One cannot fathom why the selectors have been reluctant to drop the big names.
A one-day series win against England and the number one ODI ranking will be cause for at least a little satisfaction.However, the tame defeat in the final ODI has taken away some sheen from the overall results.
India’s gloomy slide down the road to nowhere received a glimmer of hope in the cold of fog-ridden Delhi.
The old rivals will be fired up once again as they face each other in two Twenty20s and three one-dayers in India.
Time after time senseless and inept batting in favourable conditions has cost India dearly. It first happened during the second Test in Mumbai and this was repeated once again at Kolkata.
A fantastic Test series between Australia and South Africa once again underscored that Test matches are the real thing.Though South Africa claimed the series with a thumping 309-run victory in the third Test at Perth, it did not reflect the true picture. The positive attitude of both captains, Michael Clarke and Graeme Smith, ensured a [...]
Ricky Ponting will walk into the blue yonder at the same ground where it all began 17 years ago.
If England had applied themselves, they would have gained some momentum in the series.Instead they squandered wickets through expansive shots or lack of footwork.
Spin must have its say when India take on England at home in a four-Test series beginning on Thursday. It worked against New Zealand early on in the season. And it should work again against England who have a poor record in the Sub-continent of late.
A battle of the pacemen is on the cards when Australia take on South Africa. The focus will be on which team is best able to counter the pace, bounce and swing as both sides are equipped with good fast bowlers.
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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The final kick-off for passion
Tonight the football season will finally come to a close with the Champions League final being played at Wembley stadium. It’s been a tumultuous season for all the wrong reasons. The four big leagues were wrapped up early: Manchester United in the EPL, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Juventus in Serie A and Barcelona in [...]
Earlier this week, I received an email about the Gayatri Mantra being proven to be the most divine and powerful hymn in the world. An American scientist called Dr Howard Steingeril is said to have collected hymns, prayers, mantras and invocations from all over the world and from all religions. He tested these for sound [...]
Reporter’s diary: Waste not flowers
A flower is most beautiful when it is in the garden, like a deer or a lamb seen in its natural habitat. If this wisdom is known to the mayor and the GHMC, they would not have wasted several hundred lovely flowers at the function declaring the GHMC’s plan to open 14 biodiversity parks on [...]
Reporter’s diary: Bravo, Naidu
TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is a visionary. Few will doubt this considering what he did to give Hyderabad a modern face, and many of his welfare schemes are now implemented (of course, renamed after Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi). But many could not understand his logic of asking for a ban of `500 and `1,000 [...]
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