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Punjab's cricketing visionary speaks about cricket in the state, and more

Sachin Tendulkar's tendency to play across the line into the on side got him in trouble against the New Zealanders

The expectations are so high that many of us are already bracing to be disappointed

A detailed history of Australia's previous tours to India

Mark Richardson - a very special batsman © AFP Mark Richardson's delayed start to Test cricket hasn't prevented him from jointly achieving the record of being the fastest player to score 2000 runs for the country

If Lou Vincent and Mark Richardson prospered yesterday by swatting deliveries to midwicket and square leg constantly, Scott Styris followed a different drummer

The hosts, despite being defeated, were far from disgraced

Lou Vincent and Mark Richardson played the percentages well, while the Indian seamers erred in not making the batsmen play enough

India's bowlers must get the credit for bowling the West Indies with guile and accuracy to bundle them out for 157.

SK Sham pays tribute to Eknath Solkar

Daniel Vettori's dogged innings of 60, off 129 balls, ensured that New Zealand sailed well past the follow-on target

When a bespectacled and studious-looking Anil Kumble made his debut at Old Trafford in 1990, he was still a few months short of his 20th birthday

When Anil Kumble sneaked through Simon Katich's defences on the opening day of the Bangalore Test, he became only the ninth bowler in the history of Test cricket to reach the 400-wicket landmark

Players from New Zealand look back on their tours to India

I was 25 years of age and had to be the strike bowler as Richard Collingewas struggling

John Bracewell looks back on his 1988-89 tour to India

Conditions at Mohali are supposed to be more seamer-friendly than most Indian venues, but statistics reveal that fast and medium-fast bowlers have not performed particularly well

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

A series between previously hostile neighbours that had everything you could wish for: warmth, love, exciting young talent, and fantastic cricket