India can ill-afford to just give up on this swashbuckler. Virender Sehwag needs to be given one more a chance, at least in the middle order, says Harish Kotian.
Sports anchor Mayanti Langer is a familiar face on television, having hosted a series of sports events over the last five years. But the Commonwealth Games has given her instant recognition. Senior Associate Editor Harish Kotian learns how the Delhi extravaganza has changed her life.
Around ten days back the Commonwealth Games Village was described as 'filthy' and 'uninhabitable'. Now, it seems every athlete is falling in love with the place.
Team India has never been a big fan of the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) and they now have more reasons for their continuing displeasure.
Unlike the IPL, the wickets in the United States and the West Indies could be slow and could assist spinners. That could be why India went in for experience in their batting ahead of strike rates, points out Harish Kotian.
As 2012 ends and the New Year takes over, the fans will be hoping that India can return to winning ways in 2013 and return to the top of the cricketing world.
Harish Kotian salutes India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar, who called it quits from One-Day International cricket after a career spanning more than two decades during which he broke nearly all batting records.
Former India captain and manager Ajit Wadekar tells Harish Kotian the ace batsman will get over his bad phase and return to his best form soon.
Harish Kotian is stumped by the grit of Gurudas Raut, a 25-year-old with one arm, who bowled medium pace to India's batsmen at their nets session in Nagpur.
India's premier bowler Zaheer Khan was dropped was dropped from the squad for the fourth Test. Rediff.com's Harish Kotian delves on the the reasons and consequences of this bold move by selectors and asks if this means it's the beginning of the end for India's speedster?
Did the selectors not have the guts to admit that Virender Sehwag was dropped because of a poor showing in Australia?, asks Harish Kotian.
Another milestone awaits Virender Sehwag in the upcoming second Test against England in Mumbai. He will play his 100th Test and join a select band of eight Indian greats to achieve the feat, writes Harish Kotian.
Vaibhav Patil, team physiotherapist of the Indian boxing team, tells Harish Kotian how he is able to keep the pugilists in shape.
Harish Kotian reveals how next year's cricket World Cup, to be played on the sub-continent, will use the Umpire Decision Review System. A Rediff.com exclusive!
Twenty 20 is perceived as a game for youngsters. India's failure in the World T20 should make the selectors take a re-look at its ageing side, says Harish Kotian.
India's loss to Pakistan, their second in their last three T20 outings, has cast serious doubts over their credentials as one of the favourites for the World Twenty20 crown, says Harish Kotian.
Young Vidarbha pacer Umesh Yadav tells Harish Kotian he wants to bowl with the same consistency as former Aussie great Glenn McGrath.
Spin is going to play huge part on the upcoming tour of Australia, and, says Harish Kotian, India's young spinners R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha will have to adapt quickly and deliver.
Having been introduced to shooting at an early age of two, it was no surprise that Shagun Chowdhary was destined for bigger things in the sport.
Despite a good showing in the Indian Premier League and domestic season, Irfan Pathan continues to find himself in the wilderness.
Barring Suresh Raina's match-winning century against South Africa and the hollow win over Afghanistan, the Indians were outplayed in all three matches of the Super Eights. It seems Mahendra Singh Dhoni used up all his intelligence and stamina to steer Chennai Super Kings to the Indian Premier League crown and had nothing left for the bigger T20 bash in the Caribbean.
Ahead of Sachin Tendulkar's 200th and final Test next month, former India and Mumbai batsman Lalchand Rajput tells Harish Kotian how he still vividly remembers a shy 14-year-old scoring a century on his Ranji debut in 1988-89 and growing up to become one of cricket's finest players.
After a splendid season, where he scored first-ever double century in One-day and climbing the 14000-runs peak, Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday night was named the Indian cricketer of the Year. Our Correspondent Harish Kotian reveals the other winners at the Sahara India Sports Awards.
The Indian Army's sole role over the years has been guarding the country; now it has taken up another major job -- and that is to produce Olympic champions. And one major sport where the army is already making its presence felt is the sport of shooting, thanks to its new talent-generating programme 'Mission Olympics'. Harish Kotian reveals the details.
The absence of a proper drainage system proved to the Kerala Cricket Association's undoing in the washed out first ODI between India and Australia in Kochi, says Harish Kotian.
Five-time boxing World champion MC Mary Kom is hoping to win the gold medal at the London Olympics next month for her twin sons Raengpe and Naidong.
The 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Delhi, on Sunday.
Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane tells Harish Kotian the secret of his success at the domestic level, and why he was not surprised at being called up for the England ODI series.
India's hero of many a triumph tells Harish Kotian it is always special to play for India again, but it is something he's worked hard for.
We post two links, one an audio recording of the spat as it actually happened, and two, MCA officials giving their opinion on what they plan to do
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Harish Kotian meets with 13-year-old cricket prodigy Prithvi Shaw ahead of his three-month coaching-cum-educational stint in the United Kingdom.
Harish Kotian looks at matches in IPL V that were won or lost because of a player's individual brilliance in the 19th over of the second innings.
The 21-year-old from Karnataka has not only captured the attention of eminent coaches in his state, but even the great Rahul Dravid.
'I don't think anyone can take a call on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whether this is going to be his last year.'
A few youngsters have played vital roles in their team's victories in the ongoing T20 league. Harish Kotian picks the most impressive.
The IPL has made Indian cricketers millionaires overnight. But it is worth risking them at the cost of playing for the national side.
Force India driver Paul di Resta discusses his first season in F1 and targets for 2012.
An assessment of the Indian players' performance in the CB tri-series, involving Sri Lanka and Australia.
It was a case of talent over flamboyance as India's selectors picked a virtually second-string side for the ODI series in the West Indies.
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