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by Veena Gabriel Well, it seems Team India is not the only one to suffer the sledging tactics of aggressive Australians, there is the New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori with the same allegations in his new book "Turning Point". ...

by Veena Gabriel The hard hitting all rounder was named to be a member of Australian squad for test series against New Zealand.He was welcomed with open arms especially by Mathew Hayden.Obviously Hayden and the whole team missed him and...

Few expected this match to yield any other result besides a draw. But trust India’s leading leg spinner to throw a googly. Anil Kumble has not only decided to relinquish his captaincy but rather, has made the biggest shocking headline coming...

After the successful Sachin Tendulkar-Saurav Ganguly record opening wicket era, there was a period when the Indian board had a tough time finding a regular opening pair for its One Day International (ODI) squad. The emergence of...

India ended the second day’s play on a resounding note. But they did so on the back on one young man’s resolute innings. Sure, there was the old pro V.V.S. Laxman at hand. But even his innings was built on the foundation laid by one man’s...

V.V.S. Laxman needed this century, rather double century, more than any one expected. For too many times in his career, he has made flattering starts only to deceive. This one had to be different. After all, it had to be against Australia that...

On a flawless day for India, Australia were also handed a reality check. They will need a Laxman – Dravid miracle a la Eden Gardens if they are to change the way this Border Gavaskar Trophy series is heading. Australia must be feeling like...

On a day when batting did not look easy, Gautam Gambhir showed the reward for patience and persistence. It was perhaps a leaf out of Australia’s rule book on this tour and it did not please Ricky Ponting plenty. In Mohali, the Indian openers...

Strange as it sounds at a time when India lead the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-0, this Diwali will have been an uneasy time for more than one Indian in the dressing room and it has nothing to do with the number of sweets consumed. A time for...

This is a lesson that should perhaps reverberate across all mediums of the game. Players guilty of covering up injuries in order to feature has become a norm rather than the exception. By suspending Chris Cairns and Dinesh Mongia, the ICL is...