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Mini Kapoor
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With two days to go, time running out for PakistanSubscriber Only
April 16,2004 00:00:00 AM
Two days ago he had taken charge of India’s innings at zero for one. He left them at 593 for nine. In his seven hours and twenty minute...
Fri, Apr 16, 2004The Wall opens the window to a winSubscriber Only
April 15,2004 00:00:00 AM
Rahul Dravid likes to have a good look at the pitch before a Test match begins, so he has some idea of the shots he can select from. At the ...
Thu, Apr 15, 2004Keeping up the moraleSubscriber Only
April 15,2004 00:00:00 AM
It was the first over of the the third day at Lahore. India had just resumed their second innings at 140 for five, Virender Sehwag and Parth...
Thu, Apr 15, 2004But for the tail lights, Indians parked perfectlySubscriber Only
April 14,2004 00:00:00 AM
Both teams will scrutinise the first day’s scorecard as if it were Harry Potter’s magic mirror. Each will bring its medley of worr...
Wed, Apr 14, 2004India hope to shrug off weight of historySubscriber Only
April 13,2004 00:00:00 AM
At the Pindi Cricket Stadium, India and Pakistan will clash for the 50th time in their Test history, and it can be argued that their rivalry...
Tue, Apr 13, 2004‘Chopra’s still a part of the Indian team’Subscriber Only
April 13,2004 00:00:00 AM
Aakash Chopra is out, Yuvraj Singh’s in, and India could bowl first if they win the toss here tomorrow.He stated two possibilities, and...
Tue, Apr 13, 2004Pak’s farewell plan: Four pacers on a green carpetSubscriber Only
April 12,2004 00:00:00 AM
The ground staff at the Pindi Cricket Stadium are rolling what could still remain a greentop when the Test begins on Tuesday, but Pakistan a...
Mon, Apr 12, 2004Wright makes a bold opening statementSubscriber Only
April 12,2004 00:00:00 AM
For such a taciturn man, John Wright has expended a phenomenally large number of words on India’s self-manufactured opening dilemma. Af...
Mon, Apr 12, 2004Opening gambit could be paradigm shiftSubscriber Only
April 11,2004 00:00:00 AM
The first partnership is the keystone on which will largely depend the pattern of things to come. — Ian PeeblesCome Tuesday, and India ...
Sun, Apr 11, 2004The showman’s solo turnSubscriber Only
April 09,2004 00:00:00 AM
Thursday morning. India are playing for pride, simply delaying the moment of defeat. Shoaib Akhtar streams in for the first ball of a new ov...
Fri, Apr 09, 2004Never mind the detail, focus on the big pictureSubscriber Only
April 09,2004 00:00:00 AM
Must they win only to lose again? In tennis, even club coaches will caution you about breaking your opponent’s serve. That’s the e...
Fri, Apr 09, 2004Friendship series score: Love allSubscriber Only
April 09,2004 00:00:00 AM
Parthiv Patel and Ajit Agarkar managed to stave off the inevitable till after lunch but all along it was a question of when, not if, Pakista...
Fri, Apr 09, 2004Not Imran, not Akram, Pak cricket wears Chacha?s faceSubscriber Only
April 09,2004 00:00:00 AM
Uncle Cricket has demarcated his sphere of influence for the day. The Imran Khan Enclosure is relatively crowded, it has a fair sprinkling o...
Fri, Apr 09, 20041-2-3-4-5: KO count is onSubscriber Only
April 08,2004 00:00:00 AM
Biased umpiring!’’ yelled a wisecrack when Mohammad Sami walked after being bowled by Irfan Pathan. He was at it again some hours ...
Thu, Apr 08, 2004Coffee ChaiSubscriber Only
April 07,2004 00:00:00 AM
Does Bombay know? Is it even aware what innovations its formers sons and daughters have wrought in caffeine cocktails? Some time ago urban P...
Wed, Apr 07, 2004Inzi pulls his weightSubscriber Only
April 07,2004 00:00:00 AM
India tonight are like a team of mountaineers. They stand at the foot of a coveted summit, but the late evening fog has veiled the peak. The...
Wed, Apr 07, 2004Lahore hopes Past will bring PresentsSubscriber Only
April 06,2004 00:00:00 AM
In Lahore be sure that for every story you hear there will be another version. A guidebook will trace the city’s origins to ‘‘...
Tue, Apr 06, 2004Prince & PathanSubscriber Only
April 06,2004 00:00:00 AM
The first day at the Gaddafi Stadium belonged to a single Indian batsman and a lone Pakistani bowler. In the application of their craft, Yuv...
Tue, Apr 06, 2004His protege marks his position, the Maharaja may have a problemSubscriber Only
April 06,2004 00:00:00 AM
Yuvraj Singh today rescued India from a bleak 147 for seven with a maiden Test century — but left his team with a dilemma: Whom do they...
Tue, Apr 06, 2004Captains give nothing away on eve of TestSubscriber Only
April 05,2004 00:00:00 AM
All eyes are on the pitch here at the Gaddafi Stadium and the Pakistan skipper is counting on a fast, bouncy track to catapult his boys to a...
Mon, Apr 05, 2004Teams expected to adopt cautious approachSubscriber Only
April 04,2004 00:00:00 AM
He sat, in defiance of municipal orders, astride the gun Zam-Zammah on her brick platform opposite the old Ajaib-Gher — the Wonder Hous...
Sun, Apr 04, 2004Gone in 8 minutesSubscriber Only
April 02,2004 00:00:00 AM
Eight minutes and 12 balls was all it took to transport India to their first Test win in Pakistan. In Multan they have taken Indian cricket ...
Fri, Apr 02, 2004Conversational cricketSubscriber Only
April 02,2004 00:00:00 AM
How do we calibrate the significance of this tour? Off the field, in the stands, on the sidelines, the words historic and diplomacy are empl...
Fri, Apr 02, 2004Dravid shines in starring roleSubscriber Only
April 02,2004 00:00:00 AM
Rahul Dravid has always played his cricket by a strict code. In his first win as captain, he marched his boys through the same drills he has...
Fri, Apr 02, 2004Pak krumbledSubscriber Only
April 01,2004 00:00:00 AM
Pakistan spent all of Wednesday delaying the inevitable, India are tingling to a novel sensation. The day began with a first-ball wicket and...
Thu, Apr 01, 2004Journalism of Courage
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