Although their fans and media always stoke the rivalry, India and Pakistan players always show a healthy respect to each other. With most of them speaking the same language, sledging is almost unknown despite the intense pressure they play their games under. They at best rib each other on the field in a language both sets of players understand. Read more

A confidential order from who-can’t-be-refused is just a click away from being sent to Nagpur, the venue for the last Test. This is how it reads: Should England survive Kolkata too, slip in some burglars into the England nets in the guise of net bowlers to steal all their bats. Read more

The lament about how Test cricket is on a rapid decline and that it will be dumped very soon is something we hear on a daily basis. Cricket bosses point to declining spectators for the five-day matches and worry that young fans are keener to watch one-day and Twenty20 matches. Read more

Turning tracks have been the running theme of England’s tour of India thus far. And by the looks of it, most of their batsmen don’t just have technical problems facing up to India’s spinners on slow pitches, they have so far struggled to mentally tune themselves to stay patient. Read more

When Sachin Tendulkar scored that elusive century in the Asia Cup tie against Bangladesh in March, amidst the celebrations for the milestone of 100 international tons, the big question was whether it was time for the master batsman to retire from limited overs cricket. Read more

It’s July 2nd, 2000 and it is a horrible day as far as I’m concerned. However, it is not because I’m struggling to get through class XII and not keeping up with my homework for which I’m getting plenty of stick from my mother. Neither is it because I have a terrible toothache which has not subsided even after a trip to the dentist. Read more

As the Indian Premier League gears up to complete five years, the one aspect that has worked smoothly has been logistics. Despite having to criss-cross the vast country in the middle of summer vacations, there has hardly been a murmur of protest or complaint by any franchise or player about the air travel arrangements or stay. Pretty much everything else has faced problems and triggered huge controversies. Read more

Chittagong is a relief from the claustrophobic madness of activity and traffic that Dhaka is. The World Cup caravan shifting to this port city for 10 days was so much refreshing. Read more

Whenever a major tournament like the World Cup happens, one picks the best team as odds-on favourites. They are regarded as the team to beat in the competition. But should that be the case? Read more

What happened to Sreesanth? He began well, bowled at a good pace, swung the ball and almost dismissed Tamim Iqbal in the first over. Read more