Battles of attrition on a sports field, especially a cricket ground, have always been fascinating but what has unfolded over three days in the Mohali Test featuring India and England makes it hard for the words joy or gripping to be associated with the quality of contest on show. May be we have been spoilt by the stunning Test match in Chennai last ( Read more... )

It has been less than two days since Anil Kumble announced his retirement from Test cricket and even his reassurances that the Indian team is in able hands and has the potential to dominate all forms of the game do not appear to calm down nerves of those who wonder who will step into Anil Kumble’s shoes.

I believe India must stop looking for a ( Read more... )

For well over a decade, Australian teams led by Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting have been helped in some measure by fear in the opposition hearts. For the first time, the shoe appears to be on the other foot. In the wake of its sixth defeat by India this decade, we are watching Australia scratch its head like never before, unsure of how ( Read more... )