One on One - India Vs Australia

One On One – India Vs Australia

India’s tour of Australia is all set to begin in two weeks time. Given the history of the previous tours Down Under by Team India, this one is all set to be a…

Social Media and Cricket

Social Media And Cricket

The advent of internet and web media has revolutionized every field, every aspect of life. The knowledge process and outlook of the present generation has been much advanced than the predecessors. With the…

Harbhajan Singh - An Enigma

Harbhajan Singh – An Enigma

Someone who has played 98 tests and has 406 wickets in the kitty can never be termed as ordinary. Yet underperformance of HARBHAJAN SINGH today remains a mystery, an enigma. It was not…

Fresh face - spinner Ravichandran Ashwin

Fresh Faces To Fancy

“Men may come and Men may go; But I go on forever” – It is not just River Thames in Wordsworth’s poem. Our game of Cricket runs despite all the controversies and muggings…

Tamil Nadu openers - Murali Vijay and Abhinav Mukund

Tamil Nadu – Too Near Yet Too Far

This article is an insight on one of the teams in Ranji Trophy – India’s premier domestic tournament. Those following Indian cricket will know what I mean to say. While Mumbai has been…

India Pakistan All Time Combined Test XI

Had There Been No Radcliffe Line

It was a midnight in the autumn of 1947 when two new nations were born newly in the world map. Sir Cyril Radcliffe supposedly drew a line with a pencil in the then…

Yuvraj Singh dropped for Final Test against West Indies

Musical Chair At No. 6

Team India enjoyed its most successful period ever in cricket in the last four years. Without a balanced bowling attack, India still managed to hold on the Test Mace for a year and…

Yuvraj Singh - One Day Wonder

One Day Wonders

The skill of a player is tested in Test matches rather than in limited overs fixtures. Yet one can’t rule out the greats of ODIs when talking on great performers. The lack of…

Cricket: Blame the Fraternity, not the Fans

Blame The Fraternity, Not The Fans

The crowd turnout at the recent matches in India has been a major issue of concern for anyone with mildest interest in Cricket. Traditionally ODIs and T20s atleast have managed to draw a…

Elusive spinners from the 'Land of Spin'

Elusive Spinners From The ‘Land Of Spin’

India has long been referred as “LAND OF SPIN”. Our traditional strength has been the ability to produce technically sound batsmen from Hazare to Merchant, Gavaskar to Vishwanath, Tendulkar to Dravid and list…

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