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VOL.28 :: NO.34 :: Aug. 20 - 26, 2005
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.28 :: NO.34 :: Aug. 20 - 26, 2005 |
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THE Indians choked yet again in a Cup final. The 18-run defeat in the title duel of the IndianOil tri-nation series in Colombo's Premadasa Stadium reflected a familiar Indian vulnerability in a big game. Any side that requires 96 runs at just ...
Warne heightsShane Warne, the Australian leg break bowler, gets it right every time he bowls as his haul of wickets proves; as his rightful place in the top five cricketers of the 20th century indicates; as 1,000 shell-shocked batsmen will testify, writes TED CORBETT.
Warne's take on the Don, whose 90th birthday celebrations he attended along with Sachin Tendulkar, has been far removed from awe and appreciation at least on one occasion. SECOND ASHES TEST A match without equal EVEN for those of us in the ringside seats, who watch cricket for a living, who have seen it all down many years, the second Ashes Test of 2005 was so, so special. Right from the start when England launched the biggest attack ever recorded in an ...
Cut the hype and get to workSOON the fact that India was a World Cup finalist in 2003 will seem like some distant myth. As a feat it appears exaggerated in the light of what has followed. Did it really happen, we will be entitled to ask? Were we that good, we will wonder? ...
Protecting the family silverAUGUST 1. Reaction to the unchanged England Test team is generally favourable even though there has been a surge of opinion in favour of Paul Collingwood getting a place in the squad if not the team. This pleasant young man who learns his trade ...
So near, yet so farIT boiled down to the last 10 overs. Chasing 282 for victory, India was 209 for four — the same as Sri Lanka — going into the final stretch. Only, that when the host had scored 72 off the last 60 deliveries, the Men in Blue fell 19 ... TRI-SERIES/IND-WI — II 
It boils down to experience"I was definitely surprised. I thought at six down for 112 — not that we took it easy — we had them pinned down," said Rahul Dravid about West Indies' late surge in the must-win concluding league match of the IndianOil Cup tri-series ... TRI-SERIES/SL-WI — II 
A wake-up callDWAYNE SMITH'S twin strike sunk Sri Lanka in what was the biggest upset in the IndianOil Cup in the Emerald Isle. "I think those two wickets did the damage. And the shot that I played, it happened at a crucial time. If I had batted longer with ...
Galle stadium — picture of tsunami for the cricketing worldIT'S the innings break of the last match at Dambulla between India and Sri Lanka. I decide to visit Kopi Kade, Internet cafe and journalist haunt one last time. The phone lines at the Rangiri Dambulla stadium were down during the first match of ...
Same old story A NEW team management, the same old story. The failure of the much-vaunted batting line-up cost India dear — it lost all three matches against Sri Lanka. Rahul Dravid's captaincy was inventive, but even his decision of sacrificing a ...
To gag or brag is the questionRECENT reports indicate the Board is engaged in serious thought about its media policy and some rethinking is imminent to sort out the issue of interaction between players and the media. This desire emanates from a feeling that the present ...
Brilliant individual performances The 1894-95 series which England won 3-2 is recorded as the first great Test series as it went to the wire and saw some outstanding individual performances. It was even more remarkable as England, after squandering a 2-0 lead, came back dramatically in the climactic fifth Test.
IT has been a fabulous race for Sania Mirza on the WTA Tour. In a memorable season, in which there is still plenty at stake, Sania has been feeling at home in the higher echelons of the game, competing with the best in the business and asserting ...
Wastage, Real and Chelsea style REAL MADRID have surely been busy in the close season. They've bought at huge expense two Brazilian attackers. Robinho is the rising star of the national side. He is leaving Santos — made famous long ago by Pele — for some £20 ...
A long-standing record tumblesIT was a logical step by Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to segregate multi-sports events by giving these events a separate national competition for the first time. Apart from giving the gruelling decathlon, heptathlon, and pentathlon ...
Sir, — Sania Mirza's recent upward performance graph shows that her feet are well grounded, and that her recent spurt of glamour assignments has not hampered her game. She seems to be a thorough professional with her eyes fixed firmly on ...
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