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A season of hope and expectation

The Ranji Trophy is set to kick off from November 23 and Cricinfo previews the Elite Group's teams in bunches of three

21-Nov-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan and Sriram Veera

Searching for the highest honour

The Ranji Trophy is set to kick off from November 23 and Cricinfo previews the Elite Group's teams in bunches of three

20-Nov-2006•Sidharth Monga and Anand Vasu

Rain threatens to reign

Rain remained the main concern for both teams as they headed into the opening game of the five-match one-day series on Sunday

18-Nov-2006•Preview by Dileep Premachandran in Johannesburg

Overcast Multan queers the pitch

If conditions remain similar overnight, a result might not be far away either as Pakistan and West Indies begin the second Test on Sunday

18-Nov-2006•The Preview by Osman Samiuddin

Injury concerns dominate build up to final

Both Sri Lanka A and North Zone, on the eve of their Duleep Trophy final clash against North Zone at Kolkata, have a couple of injury worries on their hands

11-Nov-2006•Cricinfo staff

Lara: 'Spin may be the key'

West Indies are back in Pakistan after nine years and Brian Lara to the ground of his debut for the first time - for a Test - 16 years after he made 44 against an attack comprising Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Abdul Qadir

10-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Lara likely to bat higher in the order

With pitches and conditions varying from venue to venue adaptation has been the key to success, and West Indies have done that so far

04-Nov-2006•Anand Vasu in Mumbai

Roles reversed in David-Goliath clash

Australia, still very much the favourites, have a resurgent West Indian team and a Brabourne Stadium pitch to worry about before a match that will decide if they can win the one big tournament that has always eluded them

04-Nov-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Mumbai

Australia face resurgent West Indies

04-Nov-2006•The Preview by Anand Vasu in Mumbai

Ntini and Nel face Gayle test

Anand Vasu previews the second semi-final of the Champions Trophy between West Indies and South Africa at Jaipur

01-Nov-2006•The Preview by Anand Vasu in Jaipur

Bond the key in trans-Tasman clash

There's a myth that's been doing the rounds built on a notion that New Zealand raise their game against Australia, that they develop an extra cladding of steel when faced with their rivals from across the Tasman Sea

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

The winner takes it all

The series between Bermuda and Kenya will leave the winners bouyed ahead of the World Cup, while the losers will have tough questions to answer

31-Oct-2006•Martin Williamson

Jaffer, Zaheer and Kumble added to ODI squad

Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble and Wasim Jaffer have been included in India's one-day side for the tour of South Africa, which will include five one-dayers starting on November 19

30-Oct-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Nothing drastic on the menu

The national selection committee is unlikely to take any drastic decisions when they choose the squad for the five-match one-day series against South Africa

29-Oct-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

'There will be no excuses' - Ponting

It's a mystery that India arrive at several knock-out games and sense a bit of home disadvantage. Considerably hampered with injuries, they need to prepare for Australia, on a pitch expected to offer bounce

28-Oct-2006•The Preview by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Mohali

Indian batsmen under pressure to deliver

For India to stay alive in the Champions Trophy, they need to come up with something special against Australia. Not a miracle, but probably something approaching it

28-Oct-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Flintoff may bowl against West Indies

On Saturday West Indies, who have already qualified for the semifinals of the Champions Trophy, take on England, who have no chance of qualifying to the next round.

27-Oct-2006•The Preview by Anand Vasu at Ahmedabad

Stage set for a winner-take-all contest

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan previews a winner-takes-all match between South Africa and Pakistan at Mohali. The winner will qualify for the semi-final while the loser will have to pack their bags

26-Oct-2006•The Preview by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Mohali

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

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