Old Guest Column

Harbhajan Singh, the young off-spinner from Jalandhar, a town reputed more for producing bats than cricketers, has prevailed over all odds to become an important cog in the wheel

The phrase commonly known in cricketing circles is "going through a bad patch." Or is it a lean trot

I regard Tiger Pataudi as the best captain I played under because of the methodical way in which he handled his bowlers and the skillful field placements he employed

He was called a strokeless wonder when he made his Test debut against West Indies at Ahmedabad

The recent Test series in Zimbabwe once again exposed the Indian limitations on playing surfaces abroad

What a fall it was

Whatever is the matter with Ajit Agarkar

When Ajit Agarkar bowled one overpitched and outside the off stump for Andy Flower to drive to the cover boundary, hopes of setting a 15-year ignominous record straight evaporated

The most striking aspect of the South Zone Cricket Academy is that a happier bunch of boys will be rare to find

It was some time in the early nineties that I first heard from my former Hyderabad teammates about a striking young batting talent surfacing there

A captain should have the utmost integrity" was the profound statement made by Rodney Marsh recently in a coaching seminar

Vijay Dahiya, Ashish Nehra, Robin Singh and Yuvraj Singh, all of them have enough reasons to feel wronged after they were not selected in the Indian squad for the one-day series in Zimbabwe starting later this month

It was a very good feeling to see India win in Bulawayo because it is such a long time since we won outside the subcontinent and the victory should really encourage our boys to do even better in the days ahead

Cricketers from Bombay, Delhi, Hyderabad, Madras and Bangalore dominated the Indian cricket scene for a long time

The recently concluded Test match between India and Zimbabwe at Bulawayo threw up an odious record that every bowler would aim to avoid

So India finally won a Test abroad

"There's nothing more miserable than the experience of touring with the Indian cricket team as a reserve player," the late P Krishnamurti, former Indian wicket keeper used to say, referring to how lonesome you could feel if you were not a regular in

"Members of the general public who steal the stumps/bails and/or who cause wilful damage to the pitch will risk being prosecuted." These were the words of the England & Wales Cricket Board on Friday as they tried their hardest to convince the public

They may have produced the powerhouse state team of the last decade but Queensland cricket administrators have today shown that they have little inclination to rest on their laurels

My proposal for a World Fund for Cricket has drawn so much interest and somany questions