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January 30, 2004



No-win situation for bowlers
Bowlers must learn to take more risks as batsmen have done, says Allan Border.
Fielding will decide the winner
Steve Waugh believes that the half-chances and run-outs could make the difference in a contest too close to call.



January 28, 2004



World Cup snub still hurts Laxman
The decision to leave the elegant right-hander out of the World Cup squad must rank among the greatest selectorial gaffes of all time.
I am a more relaxed person now: Dravid
The ace batsman tells former team mate Javagal Srinath the experience gained from the last 35 Test matches between 2000 and 2003 has put his cricket in good light.



January 25, 2004



India's lesser players have stood up to the task
V V S Laxman is a superb player and it has been a privilege to watch him this summer, says Allan Border.



January 24, 2004



Who shall guard the guardians?
Injustice, if not questioned, has a tendency to feed on itself, and grow, says Prem Panicker.



January 23, 2004



View from the Bradman stand
Savita Iyer went through the VB series thriller between India and Australia at the SCG yesterday.
Dravid was utterly despondent
The ICC needs to look into the matter and redefine the laws of ball tampering, says Javagal Srinath.



January 22, 2004



Yuvraj Singh was lordly
Talented players have lost their heads before; to Yuvraj's credit, he found his.
But was it ball tampering?
Tendulkar's mistake then, and Dravid's more recently – was that they did not do the obvious – take the ball across to the umpire, explain what they were trying to do, and then do it.



January 20, 2004



Indians having 'field' days

Singles made the difference
Prem Panicker reveals the secret of India's one-day success.
Laxman's desire for runs remains unabated
Hayden and Clarke's dismissals, says Javagal Srinath, were the turning points in India victory over Australia on Sunday.



January 18, 2004



Laxman needs to reinvent himself
Laxman might want to consider using Dravid's experience, says Prem Panicker.
Demystifying the opposition
The demystifying is most evident in the way the Indians have treated Brett Lee, their nemesis on the last tour.



January 16, 2004



Zimbabwe bowl Gilly back into form
The African nation gave a batsman who, being down, should have been nailed down a second wind.



January 10, 2004



The tail again crumbled under the pressure
The fitness level and its direct derivative, which is fielding prowess, bailed the Australians out of the first ODI, says Javagal Srinath



January 08, 2004



India may spring another surprise
J Srinath reviews the Test series and looks ahead to the VB tri-series.



January 07, 2004



India can stand up to any team today
Former Aussie captain Steve Waugh says the moment of his dismissal in his final Test innings will stay with him forever.
Bowlers, beware of Tendulkar
Allan Border, however, does not believe the Australians are in decline.
Kangaroos, desis and cricket in New York
Tanmaya Kumar Nanda spends a wintry night at Eight Mile Creek, a nice, comfortable little bar in the Big Apple, watching the Indians and the Aussies fight it out in Sydney.
Steve ahead of the team?
The bland approach of the Australians exposed a weak heart beneath the veneer of confidence, says Faisal Shariff.



January 06, 2004



Can we have a little more imagination, please?
India probably took too seriously all the rhetoric about a drawn series being a moral victory. But moral victories count for little in sports, says Rajeev D Pai.
Waugh leaves imperishable legacy
Cricket fans were privileged to live in an extraordinary era for Test cricket, possibly the most exciting ever.



January 05, 2004



History in the making
The last two days will be a gripping contest, says Javagal Srinath



January 04, 2004



Tendulkar and Laxman were flawless
Australia's captain pays tribute to the record partnership of the duo in the fourth Test.



January 01, 2003



Steve will be the real winner
A three pronged pace attack will be the right combination for India's quest to script history at Sydney, says Javagal Srinath.
Stage set for an epic contest
We have a challenge to confront as a side, and that's when I believe we play our best cricket, says Steve Waugh.



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