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At his peak, Ian Botham's match-winning skills as an allrounder were unparalleled, and he could have made it to the England team as either a specialist batsman or bowler

India scored only 23 runs fewer than Australia, taking 43 fewer overs, a scoring rate which has kept the match alive

Botham had bucketloads of self-belief to go with his tremendous talent. Even when age slowed him down he could will wickets into falling with the force of his personality

Once the prodigal son frittering away his talent, he has been a man on a mission ever since he returned to the side in South Africa four years ago

Plays of the day from the second day of the first Test between India and Australia in Mohali

Unlike several other Australian batsmen who've used aggression to combat India's slow bowlers, Paine's approach was one of patience, and it worked

An uncompromising historian's collected works bear witness to his affection for the game's virtues and his disgust for its vices

Plays of the day from the first day of the first Test between India and Australia in Mohali

Not for the first time at home, India recovered from a slow start to the opening day of a series to liven up the Test

Shane Watson overcame India's bowling and barracking and the nervous 90s to score a fighting century

The president-elect of the BCCI is a man who has made his way to the top of the most powerful cricket board systematically. And silently

India have struggled in the early stages of their last four home series. It is a trend they will have to break against Austraila

Mitchell Johnson's days range from the lethal to the leaking. To reduce the bad ones, he knows he cannot try too hard to swing the ball.

India's batting line-up and spinners give them a distinct upper hand in the two-Test series against Australia

The cricket, rugby and football versions of the World Cup have all come and gone without a hitch on the southern tip of Africa in the last 15 years. Now every imaginable ICC tournament has, too

Farewell with 5 for 1, most ODIs without being run out, a hat-trick off two balls, and more

A stats review of the Champions League Twenty20 2010

The Australian captain gives India their due as No. 1, warns of a bouncer barrage for Sehwag, and is optimistic about catching up with Tendulkar's centuries

On the night, Chennai were the better team by a margin rather greater than eight wickets

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the Champions League Twenty20 final between Warriors and Chennai Super Kings in Johannesburg