No more flat-tracks please...... Apart from a dashing 254 by Indian opener Virender Sehwag, the benign track at Gaddafi stadium in Lahore was the only talking point during the opening Test between India and Pakistan. Both the team captains didn't mince words while denouncing the...
India consider Proteas to be weak against spin It was no secret that spinners would matter in the match, perhaps in the series. India perceives South Africa to be vulnerable in this area and would now be further emboldened. But, there is also the danger they could overplay the...
India must learn to respect its heroes: Ranatunga Colombo: It was an expected end to the series, if not for two superstars who seem swamped by the inexorable march of time.<br><br>Both are left-handers and one-day openers and were lynchpins of the side not very long ago. They want to...
India urgently require a genuine all-rounder Despite our overwhelming defeat of India in the triseries cricket final, we reckon Sourav Ganguly's side can look forward to the next World Cup with hope. India remain a dangerous batting side but they can do with an allrounder or two....
Ganguly is the best of the current lot in cricket Somehow, I also feel drawn into the captaincy debate currently on in India. Should it be Sourav Ganguly or Rahul Dravid? One is proven, the other has promise. One is charismatic, the other low-profile but all substance. Who is the one...
Ganguly is the best of the current lot in cricket Somehow, I also feel drawn into the captaincy debate currently on in India. Should it be Sourav Ganguly or Rahul Dravid? One is proven, the other has promise. One is charismatic, the other low-profile but all substance. Who is the one...
India needs all-rounders like Flintoff and Kallis One of the great things about cricket is that it stimulates debate. It is the sort of game where no one really knows if they are right or wrong when they assess teams or individuals. After conceding the lead in the...
Do turning tracks matter in Indian cricket? What is the point of making turning tracks when the opposition has planned in advance and is ready to pounce upon an opposition weakened by injuries and out of form players? India made to the enviable position of challengers to the...
He doesn't turn the ball; so what! It's a perennial cribbing that he does not turn the red cherry enough to attain any kind of success in International cricket. Every time he is snaffling wickets by the bundle, the same set of people, who showers plaudits, badmouthed him...
Few Surprises In ICC Champions Trophy Congratulations to England, Pakistan, Australia, and the West Indies for making it to the final four of the Champions Trophy! The teams who fell by the wayside have either themselves to blame or bad umpiring decisions or the Duckworth(less)/Lewis method.<br />...