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India Captain Ajinkya Rahane.

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high

19 Jan 2021 21:54 IST

Chetashwar Pujara.

There are times when technique is less important than courage

12 Jan 2021 21:08 IST

Richard Dawkins on collegemate Tiger Pataudi: ‘Sublime’

05 Jan 2021 22:20 IST

India's Ajinkya Rahane waves his bat to the crowd as he leaves the field following play on day two of the second cricket test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020.

Ajinkya Rahane ensures that the real India stands up

29 Dec 2020 21:51 IST

Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. File

Bumrah and company will hope history repeats itself Down Under

16 Dec 2020 04:52 IST

A view of the Newslands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. File

Lessons for India from cricket’s bio-secure bubbles

08 Dec 2020 21:34 IST

KS Duleepsinhji, Don Bradman and Lala Amarnath at a reception in Adelaide during the 1947-48 series.

When India ignored Bradman’s advice, and other Aussie matters

17 Nov 2020 21:59 IST

Babar Azam. AFP

IPL and the question that needs to be revisited

11 Nov 2020 21:23 IST

In January next, skipper Virat Kohli will become a father. If it means that Kohli might miss a match or two, so be it. File

Moving from bubble to bubble: added pressures of touring

03 Nov 2020 23:31 IST

Let’s expect a lot, but not too much: Brearley

27 Oct 2020 21:20 IST

Chennai Super Kings skipper M.S. Dhoni gestures during the IPL match against Delhi Capitals in Abu Dhabi on September 25, 2020.

Captaincy will decide the winner of the IPL

20 Oct 2020 21:57 IST

R. Ashwin running out Jos Buttler in a IPL match. File

No ambivalence here — all is fair in love and T20 cricket

06 Oct 2020 22:45 IST

Dean Jones. File

Dean Jones seemed to carry his country’s flag to the batting crease

29 Sep 2020 23:20 IST

Representational photo.

IPL, and the journey from instinct to data mining

16 Sep 2020 00:03 IST

There are two issues arising from Suresh Raina’s return to India before the commencement of the IPL in the UAE that are important: Communication, and empathy.

Understanding cabin fever is crucial to the IPL bubble

01 Sep 2020 17:51 IST

Chetan Chauhan made his Test debut in 1969 against New Zealand and ended his career in 1981 against the same opponent.

Cricket teams need both Simon and Garfunkel

18 Aug 2020 18:58 IST

Captaincy: the most intriguing aspect of the game

11 Aug 2020 23:15 IST

A view of the Vivo IPL trophy. File

Title sponsor’s ‘withdrawal’: It was a good toss to lose

04 Aug 2020 22:39 IST

Ben Stokes of England fields the ball on the boundary off his own bowling during Day Five of the 2nd Test Match in the #RaiseTheBat Series between England and The West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford on July 20, 2020 in Manchester, England.

Ben Stokes and the tricky question for analysts

28 Jul 2020 22:39 IST

Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

It’s back to the future with BCCI: nothing has changed

21 Jul 2020 23:07 IST

West Indies players kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign before the match , as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, First Test - England v West Indies - Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium, Southampton, Britain - July 8, 2020

The fascinating Test had many messages for sports and the world in general

14 Jul 2020 22:31 IST

England captain Ben Stokes warms up during a nets session at Ageas Bowl on July 07, 2020 in Southampton, England.

No crowd, no saliva, no high fives, but yes it’s cricket again

07 Jul 2020 17:01 IST

Mahendra Singh Dhoni with Sunil Gavaskar. File

The July dream team, with Sunil Gavaskar and M.S. Dhoni

30 Jun 2020 22:47 IST

In this handout image provided by ECB. Kraigg Brathwaite, Shai Hope and Rahkeem Cornwall of the West Indies cricket team arrive at Manchester Airport on June 09, 2020 in Manchester, England.

