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Why are India’s ex-cricketers being so nasty?

There is no doubt that at the moment one needs to criticise some performances. But it's too harsh, coming as it did from guys who have been in similar situations or worse before.

Dhoni’s calm shade of grey - and he loves to wear it

The Indian skipper's calm has become an aspect of his persona that his teammates respect and his opponents have learned to fear.

Why doesn’t anyone in India want to be an all-rounder?

The lack of quality fast-bowling all-rounders points a bigger malaise -- the utter breakdown of the National Cricket Academy and the BCCI's scouting system.

Dhoni, grow your hair again – be yourself again

Tom Alter is supremely confident that India can regain its numero uno position in Test cricket. For that, he wants Dhoni to shed inhibitions and lead by example.

Just for once, Dravid should say 'No'

If you pick Dravid – you drop one of the youngsters. And if you keep doing that, how do you build for the future?

Ashwin can take Bhajji’s place in all formats

At the one-day series at Lord's, India showed incremental improvement in performance. There is always a possibility that they could sneak in a win, finally.ODI

Why England are still afraid of India, why indeed…

In a sense, England won't have it easy… but only because for a change, they will be expected to win.

Post Dravid’s retirement, Laxman next in line for recall

That's the message that India's professional selectors are sending out when they picked Dravid for the ODI series against England. And they would have us believe that they gave it a lot of thought

Strauss’ bold move against India may just backfire

The England skipper scored 78 in the tour match, but was there any real need to put himself in harm's way?

It only took six months to hit rock bottom

Cricket – the most beautiful game in the world – six months ago, and now, and six months hence — so much has changed.