What's age got to do with it?
The IPL gurus have always pitched the tournament as an opportunity for young Indian talent to make their mark - and, at the same time, reaped the benefits of seniors trying to come back to…
Shadow-practise, dream, wait
The final nets are over, there are about 18 hours to the start of the Test. How do cricketers spend that time?Aakash Chopra24-Sep-2009You may have wondered why Matthew Hayden sits on the pitch on the…
Chennai play all the right cards
It says much about the IPL's competitive nature that a team that finished with a 50% record is now contesting the final against the runaway leadersCricinfo staff23-Apr-2010In the Twenty20 format, teams can't afford to be…
Oranges are not the only fruit
It's not pretty like Bangalore, cosmopolitan like Mumbai or politically important like Delhi. But Nagpur loves cricket, welcomes tourists, and breeds super-strong mosquitoesChristine Davey17-Nov-2010Arriving at 1.30am is never an ideal introduction to a city. After…
Shafiul shines before Bell settles in
Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test at Old TraffordAndrew McGlashan at Old Trafford04-Jun-2010Ball of the day Jonathan Trott faced 424 deliveries at Lord's and not many of them looked…
Mitch and Mitch, which is which?
Mitchell Starc, the 20-year-old from New South Wales, is almost a Mitchell Johnson cloneSidharth Monga in Chandigarh24-Sep-2010Mitchell Johnson's action is not easily repeatable. Wrong. Just come to the Australia nets on their tour of India,…
The surfer and the sage
Hashim Amla, with his sagely beard and neatly perched glasses, was a patient planner while AB de Villiers, with his surfer blonde hair and cheeky smile, was fun-loving, mischievous and carefreeFirdose Moonda at the PCA…
Smith aims to win key moments
Weakness against spin, two collapses and losing the key moments - these are the key issues that have dogged South Africa in their last two ODI defeats against IndiaSidharth Monga20-Jan-2011In both their close defeats of…
Tide is high for India's young and restless
There has been no other recent Indian team with players as desperate to prove a point and stake a claim as this oneSriram Veera in Port of Spain03-Jun-2011There must be a big balloon of gloom…
Deccan's hospitality, Unadkat's brilliance
Plays of the Day from the IPL game between Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders in HyderabadSiddhartha Talya03-May-2011An eventful startAn action-packed opening in an otherwise fairly low-intensity fixture. Eoin Morgan was almost run out first…