Mohali: V V S Laxman battled severe back pain to single-handedly take India to a memorable and miraculous one-wicket victory over Australia with a gritty unbeaten 73 in a nail-biting first cricket Tes

A final day chase can be full of surprises, showing the game in its most competitive form and offering scope create tales that are truly original. The fifth day at Mohali was another reminder of how t

Oct. 5: Injuries will force the omission of two important members of the Indian team when it faces Australia in the second Test in Bangalore from October 9 to 13.

Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma ha

Oct. 5: Two years ago at Sydney, a three-wicket burst by Michael Clarke in the dying minutes of the match had turned what looked like a draw for India into Australia’s 16th consecutive Test win. On Tu

Oct. 5: He had every reason not to come out to bat. The rational thinking would have been for him to put his feet up, nurse his injured back, and possibly thumb a paperback in the pavilion.

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Oct. 5: A dejected Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said the one-wicket loss to India in the first Test here on Tuesday, was more disappointing than the famous defeat at Kolkata in 2001. “This is prob

Sept. 30: The Indian batsmen’s weakness against back-of-length balls aimed at the ribcage has been exploited it to the hilt by all teams, and given the pace-heavy make-up of Australia’s attack consist

Sept. 30: When Australia arrived here in 2008, they were not just planning to keep possession of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, they were talking of putting daylight between themselves and the rest of th

Sept. 29: Having easily negotiated throwdowns from Gary Kirsten for more than 15 minutes, a noticeably relaxed and trim-looking Virender Sehwag motioned for Ishant Sharma to take the coach’s place. “Y

New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games Village buzzed with activity Wednesday as Sports Minister M.S. Gill and Organising Committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi toured the complex to ensure everything was in