Features

Rookies come to the party

Maharashtra started the season as unknowns. Mid-way into the Ranji Trophy and they're the talk of town, writes Sidharth Monga

16-Dec-2007

Mr Cricket turns Mr Sledger

Fancy being cover-driven by Mike Hussey and told "You're a bit keen"? And other sledges to boot

14-Dec-2007•Jenny Thompson

Heart-stopper in Jhalawar

The fifth round of the 2007-08 Ranji Trophy witnessed a thriller at Jhalawar's Sports Complex, where hosts Rajasthan lost three wickets in a manic final over. Jamie Alter spoke to a few who where there

14-Dec-2007•Interviews by Jamie Alter

The lost boys

Once heralded as the next big brown hopes of spin, Danish Kaneria and Harbhajan Singh now find themselves losing the magic that made them great

14-Dec-2007•Osman Samiuddin

A series dominated by the bat

A stats review of the three-Test series between Pakistan and India

13-Dec-2007•S Rajesh

Kumble the captain let down Kumble the bowler

Anil Kumble should have perhaps backed himself, and the rest of the bowlers, and declared half-an-hour earlier

12-Dec-2007•George Binoy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

'Get out there and fight'

It may be 15 years since he played his last Test, but Beefy is still as combative as ever, Simon Hattenstone finds

12-Dec-2007•Simon Hattenstone

Persistence pays off

Given the right tutoring and direction, Ishant Sharma has the potential to develop into an asset India has rarely possessed, a tall and aggressive fast bowler

11-Dec-2007•George Binoy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Extras galore, and Arafat's near-miss

Stats highlights from the fourth day of the Bangalore Test between India and Pakistan

11-Dec-2007•S Rajesh

Barmy Army enliven Colombo

Test cricket in Sri Lanka may not always whet the appetite. However, the scenes are quite different when England are in town

11-Dec-2007•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

Eleven wicket-takers, and the oldest first-time captains

All bowlers taking wickets in an ODI, players who've been on both sides of a hat-trick, and more

11-Dec-2007•Steven Lynch

Ceding the momentum

After the fireworks of the first two days, the cricket slowed down with neither side making a push for a win

10-Dec-2007•George Binoy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Yousuf-Younis break partnership records

Stats highlights for the third day's play in Bangalore

10-Dec-2007•Cricinfo staff

Spreading the gospel

Sidharth Monga on the small-town venues where Maharashtra have been playing their home games

10-Dec-2007•Sidharth Monga in Nagothane

Pathan proves a point

Pathan may not be a permanent part of India's Test plans just yet but a few wickets, on the back of his solid batting, will pose a pleasant problem for the selectors

09-Dec-2007•George Binoy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

A feast for left-handers

Stats highlights from the second day of the Bangalore Test

09-Dec-2007•S Rajesh

Saving the day by seizing the advantage

With their 300-run stand, Yuvraj Singh and Sourav Ganguly moved India from a precarious 61 for 4 to a position of strength

08-Dec-2007•George Binoy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Situation calls for a fifth bowler, or four fit ones

With the injury to Shoaib Akhtar, and Pakistan's decision to stick to only four specialist bowlers, meant Pakistan allowed India, as well as the series, out of their grasp on the opening day

08-Dec-2007•Osman Samiuddin

A touch of Brian Lara

Yuvraj Singh's 169 was outstanding both for the manner in which he scored the runs and for the situation in which they came

08-Dec-2007•Sambit Bal

Yuvraj and Ganguly turn it on

Stats highlights from the first day of the Bangalore Test

08-Dec-2007•S Rajesh

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