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.
February 18 2013, 3:57 pm
Read MoreBalvinder Singh Sandhu, one of the heroes of the 1983 World Cup-winning Indian side and famed coach, talks about the Indian team withSuhrid Barua.
December 9 2012, 3:03 pm
Read MoreShaun Williams, the former Bangladesh coach, talks exclusively to Suhrid Barua about the Tigers chances against India and much more.
October 18 2012, 11:02 pm
Read MoreBy Suhrid Barua Team India's World Cup campaign may have got off to a near-perfect start with their emphatic win over Bangladesh in Mirpur, but the match panned out to be a forgettable one for seamer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.
October 15 2012, 7:31 pm
Read MoreBy Suhrid Barua There are few batsmen in international cricket who can clinically destroy any bowling on any type of wicket as effortlessly and as consistently as Virender Sehwag.
October 15 2012, 6:19 pm
Read MoreBy 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.
October 15 2012, 6:51 pm
Read MoreBy Suhrid Barua At 27, Valthaty isn't exactly young, yet he can be optimistic about breaking into national reckoning by the sheer weight of Wednesday's innings. For good measure, his pyrotechnics was seen by none other than Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni behind the stumps.
October 18 2012, 10:58 pm
Read MoreBy 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.
October 18 2012, 9:26 pm
Read MoreBy 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.
October 15 2012, 6:18 pm
Read MoreBy 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.
October 15 2012, 6:17 pm
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