Ground realities and more for Hyderabad
Invoking the gods at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has done little to change Hyderabad’s fortunes so far. Vital first-innings lead has proved
Can England continue to surprise?
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Jayawardene adds grit to grace for winning formula
When the moment came, the graceful Mahela Jayawardene didn’t shy away from the ugly swipe over midwicket or a slog to the cow cornerSriram Veera in Ki
No remorse, no return
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'I'm sick of hearing about it'
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Flexibility could hurt Dilshan
Dilshan has been a constant for many years now, a significantpart of many of their successes and evolution. But what exactly is he,what is his role?Os
Ponting bats himself some relief
At the end of a year he this week described as the toughest of his career, Ricky Ponting’s outstandingly fluent 101 on Boxing Day was an excellent sig
A strange and sublime rivalry
How does India, a team that has never consistently staked a claim to No. 2, repeatedly manage to look the mighty Australians in the eye and not flinch
The inscrutable craftsman
Artless yet artful, no cricketer so teased and confused the sensesRohit Brijnath18-May-2008 ‘Unhurried, wristy, impossibly careles
Forthcoming attraction
A little over a dozen games into his international career, Rohit Sharma is being spoken of as the next occupant of Sachin Tendulkar’s No. 4 spot. You