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Balaji replaces Salvi

Balaji replaces Salvi

L Balaji: another chance to come good © AFP Lakshmipathy Balaji has replaced Aavishkar Salvi for the first two matches of the TVS Cup triangular series that begins in Chennai on Thursday

23-Oct-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Balaji to make Test debut at Ahmedabad

Balaji to make Test debut at Ahmedabad

The Indians have announced their team for the first Test against New Zealand which starts at Ahmedabad tomorrow

07-Oct-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Sun, sweat and plenty of fluids

Sun, sweat and plenty of fluids

Is John Wright the hardest-working man in Indian cricket

07-Oct-2003•Samanth Subramanian

Dravid and Laxman guide Rest of India to three-wicket win

Dravid and Laxman guide Rest of India to three-wicket win

Rest of India almost botched up what seemed to be a comfortable run-chase, but held their nerve to eke out a three-wicket win in the Irani Trophy match at Chennai, with a day to spare

21-Sep-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by S Rajesh

Great idea, poor execution

Great idea, poor execution

Whatever its critics may say - and they usually point to the lack of spectator enthusiasm - the Challenger Series fulfils a certain role

15-Sep-2003•by Dileep Premachandran

India B win easily after Dravid century carries them to 338

India B win easily after Dravid century carries them to 338

Hemang Badani and Sanjay Bangar's fiesty sixth-wicket partnership of 113 in 100 balls kept the game alive a little longer than expected, but in the end, India Seniors fell short of India's B's total of 338 by 63 runs, and were eliminated from the

11-Sep-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Amit Varma

Sriram and Gavaskar fashion 27-run win for India A

Sriram and Gavaskar fashion 27-run win for India A

The Challenger Series for the 2003-04 season got off to an entertaining start when India A pulled off a 27-run upset victory over the Seniors at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore

10-Sep-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by S Rajesh

Forget the elevator

Forget the elevator

When you approached the Chinnaswamy Stadium from the south in the afternoon, you saw a sea of people dressed in white - sporting bright green scarves - milling around Mahatma Gandhi Park

10-Sep-2003•Roving Reporter by Dileep Premachandran

Fighting trim

Fighting trim

When Sourav Ganguly walked into the NCA premises - bulky equipment "coffin" in tow - he was surrounded by so many flashbulbs and microphones that you wondered if it was Oscar night, rather than just the start of the Indian cricket team's preparatory

14-Aug-2003•Roving Reporter by Dileep Premachandran

The contenders

The contenders

If ever there was a good time to be a first-class cricketer in India, it is now

06-Aug-2003•Wisden Comment by Anand Vasu

Steady Glamorgan catch up after India A tail crumbles

Steady Glamorgan catch up after India A tail crumbles

India A's tail crumbled at the hands of Stuart Thomas early on the second day of their three-day tie against Glamorgan, reducing them from their overnight score of 149 for 6 to 165 all out in a jiffy

26-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Pathan and Salvi squeeze out winning runs for India A

Pathan and Salvi squeeze out winning runs for India A

India A's visit to Blackpool ended happily enough, with a thrilling one-wicket victory against Lancashire's second string

13-Jul-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Tamil Nadu in final after convincing win over Delhi

Tamil Nadu in final after convincing win over Delhi

Medium-pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji claimed five wickets to propel Tamil Nadu to a convincing 132-run win over hosts Delhi in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group semi-final that ended at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Tuesday

29-Apr-2003•Staff Reporter

Balaji bowls Tamil Nadu to an innings victory over Orissa

Balaji bowls Tamil Nadu to an innings victory over Orissa

Medium-pacer Laxmipathy Balaji claimed six wickets in Orissa's second innings to secure Tamil Nadu an innings and 36 runs victory in an elite group encounter that ended at Chennai's MA Chidambaram stadium on Saturday

22-Dec-2002•Staff Reporter

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