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Failure to win Test series is a golden opportunity lost

Failure to win Test series is a golden opportunity lost

The euphoria enveloping Team India’s Durban rebound following the Centurion reversal showed that this team can take on the best fast bowlers on the liveliest strips. If the 2008 Perth win was a fitting response to doubting Thomases about India’s ability on fast and seam tracks, the victory on pacy Durban was reiteration of that point.

Suhrid Barua, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, MS Dhoni, India, South Africa, Cape Town

February 18 2013, 3:57 pm

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Unfair to pin the blame on Nehra for defeat against SA: Chandu Borde

Unfair to pin the blame on Nehra for defeat against SA: Chandu Borde

By Suhrid Barua The former national selection committee chairman conceded that the Indian bowling is an area of concern. "Yes, our bowling is worrisome, but the team had seven days rest after the last match. It has given then the time to go to the drawing board and come out stronger," said the man with 55-Test match experience.

Suhrid Barua, Ashish Nehra, World Cup, Interview, India, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Chandu Borde

October 15 2012, 6:51 pm

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This World Cup is not for Sachin Tendulkar alone

This World Cup is not for Sachin Tendulkar alone

By Suhrid Barua The entire nation wants Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team to win the World Cup and it will be awesome if Tendulkar plays a huge role in winning it. But to suggest that this World Cup is only for Tendulkar, or it means a lot more to him than any other team member would be unfair to the other members in the Indian team.

Suhrid Barua, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, India, ICC, World Cup, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, 2011 World Cup, Sachin Tendulkar Articles

October 18 2012, 9:26 pm

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Interview: Better to play Ashwin instead of Chawla, feels Prasanna

Interview: Better to play Ashwin instead of Chawla, feels Prasanna

By Suhrid Barua Ravichandran Ashwin has been a glorified tourist so far in the 2011, but with Piyush Chawla following up his disastrous final over against England with another poor showing against Ireland, the clamour to play Ashwin has been growing louder by the day.

Suhrid Barua, Interview, Erapalli Prasanna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, S Sreesanth, India, World Cup

October 15 2012, 6:18 pm

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Interview: Chetan Sharma recalls his historic World Cup hat-trick

Interview: Chetan Sharma recalls his historic World Cup hat-trick

By Suhrid Barua New Zealand was chipping away nicely, and reached a score of 182 for five and seemed well on course to post a score in excess of 250. From India’s perspective, the need of the hour was to pick up a few quick wickets and restrict the Kiwis to a modest score.

Suhrid Barua, Interview, Chetan Sharma, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith, Ewen Chatfield, India, World Cup

October 15 2012, 6:17 pm

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