Cricket’s plans are balanced on the verge of possibility

16 Jun 2020 19:13 IST

The link between Gavaskar and Tendulkar was world No. 1 too

02 Jun 2020 19:15 IST

Spreading the gospel will take a back seat to attracting the moolah

26 May 2020 16:48 IST

Breaking the saliva rule is far more serious than bowling a no-ball

19 May 2020 17:31 IST

The simplification of the lbw rules will ensure that batsmen use their bats more rather than hide behind their pads.

Cricket | Time to get rid of the baggage and modernise the LBW law

12 May 2020 22:02 IST

Geniuses are those who hit targets others cannot even see

05 May 2020 16:50 IST

Desperate ideas we must take seriously in desperate times

28 Apr 2020 16:34 IST

The two Vijays who finished as the nearly men of Indian cricket

21 Apr 2020 17:55 IST

A general view of play with empty stands after Cricket Australia announced no public will be admitted to venues for the three match series during the One Day International series between Australia and New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground on March 13.

As with so many recent questions, no one knows the answer

07 Apr 2020 17:47 IST

A little panic is useful if it saves lives

24 Mar 2020 18:45 IST

As a schoolboy, Suresh Menon sat high in the stands and had to strain his neck to see some of the action in Bengaluru in 1974-75. Skipper Clive Lloyd made a brutal century, Alvin Kallicharan a gentle, pleasing one.

Sport and Shelley, an eternal golden braid

18 Mar 2020 02:41 IST

The blues! After a fine run, the Indians were found wanting in the most important match.

India’s day will come

11 Mar 2020 02:41 IST

Indian captain Virat Kohli. File

This is how it was: A peep into history for the Kohli generation

03 Mar 2020 18:01 IST

Team leaders: (front row) Harmanpreet Kaur, West Indies' Stafanie Taylor, Australia's Meg Lanning, Sri Lanka's Chamari Atapattu, Pakistan's Bismah Maroof and (back row) Thailand's Sornnarin Tippoch, New Zealand's Sophie Devine, South Africa's Dane van Niekerk, England's Heather Knight and Bangladesh's Salma Khatun.

T20: Mining data is as important as hitting sixes and fours

18 Feb 2020 18:32 IST

Yashasvi Jaiswal, 18, was declared the Player of the Series at the controversial finish to the ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa

How India’s U-19s became the new glamour boys

11 Feb 2020 21:40 IST

Tatenda Taibu and the horrors of a life outside the charmed circle

04 Feb 2020 18:15 IST

India's captain Virat Kohli.

For champion teams, every ground is ‘home’

