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Australian players are jubilant after winning the first Test in Pune by 333 runs. (Photo: PTI)

Over The Top: The margin of Pune defeat should rankle the hosts

Australia's victory in the first Test is perhaps the most sensational heist in contemporary Test cricket.

26 Feb 2017 12:51 AM IST

Australia kickstart tour on an impressive note

There are more tours and T20 leagues have proliferated, which should negate the fear of playing in a different...

19 Feb 2017 1:02 AM IST

Kohlis double century against Bangladesh was his fourth in as many series, and all within eight months.

Virat Kohli brings more than just runs to Indian cricket

While Kohli has scored four double tons in four rubbers, Bradman had six in three: in an era of uncovered pitches and no...

12 Feb 2017 1:06 AM IST

Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble.

MSK Prasad & Co are on the ball with team selection

The success of Yuzavendra Chahal and Amit Mishra was the highlight of the T20 series.

5 Feb 2017 12:49 AM IST

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal vying for a Grand Slam title seemed a glorious chapter, but from the past. Suddenly, to pick a phrase from the immortal Carpenters song, it seems Yesterday Once More.

Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry is greatest ever in tennis

The Federer-Nadal rivalry is arguably the greatest-ever in men's tennis.

29 Jan 2017 1:01 AM IST

England cricketers play football during a training session ahead of the third ODI against India (Photo: AP)

England look to recover prestige, but how?

Openers Shikhar Dhawan and K L Rahul have both been short of runs though neither has looked badly out of form.

22 Jan 2017 1:18 AM IST

Parthiv Patel is carried by team-mates after Gujarat won the Ranji Trophy on Saturday (Photo: AP)

Parthiv Patel, Gujarat's mastermind in heady triumph

Gujarat were playing in a Ranji final after 66 years.

15 Jan 2017 12:54 AM IST

A file photo of BCCI office-bearers during a meeting.

More turmoil & pain ahead

The only matter of imminence was selecting the team for the limited overs tournaments against England starting January...

8 Jan 2017 1:05 AM IST

Virat Kohli and R. Ashwin hold the ICC Test championship mace. The duo played key role in helping India reach No.1

2016 has restored primacy of Test cricket

As figures mentioned at the start of this piece highlight, more Tests are being decided now than ever before

1 Jan 2017 1:02 AM IST

Virat Kohli's omission from the ICC Test XI is bizarre

Australia captain Steve Smith, who is his rival for being acknowledged the best batsman currently, finished only...

25 Dec 2016 1:25 AM IST

Ind vs Eng: Nice to see crowds turning up in large numbers

Kohli is from this lineage. When Tendulkar retired, it seemed would be decades before such an influential all-India hero...

11 Dec 2016 1:51 AM IST

Can England rediscover their mojo?

The second half of November had been disastrous for what with two Tests lost on the trot.

4 Dec 2016 2:13 AM IST