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| April 10, 2008 | | Green Park gave India its first win over Australia
India's first ever Test win over Australia in December 1959 at the Green Park ground, in Kanpur, is probably one historic moment that remains consigned to the record books. towards Jasubhai Patel, the off-spinner took 14 wickets and was instrumental in ensuring India's victory.
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| March 06, 2008 | | Murali, my son-in-law
Chennai's Dr Nitya Ramamurthy provides rare glimpses of the world's top spinner.
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| February 20, 2008 | | VRV: Very Resourceful Variation
After consistent performances this season Vikram Raj Vir Singh is back in the reckoning for a regular place in the Indian Test team.
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| February 07, 2008 | | Bose back to old wicket ways
The Kolkata medium pacer, who picked 57 wickets last season, believes his haul of 26 wickets this season, though lesser, is still formidable.
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| January 06, 2008 | | India Bucknored!
ICC might now look at the possibility of adding new mode of dismissal in the rule books - Bucknored. This is the mode that genuinely describes Rahul Dravid's dismissal on Sunday.
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| December 25, 2007 | | India's two rare Test triumphs at MCG
As Team India prepares to take on the mighty Kangaroos in their own land in Melbourne on the Boxing Day, it may be interesting to go down memory lane and remember our two remarkable victories at this historic venue.
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| December 24, 2007 | | 100 Tests is very special: Sourav
Sourav Ganguly ruminates on hopes and dreams; on ambitions and checks; on wishes and fulfillment -- and on what the future holds for him.
Sachin celebrates Sourav's 100 Test
On the occasion of Sourav Ganguly's 100th Test, Sachin Tendulkar speaks of how significant the moment is, and of his long-time partner's contribution to Indian cricket.
Pathan celebrates Sourav's 100th Test
On the cusp of another Australia tour where he hopes to cement his own comeback, Irfan Pathan speaks of his one-time captain, and the confidence Sourav Ganguly instilled in him.
Mother Nirupa on Sourav's 100th Test
The rest of the country can idolize Sourav Ganguly all it wants to; for mother Nirupa Ganguly, her second son is still the same simple, unspoilt kid who loves her cooking.
Laxman on Sourav's 100th Test
The master batsman salutes Sourav Ganguly on completing 100 Test matches.
Harbhajan on Sourav's 100th Test
Harbhajan Singh pays tribute to Sourav Ganguly, the captain who transformed his career.
Dravid celebrates Sourav's 100th Test
As Sourav Ganguly readies to join the 100-Club, Rahul Dravid reminisces -- on that first match, the first century, and what Ganguly was like as a captain.
Wife Dona on Sourav's 100th Test
Dona Ganguly, who rarely watches her husband bat, is off to Australia. "A 100th Test is once in a lifetime," she says.
Dhoni celebrates Sourav's 100th Test
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who made his debut under Sourav Ganguly, speaks of the "fearless" leader he has known.
Father Chandi on Sourav's 100th Test
Father Chandidas Ganguly speaks of following his son's sensational debut over the phone, and of what it means to have a cricketing superstar as his son.
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| December 12, 2007 | | Victorious!
India's Twenty20 World Cup triumph was one of those cherished dreams the country will never want to wake up from.
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| November 14, 2007 | | Rajasthan's Generation Next - Part II
To assist Greg Chappell and Ian Frazer, the RCA has roped in five local coaches, all ex-Ranji Trophy players who have since passed the Level 2 coaching exams conducted by the board: Sharad Joshi, Krishnakumar, Vijay Asawa, Harish Joshi and Kuldip Mathur.
Rajasthan's Generation Next
Former India coach Greg Chappell talks with trademark eloquence on cricket, and on coaching.
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| October 23, 2007 | | 'Racial abuse' photographer Hamish Blair speaks
Australian photographer Hamish Blair's photograph of fans making monkey gestures during the seventh ODI between India and Australia at the Wankhede stadium smudged India's image in the cricketing world.
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| September 27, 2007 | | Hail the other Pathan, too
Yusuf Pathan, a hard-hitting batsman, useful off-spinner and brilliant fielder, made it to the Indian Twenty20 team more on the strength of his aggressive approach to the game.
