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Yet another series, yet another set of worries. No, am not talking about strategies, but of injuries and the effect it can have on the Indian dressing room as they gear up for the first Test on Boxing Day against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With Ishant Sharma ‘reportedly’ suffering from an ankle injury, [...]

As Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men made their way into the international terminal exit at the Canberra International airport, they would have surely felt at home. Why? While there would be a considerable amount of Indians cheering them on from the stands as they play their first tour game at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, the [...]

Just for a fleeting moment, forget the latest ICC Test/ODI/T20 rankings. When was the last time we saw a side that steam-rolled an opposition to submission for a period of atleast a few years in succession? When was the last time you saw a team that looked like a champion outfit? Well, it would invariably [...]

“It ain’t over till its over” says one of Hollywood’s most-loved actors—-Slyvester Stallone in the evergreen Rocky movie. Well, the reactions that I witnessed as the last Indian wicket fell at Lord’s were that of a mix of anger, outrage and amusement. It did not take long for the British media (some Indian ones too!) [...]

The bad news first. Sreesanth, Rohit Sharma fail to get the nod in the final 15 that will represent India in cricket’s biggest prize. Now for the good news. Ravindra Jadeja does not make the cut. Sources point out that Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not want Sree in the squad and opted instead for Ashish [...]

Some months ago, in an interview to a television channel, Sunil Gavaskar had said that Sachin Tendulkar was not only a player who scored runs by the buckets but ensured that he did not look ugly at any point of time. Well, on Tuesday, the first man who crossed 10,000 runs in Test cricket would [...]