The IPL VI Dream Team
Dhoni as captain, Hussey and Gayle to open, Steyn leading the bowling attack – putting together the best XI from IPL VI was tough but it all fell in place in the end
Gilchrist and the captaincy crisis
With more than one overseas player nursing poor form while leading an IPL side, it is perhaps time performance was held as a yardstick for captaincy and not leadership skills alone
Watson comfortable at No. 4
Shane Watson has had most of his success in Test cricket as an opener, though in recent times, he has had to move down to the middle order. Watson was last pencilled in…
Test cricket will die if Sachin retires: Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan skipper, has said Test cricket would ‘die’ when players like Sachin Tendulkar announce their retirement. “If players like him don’t play the longer version of the game,…
Imperative for Dhoni to get the combination right
The Aussies are in India and as always, all the disappointments of the past have evaporated and there are fresh expectations in the air. The current Australian side has a fair bit of…
Adelaide, and other Dravid flashbacks
Just as there was much to admire about Rahul Dravid the cricketer, now lost to the game as a player, there is much to admire about Rahul Dravid, the man. He played his…
History against India in must-win Kolkata ODI
Quite the norm in the year gone by, the new year too begins with India scrambling for survival. For much of 2012, Indian cricket was in a shambles. The 4-0 whitewash in the…

