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A stern eye on South Africa's past
A new history of the country’s cricket in recent years is unsparing in its portrayal of a divided societyFirdose Moonda06-May-2017Sport and politics,
Yorkshire's bitter Boycott years
A look back at the county’s darkest era, spread over two decades, with Geoff Boycott as its central figureDavid Hopps19-Mar-2016The most commendable a
Veterans' inclusions mock India's spin reserves
Admirable as it is that two experienced spinners have shown enough fitness to be allowed a comeback at this age, experts are not happy with what this
A fitting swansong for Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene’s farewell innings was not his most fluent, but at the end of it all, there was no wistful lingering or sentimentality – just a typ
'I enjoyed working out the best way to motivate each player'
While trying to come to terms with the end of his playing days, Andrew Strauss tries to see if his interests lie in administration, media, or marathon
'This attack gives me freedom' – Philander
The way the South Africa attack went about their work and applied pressure aggressively, without any let up through the first two sessions on Monday i
Tough test awaits batsmen
With the pitches in South Africa likely to aid bowlers, it could be a challenging couple of weeks for the batsmenMadhusudhan Ramakrishnan09-Sep-2010Of
A paradise for seam bowlers
In Tests at Leeds since 1995, fast bowlers have taken 279 wickets at 31.07, while spinners have only managed 34 at nearly 46 apieceS Rajesh23-May-2007
What type of pitch will India want in Guwahati?
A red soil surface at a new Test venue, an early start, and the possibility of bad light in the evening awaits India and South AfricaKarthik Krishnasw
'I am six foot three, 100 kgs' – Mitchell is easing himself into Rayudu's role at CSK
Mitchell hasn’t got himself a big score yet, but his approach has aligned with that of CSK’s, like when he took Sunil Narine down in the KKR gameDeiva