The real culprits
While India's cricketers point a finger at their coach, their captain and an indifferent system, the fact is that the batsmen have been found wanting when it most matteredS Rajesh04-Apr-2007 'The best players like to…
More supporter tributes
More praise for the commentary candidates27-Mar-2007 Ian Healy "calls a spade a spade" © Getty Images Voting has begun for Australia's best commentator and to help you judge here is more praise for the candidates.…
India's champion bowler
A statistical look at Anil Kumble's Test bowling careerMathew Varghese17-Jan-2008Anil Kumble became only the third bowler to complete 600 Tests wickets when he dismissed Andrew Symonds on the second day of the Perth Test. He…
The victory of the lambs
How fitting that India's one-day triumph came exactly two months after the third day of the acrimonious Sydney Test, the eruption from where the series never recoveredSiddhartha Vaidyanathan05-Mar-2008 Eight of the team to play the…
'Cricket should talk'
India's captain has always been an old-school player, firm in the belief that actions speak louder than words. How does he deal with a side where, increasingly, the players feel the need to wear their…
Deeper aspects of MCC's tour
EW Swanton reviews Assault On The Ashes by Christopher Martin-Jenkins12-Oct-2007Assault On The Ashes by Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Macdonald & Janes, 1975, £3.50Check availability on abebooks.com This book was written by a young men intensely and professionally…
Slaps off the field, violent hitting on it
With each team done with five games, Cricinfo takes stock of the early actionSiddhartha Vaidyanathan03-May-2008 Adam Gilchrist put most of the other batsmen in the shade during his whirlwind knock (file photo) © Getty Images…
West Indies' attack lacked variety
If there are two specialist spinners in a 15-man squad with a pitch like the Oval, someone offering variety should be allowed to absorb some overs and take some pressure off the faster menKern De…
Hayden completes a hundred
A statistical look at Matthew Hayden's Test careerMathew Varghese27-Nov-2008 Fourteen years since his Test debut, Matthew Hayden will play his 100th Test © Getty Images Matthew Hayden, one of the fiercest competitors in Australia's winning…
Spin conundrum for both teams
Will Sri Lanka pick Ajantha Mendis over Rangana Herath? What does the much-scrutinised pitch have in store? Cricinfo staff23-Nov-2009After batting practice at the Motera, what awaits these two teams at Green Park, where the last…