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Harbhajan has overcome problems and succeeded

Harbhajan Singh, the young off-spinner from Jalandhar, a town reputed more for producing bats than cricketers, has prevailed over all odds to become an important cog in the wheel

29-Jun-2001•Woorkheri Raman

Ganguly is an imaginative captain who needs greater exposure

I regard Tiger Pataudi as the best captain I played under because of the methodical way in which he handled his bowlers and the skillful field placements he employed

28-Jun-2001•Erapalli Prasanna

A delicate situation that calls for a bold approach

The phrase commonly known in cricketing circles is "going through a bad patch." Or is it a lean trot

28-Jun-2001•Partab Ramchand

He now entertains with the mike

He was called a strokeless wonder when he made his Test debut against West Indies at Ahmedabad

26-Jun-2001•V Ramnarayan

Preparing true wickets needs a concerted effort

The recent Test series in Zimbabwe once again exposed the Indian limitations on playing surfaces abroad

23-Jun-2001•V Ramnarayan

I did not expect the series to end so tamely for India

What a fall it was

21-Jun-2001•Erapalli Prasanna

Agarkar is good for the one day game, not Test cricket

Whatever is the matter with Ajit Agarkar

19-Jun-2001•Partab Ramchand

Nehra, Das provide the silver lining

When Ajit Agarkar bowled one overpitched and outside the off stump for Andy Flower to drive to the cover boundary, hopes of setting a 15-year ignominous record straight evaporated

19-Jun-2001•Anand Vasu

Teething troubles at the South Zone Academy

The most striking aspect of the South Zone Cricket Academy is that a happier bunch of boys will be rare to find

18-Jun-2001•V Ramnarayan

Ganguly has the advantages to become a good captain

A captain should have the utmost integrity" was the profound statement made by Rodney Marsh recently in a coaching seminar

14-Jun-2001•Woorkheri Raman

Laxman is an aesthete's delight like his Hyderabadi predecessors

It was some time in the early nineties that I first heard from my former Hyderabad teammates about a striking young batting talent surfacing there

14-Jun-2001•V Ramnarayan

Yet another mixed bag from the selectors

Vijay Dahiya, Ashish Nehra, Robin Singh and Yuvraj Singh, all of them have enough reasons to feel wronged after they were not selected in the Indian squad for the one-day series in Zimbabwe starting later this month

13-Jun-2001•Anand Vasu

Shiv Sunder Das is a long term prospect

Cricketers from Bombay, Delhi, Hyderabad, Madras and Bangalore dominated the Indian cricket scene for a long time

12-Jun-2001•Woorkheri Raman

Nehra episode an unsavoury controversy

The recently concluded Test match between India and Zimbabwe at Bulawayo threw up an odious record that every bowler would aim to avoid

12-Jun-2001•Anand Vasu

India should wrap up the series 2-0

It was a very good feeling to see India win in Bulawayo because it is such a long time since we won outside the subcontinent and the victory should really encourage our boys to do even better in the days ahead

12-Jun-2001•Erapalli Prasanna

Savour the victory, but the celebrations should be tempered

So India finally won a Test abroad

11-Jun-2001•Partab Ramchand

Pitch invaders 'will risk being prosecuted' - ECB's reaction

"Members of the general public who steal the stumps/bails and/or who cause wilful damage to the pitch will risk being prosecuted." These were the words of the England & Wales Cricket Board on Friday as they tried their hardest to convince the public

09-Jun-2001•Rick Eyre

Touring abroad is not a bed of roses

"There's nothing more miserable than the experience of touring with the Indian cricket team as a reserve player," the late P Krishnamurti, former Indian wicket keeper used to say, referring to how lonesome you could feel if you were not a regular in

09-Jun-2001•V Ramnarayan

Bulls place heavy accent on youth

They may have produced the powerhouse state team of the last decade but Queensland cricket administrators have today shown that they have little inclination to rest on their laurels

08-Jun-2001•John Polack

A World Fund for Cricket: The saviour of our noble game?

My proposal for a World Fund for Cricket has drawn so much interest and somany questions

06-Jun-2001•Nigel Kerner

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