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Honeymoon's over, the kids need help

Honeymoon's over, the kids need help

The youngsters need to recapture the fearlessness and clear-headedness that drove India to an impressive one-day record over the past two years

12-Nov-2009•Sidharth Monga

A most Australian win

A most Australian win

Australia's series win has been among their most characteristic - and least. And Ponting has been at the heart of it all

10-Nov-2009•Sidharth Monga

Five point something

Five point something

A middling sort of game that lost steam all too soon

09-Nov-2009•Gautam Sewani

Tendulkar scales another peak

Tendulkar scales another peak

It's almost 20 years since Sachin Tendulkar played his first one-day international, but his latest innings - his 435th in this format - showed he hasn't lost any appetite for this format

06-Nov-2009•Cricinfo staff

Twenty years in one game

Twenty years in one game

Tendulkar turned it on, but the Australians stuck to their plans

06-Nov-2009•Ramesh Soundararajan

Siddle takes it slow

Siddle takes it slow

When he first came on the scene he was called the new Merv Hughes. Now Australia's meanest new quick is looking to add patience and consistency to his mix

02-Nov-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi

Good hair night

Good hair night

What's better than watching India beat Australia? Wearing technicolour frightwigs while watching them beat Australia

01-Nov-2009•Yash Jha

Fighting Australia fall short

Fighting Australia fall short

Though Australia lost, Ricky Ponting was proud of the manner in which his team battled in tough conditions

31-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga at the Feroz Shah Kotla

A partnership made in batting heaven

A partnership made in batting heaven

Yuvraj is stylish and makes batting look easy; Dhoni works hard without bothering about aesthetics. And yet, when they combine, they produce something special

31-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga at the Feroz Shah Kotla

Eight and a half

Eight and a half

Points deducted for Australia's effort, or lack of it, but a good time was had by all

29-Oct-2009•Vijeet Rathi

When Dhoni's worlds collide

When Dhoni's worlds collide

Dhoni has adapted his game superbly to the needs of his team over the last couple of years, and it was again evident in a blazing century

28-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga in Nagpur

Tale of the tail

Tale of the tail

Big hitting from the lower order spices up the first ODI, but what's up with the crowd booing the Australians?

26-Oct-2009•Masud Vorajee

Teams exposed by batting Powerplay

Teams exposed by batting Powerplay

In a close match, the one passage of play which exposed both teams' weaknesses was the implementation of the batting Powerplay

25-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga in Vadodara

A tale of two batsmen

A tale of two batsmen

Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, aged 36 and 34 respectively, have rejuvenated themselves enough to be back at the top of their games, in a different kind of way

24-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga in Vadodara

Don't ask, don't tell

Don't ask, don't tell

A senior player has been given reason to feel slighted, while youngsters have been made to feel less sure of their aptitude. vision and transparency are conspicuous by their absence

15-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga

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