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Lara's fitness remains the buzz

While Brian Lara would not totally rule himself out of tomorrow's match against India, the manner in which he spoke about his back spasms and the recovery process since the last match against Australia suggested that he was all but out of contention

25-Oct-2006•Preview by Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Top order blues and to spin or not to spin?

Rahul Dravid's got a bit of a job on his hands even before India's crucial match against West Indies gets under way - getting the right combination on the park

25-Oct-2006•Preview by Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Pitch and Fleming remain the focus

Both New Zealand and Pakistan bat deep, both have faster bowlers who can use the bounce, both have stroke-players who can go thump, thump, thump

24-Oct-2006•The Preview by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Mohali

Expect a close call

Greame Smith might just be enjoying himself a little more in the state of Gujarat than he did in Mumbai

23-Oct-2006•The Preview by Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Flintoff ready to play by ear

What England couldn't do against India, and what they can't do without tomorrow, is to raise their intensity and Flintoff underlined the importance of an aggressive approach.

20-Oct-2006•The Preview by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Jaipur

Crisis tends to bring out the best in us - Ponting

Even as Ricky Ponting looked ahead to Australia's winner-takes-all encounter against England on Saturday at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, he was emphatic in his assessment that the result wouldn't have any sort of bearing on the upcoming Ashes

20-Oct-2006•The Preview by Dileep Premachandran in Jaipur

Pitch wariness can't dampen excitement

There will still be a bit of wariness when Sri Lanka take on New Zealand tomorrow, as no one is quite clear how the pitch will play when the first ball is bowled

19-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Mumbai

Duleep Trophy kicks off with double header

The Duleep Trophy, Indian domestic cricket's inter-zonal tournament, begins on Thursday with two four-day matches

18-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

Australia taking nothing for granted

The big boys of the tournament, Australia, get their first outing in the Champions Trophy when they take on West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

17-Oct-2006•The Preview by Anand Vasu

Fleming confident despite Bond setback

New Zeland will be without Shane Bond - easily their best bowler - for their first match of the Champions Trophy, against South Africa in Mumbai

15-Oct-2006•The Preview by Anand Vasu in Mumbai

Flintoff to bat at No 3

Their recent one-day form may be depressing to put it mildly, but England will take encouragement from the last Champions Trophy as they take on India in their first outing at this year's event

14-Oct-2006•The Preview by Dileep Premachandran in Jaipur

Pitched battle in the offing

Brian Lara's West Indies will be battling an in-form Sri Lankan side for the right to not face Australia in the next round of the Champions Trophy.

13-Oct-2006•The Preview by Anand Vasu in Mumbai

Close encounters of the temperamental kind

A preview of how New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan line-up ahead of the Champions Trophy

13-Oct-2006•George Binoy

Certain scores to settle

Neither team has one Champions Trophy game so far but it's a stat that will mostly be altered. There's no sign of rain in the air and in case it's a tie, we'd have probably had the best match of the tournament from two teams on their way back home.

12-Oct-2006•The Preview by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Jaipur

West Indies seek emphatic win

Fitness of Ramnaresh Sarwan and Runako Morton remains a worry for West Indies though Imran Khan, the team's media manager, insisted that no one has been ruled out

10-Oct-2006•Preview by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Jaipur

Sri Lanka aim for emphatic win

The margin of defeat in the first game of the Champions Trophy - 37 runs - as Bangladesh succumbed to Sri Lanka was not an accurate reflection of the match as a competition

09-Oct-2006•Preview by Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Zimbabwe have nothing to lose

For Zimbabwe this Champions Trophy is a big event. For a team whose average age is 20, who don't play Test cricket, who play as many matches with Associate Nations as full-Test-playing nations, this tournament is a great opportunity.

07-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Sri Lanka won't take Bangladesh lightly

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh face off at Mohali today to set the tournament rolling, and while Sri Lanka will start as overwhelming favourites Habibul Bangladesh will believe they have a chance of pulling off an upset

07-Oct-2006•The Preview by S Rajesh

From Ganguly to Badani it's a comeback chance

Like for Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan, the Challenger trophy in Chennai is also significant for Ashish Nehra, Lakshmipathy Balaji and Hemang Badani to attempt a comeback to the big league

30-Sep-2006•Anand Vasu in Chennai

Expect no freebies from either side

Having seen off India's timid challenge, Australia and West Indies will contest bragging rights in the DLF Cup final in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday

23-Sep-2006•Preview by Dileep Premachandran at Kuala Lumpur

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