the two played? Can Inzamam-ul-Haq thwart the Anil Kumble menace?

10-Jan-2006•S Rajesh

Bangladesh taste Test success and Tendulkar turns it on

Bangladesh taste Test success and Tendulkar turns it on

Cricinfo and Wisden writers pick their best and worst moments from 2005

Chappell's finger and Pietersen's guts

Chappell's finger and Pietersen's guts

Cricinfo and Wisden writers select their best and worst moments from 2005

Flintoff's over and Ganguly's troubled times

Flintoff's over and Ganguly's troubled times

Cricinfo and Wisden writers select their best and worst moments from 2005

The other Ashes and Hussey's long wait

The other Ashes and Hussey's long wait

Cricinfo and Wisden writers select their best and worst moments from 2005

Bvute's nemesis and Butt's graft

Bvute's nemesis and Butt's graft

Cricinfo and Wisden writers select their best and worst moments from 2005

Australia dominated but Shoaib downs England

Australia dominated but Shoaib downs England

Cricinfo and Wisden writers select their best and worst moments from 2005

Great sportsmanship, Tendulkar and India's final jinx

Great sportsmanship, Tendulkar and India's final jinx

Cricinfo and Wisden writers select their best and worst moments from 2005

Ferment, furore and India's future on the mend

Ferment, furore and India's future on the mend

It was to be a year of near-cataclysmic change off the field, and a degree of transformation on it

26-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran

Spinning his way to glory

Spinning his way to glory

When India take the field at Ahmedabad for the third and final Test against Sri Lanka, Anil Kumble, the country's highest wicket-taker, will play his 100th Test. Cricinfo takes a look at some of the highlights of a charismatic career

17-Dec-2005•Jamie Alter

One hundred and counting for Kumble

One hundred and counting for Kumble

When Anil Kumble takes the field for the final Test at Ahmedabad, he will become the second spinner to have played 100 Tests

17-Dec-2005•George Binoy

The 100-per-cent cricketer

The 100-per-cent cricketer

He may be a master of his craft but Anil's greatness lies in his ability to always see himself as a student

17-Dec-2005•Rahul Dravid

Pathan's batting lesson to the top order

Pathan's batting lesson to the top order

How Irfan Pathan's straight-bat approach paid dividends

12-Dec-2005•On the Ball with S Rajesh

Ten of Tendulkar's finest

Ten of Tendulkar's finest

Cricinfo looks back at ten of Tendulkar's best three-figure knocks

10-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

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