Kumble was special because everyone could relate to him.

The good do not become great overnight, for that all-important transition involves single-minded dedication and passion, and the right attitude to boot.

Rahul Dravid had a below par test outing in Australia
It is always a tough balancing act. When should experience make way for youth? Where? And most importantly, at what cost? All these questions and more must have plagued Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s mind, and the collective minds of a selection committee that unfortunately (some would …

A few years from now, ask someone what they will remember the Sydney test match for. I would be rather surprised if they said “for the cricket.” The match was complete with a gutsy Australian comeback, poetic batting by Laxman and Tendulkar, workmanlike hundreds by Hayden and Hussey, and some venomous bowling and suffocating fielding …

Both traditionally and statistically, Perth has never been a happy-hunting ground for visiting teams to Australia . And this especially holds true for the Indians, whose reluctance and inability to cope with the pace and bounce of the wicket has been exposed on the two previous occasions they have played there, barring a timeless innings …

The Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa has been a roaring success, but cricket purists, whose opinions are at best viewed as those of old grandfathers, are still scared of the possible ramifications of this newfound wave of lofty hitting, more adrenaline, and higher TRPs (Television Rating Points).
The problem with Twenty20 cricket is that it …