Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar struck two mighty blows in successive overs as England grabbed the initiative to leave India struggling at 87 for three on the first morning of the second cricket Test h

Virender Sehwag slammed his first century in two years before Graeme Swann brought England back into the game with a three-wicket haul as India reached 250 for three at tea on the opening day of the first Test against England here today.

Few batsmen possess the calm Virender Sehwag oozes in the middle, no matter the situation. Playing on a grassy track here two years ago, he went berserk, hitting two sixes in Dale Steyn’s first over.

Aug. 26: Virender Sehwag’s ability to reinvent himself in ODIs has been the biggest bonus for Team India in the run-up to the World Cup. Going a touch subdued in the shorter format has only fuelled hi

Aug. 5: If India are seeing a glimmer of hope in the third Test, it is only thanks to some resolute batting from tail-enders Abhimanyu Mithun and Amit Mishra.

Coming together when the pendulum was d

Aug. 5: It was left to tail-enders Abhimanyu Mithun — whose batting skills are improving visibly — and Amit Mishra to save India’s blushes and even push the visitors to a slender 11-run lead on the th

Aug. 2: Of the several things that unite the Indian cricket team members, food habits tops the list. Whichever part of the world the team might be touring, partners in crime often get together to hunt

July 28: Virender Sehwag owes it to Sachin Tendulkar. If not for a mature innings from the maestro on the third day of the second Test here, Sehwag’s shot selection would have drawn a lot more flak. I

July 28: Suraj Randiv was filling in some very big shoes. It was Sri Lanka’s first full day on the field post-Muttiah Muralitharan. The off-spinner took the mantle on his shoulders and came out unscat

July 28: Sachin Tendulkar laid out a careful selection of objectives and achieved it with some good old-fashioned Test batting. Paying careful attention to every minute detail that encompasses duratio