Features

South Africa start clear favourites

South Africa and West Indies head into a five-match ODI series at Centurion tomorrow, and the hosts' recent record at home surely makes them favourites

19-Jan-2008•Cricinfo staff

Delhi toast changes with Ranji success

Delhi's initiative in rooting out the malpractices in its cricket administration has worked wonders

19-Jan-2008•Sriram Veera in Mumbai

A great rivalry revived

It would be ridiculous to suggest that a new world order is upon us but one thing has been re-established at Perth: Australia v India is the Test rivalry of the decade

19-Jan-2008•Sambit Bal at the WACA

A first for a subcontinent team

Stats highlights from the fourth day of the Perth Test

19-Jan-2008•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

One hour that shook Ponting

Irrespective of what has gone in this series and what lies ahead, Ishant Sharma's mesmeric spell to Ricky Ponting will remain one of the highlights of this series, and will be remembered for years to come

19-Jan-2008•Sambit Bal at the WACA

Australia's cracks finally exposed

The end of the era came quickly. An Australian unit that seemed unbreakable over the past 24 months had actually been admirably masking the dints

19-Jan-2008•Peter English at the WACA

'Spinners are fans of spinners'

Daniel Vettori talks about the brotherhood of spinners, captaincy, his all-round capabilities, left-armers, and an unwanted nickname

19-Jan-2008•Interview by Utpal Shuvro

Praveen the magician

Praveen Kumar exhibited some deadly swing bowling at the Wankhede Stadium, prompting Manoj Prabhakar to label him a magician

18-Jan-2008•Sriram Veera in Mumbai

Record chases and a milestone for VVS

Stats highlights from the third day's play in Perth

18-Jan-2008•HR Gopalakrishna and Mathew Varghese

Bowlers set up a fitting finale

After three days of swinging fortunes, this gripping, exhilarating Test is now poised for a grand denouement and if you love Test cricket that's what you would wish for irrespective of who wins

18-Jan-2008•Sambit Bal at the WACA

Slow over-rates could cost Australia a world record

Off-field factors are not supposed to impact on Australia's performance, but the lingering cloud of slow over-rates finally became a severe issue and the fall-out could cost them a world record

18-Jan-2008•Peter English at the WACA

'I have to get cricket right'

Arjuna Ranatunga, recently appointed the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, talks about his plans - both for the long run and short - and the changes Sri Lankan cricket needs

18-Jan-2008•Interview by Charlie Austin

Full, but not filling

England play New Zealand in six Tests in a row, Sri Lanka have played 10 Tests against Bangladesh since 2000 and seven against Australia. Not only is the international schedule too full, it is hopelessly lopsided

18-Jan-2008•Lawrence Booth

A rare batting failure for Australia

Stats highlights from the second day of the Perth Test

17-Jan-2008•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

India turn the tables

It was a day when bowlers were rewarded for their skills and another set of modern batsmen was found wanting against a rare, but thankfully not extinct, bowling art: swing bowling

17-Jan-2008•Sambit Bal at the WACA

The master of nuances

Anil Kumble's 600 wickets are just rewards for a cultured practitioner of a unique art

17-Jan-2008•Sambit Bal at the WACA

India's champion bowler

A statistical look at Anil Kumble's Test bowling career

17-Jan-2008•Mathew Varghese

The year of living dangerously

They bounced him, he hooked them. In the background, a radio played. It was the summer of 1983

17-Jan-2008•Ashok Malik

Finally, cricket returns to centrestage

After the misery of Sydney, Perth provided an enthralling and rewarding day of Test cricket when the focus returned to the contest between bat and ball

16-Jan-2008•Sambit Bal at the WACA

A world record for Tendulkar and Dravid

Stats highlights from the first day of the third Test in Perth

16-Jan-2008•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

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