Whenever I heard former Indian players talk on television about Wright's lack of fire, I have had a quiet chuckle

A series between previously hostile neighbours that had everything you could wish for: warmth, love, exciting young talent, and fantastic cricket

Of all the reasons why we love Test cricket, the most compelling one is the way it reveals itself and yet holds back so much

After a childhood full of misgivings and apprehensions, I have spent an adulthood wondering how it would feel to set foot in Pakistan

As might have been expected, an entire nation has been roused to indignation over Chris Broad's decision to report Muthiah Muralitharan's doosra as suspect

Since 2001, India have won six away Tests in as many countries, and given their dismal record, it can be called a substantial progress

Thousands of words have already been exhausted describing the spirit of New India, and when Rahul Dravid terminated the Indian innings this afternoon, leaving Sachin Tendulkar stranded six short of a double century, he made another significant

A tape of his batting wouldn't enliven a rainy evening, but if your team had to save its skin on a dodgy pitch, Gary Kirsten's name would among the first on the sheet

It wasn't a finale that the series deserved, but perhaps it was inevitable such a thing would finally happen: one of these days, a score of nearly 300 was bound to be defended with comfort, but the striking aspect of India's comprehensive

For those of us bemused by the orchestrated hype around Steve Waugh's retirement, the coverage of India's tour to Pakistan has been benumbing, but fears that the good game will be buried in the cacophonic lust of marketing czars have been happily

For those of us bemused by the orchestrated hype around Steve Waugh's retirement, the coverage of India's tour to Pakistan has been benumbing, but fears that the good game will be buried in the cacophonic lust of marketing czars have been happily

Given the bitter history that India and Pakistan share, every little thing that promotes goodwill is worth clutching at, but there is a danger here of overestimating the power of cricket

Nostalgia can be the enemy of reason, for it imbues the past with such marvelous colours and scents that reason cannot cut through fortifications

From genuine concerns about safety of the players, the issue of India's tour to Pakistan is now degenerating into the utterly ridiculous

Safety is a matter of personal concern and players should be allowed to make the choice without the fear of recrimination

One-day cricket demands a different set of skills, both physical and mental, and Australia, on the evidence of the two finals, are light years ahead of India

The essence of sport lies in contest and cricket is in danger of limiting itself to the contest of bat against bat

Watching Ravi Shastri and Wasim Akram do their stuff in Australia is a demonstration of what India-Pakistan cricket relations really are

How far is nationalism taken in journalism?

If Steve Bucknor is looking for some R & R, he should strike India off his list of possible destinations