When sports fans created a world only from the radio commentators’ wordsRadio commentary engaged the fan — especially the fan who has not been to a stadium or been able to watch the sport on TV — in a special wa...
The numbers that define Indian CricketMore than just a score. A conviction that no person can be truly beaten as long as there is a small part of the spirit that says ‘Play on!’...
is giving send-off to batsman becoming new way of showing aggression?Anderson, Steyn and Johnson, three of the most potent fast bowlers in the modern game, all tend to give their victims send offs when on fir...
Worst overseas defeats by Indian Cricket teamNo offence to the English, but this Indian team did their fair share to ensure that a woeful overseas record would remain so.
- The Musical, Magical Number Theorist
Bhargava’s mathematical tastes, formed in his earliest days, are infused with music and poetry. He approaches all three realms with the sam...
Meet Manjul Bhargava: The Fields Medal winner for mathematics, who is also a musicianHe projects a quiet friendliness that makes it easy to forget that the 40-year-old is widely considered one of the towering mathematical fi...
Pace tradition of LancashireIn his first avatar, Jimmy Anderson was a decent swing bowler. When the clouds aligned, he could be a handful. When the conditions weren't ...
- Vijay before a result
Most batsmen, especially if they’re openers, don’t. On overcast days – and that’s pretty much all touring sides encounter in May or early J...
Ajinkya Rahane pulls India out of loss at Lord’s cricket groundAjinkya Rahane struck a commanding 103 to rescue India out of trouble as first day's play ended at 290 for nine in the second Test.
Madhav Mantri: Remembering a doyen of Indian cricketThe last of the disciplinarians is an apt description. It was Mantri who taught Gavaskar the value of a wicket.
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi: True grit and graceBy the time Pataudi retired some 15 years later, he had taken Indian cricket to new highs, being nicknamed the Nawab of Headingley by the B...