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As Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni walked into the centre in the Adelaide ODI against Australia on Sunday evening, the visitors still needed more than just a few runs to cross the finishing line. There is a sense of calm when Dhoni is in the middle. He was not finding the gaps, he was not able [...]

I have to admit, albeit shamelessly, that despite India getting pasted at the ongoing 4-match Test series against Australia, I had woken up diligently to watch them perish day in and day out. Along with me, there have been countless who would have patiently seen yet another dream India winning a Test series in Australia [...]

The recently concluded World Cup might have thrown open a new world order not just by the way of clout but by the way of a successor—an apt torch-bearer to the all-conquering Australians. As we bid adieu to Gary Kirsten as India’s coach and embrace on the next assignment in front of the fans— the [...]

Long long ago, not so long ago, when Indian cricket was still in the midst of coming up with once-in-a-while shows of brilliance, it was March 2001 at the Eden Gardens, that changed the course of direction that the game will take—forever. The architects of that historic victory by India over the all-conquering Australians were [...]

While most cricketers wage their wars only on the field, there are some who battle the odds off it too. Zimbabwe’s Ray Price belongs to latter category. Price’s test on life’s pitch began much before he arrived on the cricket scene. Hit by a bout of meningitis when he was a few months old, Price [...]