© AFP

The Benchwarmers XI

The four-overseas-players-per-team cap leaves many foreigners warming the bench in the IPL; here’s a team comprising the best who are not yet in business this year

Yuvraj Singh. © Getty Images

Meet the real Yuvraj Singh

There are many shades to Yuvraj Singh’s personality and, irrespective of how you regard the cancer survivor, The Test of My Life will do more than just change your view of the man

Mysore - Gangothri Glades Academy. © Wisden India

Former Karnataka stars plan bright future

At the Karnataka State Cricket Association, there’s been a concerted push towards improving infrastructure and quality coaching

There is little chance of Azhar being appointed coach, or anything else, of the Indian cricket team. © AFP

Azhar, and the price of forgiveness

Something unusual happened in London last week. At the Members’ Dining Room of the House of Commons in the British Parliament, the seventh annual ‘Asian Voice Political and Public Life Awards’ ceremony was…

The Indian batting has failed repeatedly, with the exception of Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli.  © AFP

Beaten teams, and fair-weather fans

What do a Cambridge-educated paediatrician, a geriatric liquor-store manager and a loud television anchor have in common? Well, not a lot, but in the last week they have all asked me, in one…

Rahul Dravid looks on. © AFP

Dravid is right to talk of desire

There are times when you can set out to defend someone, and in the process end up achieving exactly the opposite. It certainly seems that this is what has happened with Rahul Dravid’s…

The South African players celebrate at the WACA under floodlights. © Getty Images

Happy home, the recipe for success

Even before the beer stopped flowing in the dressing-room at the WACA in Perth, a Twitter post caught the eye. “Privilege to be part of such a happy team, of really good guys,…

Sachin Tendulkar looks on. © Getty Images

The final word should be Tendulkar’s

Ten Test innings without crossing 27. No century since the Cape Town Test against South Africa in 2011. Bowled or lbw seven times in the last ten hits. These are the statistics doing…