Analysis

Youngsters play ball for Rajasthan

Rajasthan have invested in the youth and are willing to withstand initial failures

02-Dec-2007•Jamie Alter in Mysore

Finally, Ganguly finds paradise at Eden

Sourav Ganguly entertained his faithful fans at Eden Gardens by scoring his maiden Test hundred at home

01-Dec-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Tall, reticent, and extremely valuable

Anand Vasu says Wasim Jaffer hardly played a false shot during his unbeaten 192 on the first day of the Kolkata Test

30-Nov-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Pakistan add ineptitude to injury

Pakistan's decision to play an unfit Shoaib Akhtar weakened their bowling attack and the Indian batsman took full advantage

30-Nov-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

A day for fast bowlers

The only bowlers taking wickets on the fourth day were the quick ones, extracting whatever life there was on a surface dying a slow death

25-Nov-2007•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Delhi

A tale of missed chances

We've seen plenty of pendulum swings over the last three days but that's only because when you expect a team to take the bull by the horns, they wave the red rag instead.

24-Nov-2007•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Delhi

Hitting the right areas

Nagraj Gollapudi profiles Pradeep Sangwan, Delhi's promising left-arm seamer

24-Nov-2007•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Wankhede Stadium

Finally, the series catches fire

It was none the revival of the one dominant theme surrounding this rivalry: Indian batsmen v Pakistani bowlers

23-Nov-2007•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Delhi

Unrewarded brilliance

Whenever Sri Lankans look back to 2007 they will always wonder what would have happened if Kumar Sangakkara did not tear his hamstring in the tour game in Adelaide

20-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Swinging with Dale Steyn

South Africa's bowling attack has previously been criticised for its medium-paced sameness, but Dale Steyn has changed that around completely. By Ken Borland

20-Nov-2007•Ken Borland

Lee rises to the challenge

Great bowlers need to claim the important breakthroughs as well as regular hauls. In two balls Brett Lee delivered

19-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Playing for a place in the side

Both India and Pakistan made four changes each to the XI that played the fourth one-day international in Gwalior and gave opportunities to all of their reserves in the dead rubber in Jaipur. Cricinfo looks at how they impacted the game

18-Nov-2007•George Binoy in Jaipur

A hero's burden

Five visiting leaders have got centuries in Australia since 2001-02 and improved their standing. Mahela Jayawardene's stock is up, but his team remains down

18-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

The difference was in the batting

Tamil Nadu's relatively inexperienced line-up was out-thought by Mumbai's bowlers and out-batted by their batsmen

17-Nov-2007•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Chennai

Murali lacks bite in record chase

Unless Muttiah Muralitharan conjures a second-innings miracle that might never happen he will leave Australia without the world record

17-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Time up for Bracewell

New Zealand's coach has presided over a dismal era, with no accountability

17-Nov-2007•Andrew McLean

Staying the same

There was no need to speculate during Jaques' display and he swung the day for Australia. Watching new players succeed is not dull, but the sceptics have a point. The more Australia change the more they stay the same

16-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Tendulkar sizzles ... and stumbles

Sachin Tendulkar has got close twice in this series, and six times this year, but that 42nd one-day hundred still eludes him

15-Nov-2007•George Binoy in Gwalior

A series lost and nothing gained

Pakistan lost the series today, to Tendulkar's majesty, but for all intents and purposes, it was the uncertainty and instability around the team since Shoaib Malik's captaincy began, that lost it for them

15-Nov-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Powar pushes the right buttons

Though brought on only in the 29th over of the innings, Tamil Nadu had run-ins with Powar long before he began to measure his run-up

15-Nov-2007•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Chennai

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