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| August 27, 2007 | | Don Bradman, 99
A special tribute to the greatest batsman who lived.
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| May 03, 2007 | | Dick Motz: A truly tragic hero
The New Zealand fast bowler, who passed into the ages last week, was popular with fans because of his flamboyant batting and ability to hit towering sixes.
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| April 12, 2007 | | 'Tendulkar still has 2-3 years left in him'
'The memory I have of Brian Lara is that he is such a dynamic player and he plays shots in the style that no one else is capable of playing,' says Michael Bevan.
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| April 05, 2007 | | Chappell's exit is disappointing: More
Former India chief selector Kiran More, who during his tenure worked closely with Chappell, expressed disappointment at the Australian's resignation.
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| April 04, 2007 | | Where is the performance? asks More
'If you are losing to Bangladesh then I think the question mark comes regarding the performance,' said the former wicketkeeper and chief selector.
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| March 26, 2007 | | Life in the cricketing cauldron
When Bob Woolmer was appointed Pakistan coach in 2004 he entered a part of the world where only religion exceeds the importance of cricket -- and a casual bystander could be forgiven for mixing up the two.
Australia will be tough to beat: Bevan
'Australia have a number of players that may well be finishing up after the World Cup and they may want to finish on a high note,' said the former Australian batsman.
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| March 14, 2007 | | Pakistan blown to Smithereens
Batting at number eight, Dwayne Smith's cameo of 32 from 15 balls pushed the West Indies to a competitive total and then his medium-pace bowling had Pakistan on the ropes.
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| March 08, 2007 | | The most valuable ODI players today
Rather than debate the MVP at the end of the tournament, we begin at the beginning – and, as the Cup gets under way, we ask: what makes a cricketer valuable, in the one-day format?
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| March 07, 2007 | | Miandad, More and mimicry
When Javed Miandad jumped up and down, mimicking Kiran More's appeal in Sydney during the 1992 World Cup.
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| March 02, 2007 | | When Vishy walked tall
Gundappa Viswanath's knock of 75 against the West Indies was adjudged one of the ten best of the 1979 edition of the World Cup.
McGrath hoping to end on a high
The Australian fast bowler is bidding, along with team mates Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, to become the first players to win three World Cup titles.
Hussey is Australia's trump card
The man known as Mr Cricket has become the new saviour of Australia's one-day team, replacing Michael Bevan.
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| February 21, 2007 | | Money talks at World Cup
The revenue generated from 51 matches will be as important to the tournament as the names of the eventual winners.
Harbhajan banking on basics
The ace off-spinner says the recent series victories against the West Indies and Sri Lanka would serve as a huge boost at the World Cup.
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| February 05, 2007 | | Mission Tomorrow
This series hopes to introduce you to those who, we think, will be the face of Indian cricket in three, four, five years time.
A talent for tomorrow
Discerning critics insist that Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara is probably the best thing that has happened to Indian cricket after Rahul Dravid.
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| January 16, 2007 | | Runs resurrect Robin
Robin Uthappa is back -- ironically, again replacing Sehwag, whose lack of form on the recent South Africa tour made the national selectors cast about for a replacement.
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| January 09, 2007 | | 'I am used to getting dropped'
Mohammad Kaif on how he plans to return to the India XI and why fitness will be crucial during the World Cup.
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| December 20, 2006 | | Waiting for the call
The first in our Mission Tomorrow series: Subramaniam Badrinath, surely one of the best batsmen India has today.
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| August 17, 2006 | | Colt for the course
19-year-old Rohit Sharma, who is among the probables for the Champions Trophy, has the potential to make it big in international cricket.
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| August 03, 2006 | | Powar looking to pack the punch
The Indian off-spinner says the slow wickets in the West Indies taught him a lesson or two that he hopes to apply in the Sri Lanka tri-series.
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| April 04, 2006 | | 'Sachin is special'
Test legend David Gower rates Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara and Tendulkar.
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| March 24, 2006 | | Tendulkar trip down memory lane
The master batsman got emotional at a felicitation function as he acknowledged all who played a role in his success.
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