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Sunny days at No 1 will be here again

Virat Kohli’s Team India were No. 1 in the ICC test rankings for a week or so. Much like songs dropping off Billboard, they have been busted down to No. 2.

25 Aug 2016 5:46 AM

Team India have found balance

The twin virtues of patience and the recognition of the need for speed are serving Team India best. They have shown oodles of patience at the batting crease with K.L.

04 Aug 2016 7:21 AM

Virat Kohli will make 400 plus: Kapil Dev

“Mark my words. Virat Kohli will make 400 plus in a Test match,” Kapil Dev said.

31 Jul 2016 1:39 AM

India need a skipper like Kohli in all formats

It was the emphatic manner of the win that was most impressive.

27 Jul 2016 6:28 AM

BCCI caboodle must bow to top court diktats

A visit to an Australian vineyard was revealing when the host inadvertently said Indians own most of the land, hinting at connections with Indian cricket.

21 Jul 2016 2:53 AM

Reformed Amir earns right to bowl on

Is there a suggestion of a ‘Holier than thou’ attitude to be seen in Graeme Swann’s belief that cricket cheat Mohammas Amir’s return to the hallowed turf of Lord’s sickens him

13 Jul 2016 2:38 AM

Intense duo in charge of Indians

Has there been a more intense duo at the top of Team India since Gary Kirsten struck up a partnership with Mahendra Singh Dhoni

08 Jul 2016 7:25 AM

Genius trumps sporting excellence

Greatness and genius are not the same thing, sporting chroniclers often argue.

03 Jul 2016 1:35 AM

New frontier: Beyond gravity’s comfort

The Hollywood view of Space is probably quite different from reality.

02 Jul 2016 11:45 PM

Ugly spat sends sparks flying

This is the ugliest spat in Indian cricket in years.

01 Jul 2016 2:44 AM

LeBron James, greatest player in basketball history

LeBron James may have settled a long debate in basketball about the greatest player in the history of the game.

23 Jun 2016 12:13 AM

Athlete who meant so much to so many

Muhammad Ali was an inspirational figure of history.

08 Jun 2016 2:16 AM

Sun rises on King Warner’s men

It may not have been the most memorable of finals, but for sheer effort of the teams, both desperate to get their hands on the trophy for the first time, may have been unmatched in the last few season

01 Jun 2016 6:15 AM

RCB have looked like a complete match-winning unit in the second half of IPL-9. (Photo: BCCI)

Brand new champion good for IPL

The greatest thing about IPL-9 is we are going to have a new champion. This is good for cricket as well as the league.

27 May 2016 2:16 AM

BCCI a public body with private functions

The BCCI is ready to pass on even more into the ruling party’s hands.

19 May 2016 1:14 AM

‘Voice of Caribbean cricket’ was passionate to the end

The ‘voice of Caribbean cricket’ as well as one of the few professional journalists from the paradise island of Barbados, Tony Cozier, brought the colour and spirit West Indian cricket to a world audi

12 May 2016 11:41 PM

Sporting triumphs pure as the driven snow

Leicester City’s triumph in the English Premier League is the finest fairytale in sport in a long time. It is a kind of story that serves to rejuvenate the very spirit of sport.

11 May 2016 11:35 PM

Shashank’s BCCI abdication would be escapism

Shashank Manohar rode in like a knight on a white charger to save a damsel in distress.

04 May 2016 7:10 AM

IPL faces more challenges than ever

The Royal Challengers Bangalore have dropped ticket prices to their games. This is the first sign that the IPL is no more the easy sell it used to be.

28 Apr 2016 2:17 AM

Jordan Spieth lost the Masters from a position of strength.

Meltdowns, a knotty quiz in modern day sport

Meltdowns in sport are not uncommon. The standard pun on athletes or teams snatching defeat from the jaws of victory says it all.

20 Apr 2016 11:26 PM

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