With or without ball in hand, Ashwin has been a talisman

As R Ashwin pauses at 500 wickets, I’d like to take my readers back to a…

A chip off the old block – Ravichandran’s role in Ashwin’s ascent

He was a medium-pacer in the third division of the Chennai league. All that he wanted…

Ashwin introduced after Duckett’s 50: Did Rohit miss a trick?

On a day India doffed its cap to Ravichandran Ashwin for reaching the milestone of 500…

Ashwin Scales 500-Wicket Peak

It was so near and yet so far in Vizag. It had to happen in Rajkot,…

Jadeja’s Mindset Augurs Well for Rest of the Series

India’s overnight score was 326-5. Ravindra Jadeja was unbeaten on 110. Maker of five Test centuries,…

Rohit Sharma the Batter Shows Impeccable Timing to Bail his Team Out

This is an Indian side without the great Virat Kohli and the dependable KL Rahul. There…

Sarfaraz fillip for Ranji Trophy and players who toil away from spotlight

A timely and personal recollection: This was a Mumbai-Uttar Pradesh Ranji Trophy group league match at…

Twin tons and Sarfaraz’s sparkle put India in good position on Day 1 in Rajkot

Hundreds from Rohit Sharma (131) and Ravindra Jadeja (110 not out) ensured India ended Day 1…

“He knows what it takes to score big runs” – Chandrakant Pandit on Sarfaraz Khan

In a gripping display of skill and determination, debutant Sarfaraz Khan played a sparkling little cameo…

Sarfaraz Khan – A Test cap a decade in the making

Naushad Khan was welling up, tears rolling down his cheeks. Out there in the middle, before…