Smith the devastated captain ends it where it began
It’s been a memorable stint for Graeme Smith who, self-admittedly, has lasted longer than most captains do. But it is the inability to win a world tit
Emptiness in Eden
Despite the high profile of the series, the quality of the opposition and India’s success in undoing some of the humiliation of the summer, the paying
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For all the dramas and disasters of Hilditch’s five-year tenure as the part-time chairman of selectors, culminating in the loss of the Ashes, the whee
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Winning a must for outspoken Shakib
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Tahir shows control and poise
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Samaraweera proves his point
Marks out of ten for Sri Lanka following their 1-2 Test series loss away in South Africa Firdose Moonda08-Jan-20128.5Thilan Samaraweera The shining li
Roy of the Roses
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What's with all the support for Delhi?
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The IPL earns its cricket cred
The league came of age on the field, but was well short of its crease as a TV spectacleSharda Ugra28-May-2012On a steamy Chennai night, IPL 5 had a fi