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Kumble’s pressure principleSubscriber Only
December 12,2005 02:10:00 AM
Ask Anil Kumble what gets a batsman out and his reply will be swift and sure: Pressure. Today, he put his precept into practice to bring Sri...
Mon, Dec 12, 2005Noses in front, India must keep their headsSubscriber Only
December 12,2005 02:09:03 AM
It was probably Muttiah Muralitharan’s self-belief after a seven-wicket haul that prompted him to suggest this match is evenly poised. ...
Mon, Dec 12, 2005Old hands give India a leg-upSubscriber Only
December 11,2005 01:30:41 AM
For all its historic value Sachin Tendulkar’s 35th ton was an individual milestone. Yet Saturday was an important day for Team India to...
Sun, Dec 11, 2005‘Where do I go from here? To my hotel room’Subscriber Only
December 11,2005 01:05:51 AM
He’d made us all wait a pretty long time, 12 months or so, he made us wait a bit longer today too. He got to the 90s as the sun dipped ...
Sun, Dec 11, 2005Left-arm may be the right choiceSubscriber Only
December 10,2005 01:28:23 AM
At first glance the absence of Virender Sehwag may cause the Indian fan’s temperature to shoot up. But in the eyes of Team India the ab...
Sat, Dec 10, 2005His eyes on the ball and feet on groundSubscriber Only
December 09,2005 01:31:20 AM
As cautious counsel prevailed and the green of the Kotla pitch yesterday gave way to the more familiar brown today, the importance of one ma...
Fri, Dec 09, 2005Same old debate: green or brownSubscriber Only
December 08,2005 00:43:30 AM
Indian cricket’s dilemma was all there to see on the 22-yards at the Ferozshah Kotla, venue for the second Test against Sri Lanka. The ...
Thu, Dec 08, 2005Bonhomie runs out before patch-upSubscriber Only
December 07,2005 00:46:03 AM
The much-talked about dismissal of the day was VVS Laxman’s run out with Sourav Ganguly at the other end. The players have 35 internati...
Wed, Dec 07, 2005Indians dig themselves into a holeSubscriber Only
December 07,2005 00:44:30 AM
Indian coach Greg Chappell isn’t too keen to read anything from this four-session drawn Test, but the Sri Lankans are transcribing ever...
Wed, Dec 07, 2005Opening blues for Indians in whitesSubscriber Only
December 06,2005 01:11:28 AM
Virender Sehwag is a bundle of contradictions. The man known for his aggressive batting approach averages 31 in the slam-bang one-day game a...
Tue, Dec 06, 2005‘It’s the journey that one should enjoy’Subscriber Only
December 05,2005 00:00:00 AM
Rain might have delayed Rahul Dravid’s start of journey as the permanent Test captain, but despite the third day washout he seemed at p...
Mon, Dec 05, 2005Another lazy, wet day for teamsSubscriber Only
December 04,2005 01:19:08 AM
At the team hotel today one saw two teams in different mindsets as they dealt with the rain-affected Test. The Indians seem to be quite keen...
Sun, Dec 04, 2005TheBCCI, new, improvedSubscriber Only
December 04,2005 00:00:00 AM
We don’t want to take control of everything. By outsourcing, there is accountability and efficiency at the same time —IS B...
Sun, Dec 04, 2005‘Ignore youth at your own peril’Subscriber Only
December 04,2005 00:00:00 AM
Challenge was the buzzword in Chennai as the second day of the Test got washed out. Challenge it was for the MA Chidambaram groundstaff as t...
Sun, Dec 04, 2005Chennai wet and watchSubscriber Only
December 03,2005 01:19:00 AM
Thirty-four-year-old government employee S. Sriram had planned the weekend to watch Sachin Tendulkar live at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. N...
Sat, Dec 03, 2005India in experienced handsSubscriber Only
December 02,2005 02:06:44 AM
If, for once, one thinks beyond Sourav Ganguly, Indian captain Rahul Dravid would have welcomed with open arms the other two Test specialist...
Fri, Dec 02, 2005One-day pitch faces a tough testSubscriber Only
December 02,2005 02:05:08 AM
After the return of the seniors to the Test side there was one more addition to the ever-expanding India think tank. The Met Department inpu...
Fri, Dec 02, 2005Sourav’s another man in squadSubscriber Only
December 01,2005 01:35:22 AM
Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell didn’t meet like long lost friends, nor did they come to blows. The across-the-board sweeping leadersh...
Thu, Dec 01, 2005BCCI finally Dalmiya-free, Pawar in charge nowSubscriber Only
November 30,2005 02:10:08 AM
The most revealing clue to the change at the top came hours later, at the press conference. You’re a busy man, Mr Pawar, will you even ...
Wed, Nov 30, 2005Wisecracking Sehwag leads morale brigadeSubscriber Only
November 29,2005 01:52:54 AM
The clues were clear right at the end. Yuvraj Singh being given a ‘‘soft-drink shower’’ before collecting his man of the...
Tue, Nov 29, 2005Do boys in blue need a touch of green?Subscriber Only
November 27,2005 00:37:05 AM
If one looks past the chaos and conspiracy theories surrounding India’s 10-wicket loss at Kolkata, there is one positive: The greenish ...
Sun, Nov 27, 2005Unlike his batting, Dhoni’s keeping makes quiet progressSubscriber Only
November 24,2005 01:12:02 AM
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s batting was talked about all through the Sri Lankan series, his wicket-keeping went almost unnoticed. That itsel...
Thu, Nov 24, 2005Ganguly’s pitch fetish was ‘like match-fixing’Subscriber Only
November 22,2005 00:00:36 AM
As he battles to save his career, Sourav Ganguly is on the lookout for any sort of lifeline. Instead, there’s a bit more fuel added to ...
Tue, Nov 22, 2005India hand out 6 of the bestSubscriber Only
November 13,2005 00:16:26 AM
Sometime in the middle of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s innings, with the batsman playing with uncharacteristic caution, the crowd decided to ...
Sun, Nov 13, 2005Job well done, but ‘a long way to go’Subscriber Only
November 12,2005 00:14:18 AM
A day before the final game of the series that they have won by a mile, the Indians at nets today were like schoolkids, anticipating the end...
Sat, Nov 12, 2005
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