Cricket's pre-eminent rivalry
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Where will Pune get their support?
We Marathis are a proud people, and even though many Punekars tend to dismiss the Mumbai parochialism (true Marathis come from Pune, not Mumbai, you s
A quieter and purer game
First let me just say that there is something about watching tall, lanky, lithe women, with flowing hair held back by headbands, display aggression –
A series win at last
For the beleaguered Indian fan, the victory over England kept the biting cold of Mohali at bay Sambhav Kheterpal24-Jan-2013Choice of gameThe last 18 m
England's stagnant batsmen
I woke this morning with an increasingly unusual feeling in my cricketing belly – one of genuine anticipationAndy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013I woke this morni
South Africa hope bouncers can curb Clarke
Don’t be surprised if South Africa rethink their tactics to Michael Clarke after his Gabba double-century and send down more bouncers in AdelaideDanie
Schedule flogging England's best
England have lost the full-time services of the best coach they have ever had through an unsustainable fixture calender. Andy Flower may not be the la
Reverse psychology
Playing reverse swing is as much of an art as any other in cricketAakash Chopra10-Dec-2012Quashing all the many “educated guesses”, Eden Gardens has s
Sri Lanka's working-class hero
Rangana Herath’s talent is no where near Muttiah Muralitharan’s genius, but his control and dependability has made him integral to Sri Lanka’s Test at
New Zealand's reasons for hope
In Bangalore, the visitors showed pluck and glimpses of the skills in their possession. Now, they must sustain their desire to do well in Test cricket