29 Jan 2020 03:23 IST

Balance means different things in different format

22 Jan 2020 02:41 IST

Another century, another list – the intelligent fan’s guide

15 Jan 2020 03:26 IST

Shedding pseudo-light on a non-problem

08 Jan 2020 02:28 IST

The Big Three and the challenge of balance in world cricket

31 Dec 2019 21:34 IST

Unwritten books to mull over as the year winds to a close

24 Dec 2019 18:42 IST

Cricket has few geniuses, but many foxes and hedgehogs

18 Dec 2019 03:22 IST

The man who dignified and illuminated the craft

10 Dec 2019 21:13 IST

BCCI president seems more keen to sign on to the past than to the future

03 Dec 2019 21:45 IST

When a crime emerges, the law must catch up quickly

26 Nov 2019 18:12 IST

A sport for nerds which makes millionaires of players

20 Nov 2019 04:04 IST

End of reform in sport: a ‘no-change’ ruling could salvage hope

12 Nov 2019 22:41 IST

Where the mind is without fear: ICA has an important job

05 Nov 2019 18:05 IST

NCA needs a shake-up, and the two old friends can give it one

29 Oct 2019 21:09 IST

New wine in old battles, as money makes the game go round

22 Oct 2019 17:44 IST

Ganguly has done it before; he can do it again if allowed to

16 Oct 2019 02:03 IST

Curtain set to fall on drama that went on longer than necessary

08 Oct 2019 21:25 IST

From conflict of interest to confluence of interests

24 Sep 2019 20:15 IST

Rap on the knuckles not good enough – Pant owes it to himself

17 Sep 2019 18:24 IST

When romance, results come together, it is

10 Sep 2019 20:49 IST

Pace, like spin, is an Indian tradition too

04 Sep 2019 04:00 IST

Umpiring is a team activity; empower the third man

27 Aug 2019 19:18 IST

When millions put their faith in a voice coming out of a box

13 Aug 2019 22:16 IST

The walking leg-before wicket who drives bowlers to distraction

07 Aug 2019 01:30 IST

Test cricket’s milestone seeks to get rid of a millstone

30 Jul 2019 18:25 IST

How the idea of ‘India’ developed on the cricket field

09 Jul 2019 21:59 IST

India’s recovery after the 2007 fiasco can be an inspiration

25 Jun 2019 21:09 IST

The story so far: It is back to the future in one-day cricket

18 Jun 2019 21:16 IST

Soil discrimination and bails that refuse to fall

11 Jun 2019 19:10 IST

Six lessons for India from the Pakistan-England match

04 Jun 2019 18:57 IST

India have the team to win the World Cup, so do at least three others

21 May 2019 21:51 IST

When the power and the glory began shifting eastwards

14 May 2019 22:59 IST

As cricket gets another doorway, a look at the heap-of-sand paradox

30 Apr 2019 22:26 IST

Marquee cricketers and the obsessive fandom that follows them

23 Apr 2019 21:53 IST

Cricket and commerce, and the World Cup where it began

16 Apr 2019 21:28 IST

What is good for Royal Challengers may not be ideal for India

09 Apr 2019 22:07 IST

Ashwin’s act, and why players must be given the ethical choice

26 Mar 2019 19:30 IST

Kohli and Dhoni and the division of labour in ODI cricket

19 Mar 2019 19:13 IST

Rishabh Pant should fill the one slot up for grooming at the World Cup

12 Mar 2019 17:38 IST

India should know which tournament is more important

06 Mar 2019 00:04 IST

What makes cricketing sense may not be desirable politically

26 Feb 2019 22:11 IST

Wanted: a top batsman who can bowl, to ensure team balance

29 Jan 2019 21:42 IST

Players brought the game into disrepute, so did the CoA and the BCCI

16 Jan 2019 20:04 IST

Kohli walks the talk, thanks to Pujara and Bumrah

08 Jan 2019 21:46 IST

The transition from romance to pragmatism is complete

01 Jan 2019 19:47 IST

What do they know of women’s cricket who only women’s cricket know?

25 Dec 2018 16:37 IST

The intriguing case of Jadeja: ranked high, but not needed

18 Dec 2018 17:29 IST

Mike Brearley on cricket and the art of gentle authority

11 Dec 2018 17:14 IST

History shows Australia cannot be taken lightly in their own backyard

04 Dec 2018 19:11 IST

Match-fixing in the corridors of power: history repeats itself

27 Nov 2018 19:27 IST

Board games: What is the price we are willing to pay for efficiency?

20 Nov 2018 18:19 IST

For Harmanpreet and women’s cricket, the future might be now

13 Nov 2018 18:03 IST

This ‘game of thrones’ needs to be brought to an end soon

07 Nov 2018 18:25 IST

We should ask ourselves: What is the Indian way?

30 Oct 2018 18:03 IST

The picture is unclear, but cricket cannot afford to be in denial

23 Oct 2018 19:04 IST

Ten at home is great, but zero where it matters is not

16 Oct 2018 18:13 IST

How serious are we about making fixers pay?

09 Oct 2018 18:28 IST

Taking the scenic route through cricket to social history

02 Oct 2018 18:00 IST

The Dhoni question raises its head again

25 Sep 2018 18:22 IST

The trials of skipper Kohli, and lessons from the past

18 Sep 2018 17:57 IST

Rahul’s brilliance a reminder of what might have been

11 Sep 2018 22:33 IST

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