'Dhoni led by example not by rhetoric'

NEW DELHI: Lavishing praise on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has shocked the cricket world by retiring from Tests, former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid said the stumper-batsman would go down as a captain who led "more by example than by rhetoric or by words"."He...

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Kohli set to bring new energy to team

MELBOURNE: There is no doubt that Virat Kohli's arrival as a legitimate contender for the Test captaincy hastened MS Dhoni's exit. TOI had reported on December 23 how split captaincy could be the way forward for India, enabling a revival of the team's...

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A departure delivered with arrogance

Best-ever captain, the country's most successful Test skipper, best everything. The numbers will be kind to MS Dhoni. Cricketing statistics have a way of doing that, like black doing well to flatter the form by hiding the flab. But how will history view...

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Dhoni keeps mum amid speculations

SYDNEY: The Indian cricket team flew in here and largely spent the day indoors even as there was intense speculation over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to quit the Test format with immediate effect, which surprised the cricket fraternity.In Pics: Dhoni's...

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Kohli-Johnson verbal volleys spice things up

MELBOURNE: Indian vice-captain Virat Kohli's temperament was once again tested after the batsman was hit by a Mitchell Johnson return throw followed by the two players getting into a verbal duel on the third day of the ongoing third Test on Sunday.The...

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Dhoni, bowlers face flak for tactics

MELBOURNE: India's obstinacy played into Australia's hands on Saturday. MS Dhoni, who once worked for Indian Railways, turned on the railroad switch and treated his seamers like goods trains forced to change track on a whim. The result was awry lengths...

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3rd Test: Rahane, Kohli defy Australia

MELBOURNE: India batsmen Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli struck inspired centuries during a record fourth-wicket partnership at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday to help India claw their way back into the third Test against Australia on Day three.The...

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No reason to respect Johnson: Kohli

MELBOURNE: After scoring his third Test hundred of the tour, Virat Kohli on Sunday said he was left with no good reason to respect pacer Mitchell Johnson and some of the other Australia players after verbals flew "throughout the day" at the Melbourne...

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Good, bad, and ugly: Indian cricket had it all

NEW DELHI: From Rohit Sharma's record breaking double ton in ODIs, the team's never-ending overseas woes, to the controversy surrounding BCCI president-in-exile N Srinivasan over IPL 6 spot-fixing scandal, Indian cricket had the good, bad and ugly in...

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Will Suresh Raina walk in for Rohit Sharma?

MELBOURNE: Out here in Australia, they just call him "264".No prefixes, no 'number' or 'mister'. The chants follow him wherever he goes, and it was no different at the MCG nets as Rohit Sharma made an entrance on Wednesday. "264, 264, look this side,"...

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Rohit was bit frustrated, says Johnson

MELBOURNE: Aussie quick Mitchell Johnson, whose second innings 88 and four-wicket burst broke India's back at the Gabba, admitted that India's ploy to bowl bouncers and verbals got him going. "I said a few words early and then just let it go after that...

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Mastering the breeze can be tricky at MCG

MELBOURNE: Any unwary visiting team member is warned of two things before stepping into the Boxing Day Test at the MCG: the bounce in the pitch and the crowd in the stands. While both can be intimidating, curator David Sandursky believes the biggest...

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Is culture of silence hurting team's image?

MELBOURNE: It was strange watching security officials shooing away crowds from India's nets sessions on Family Day, when the Melbourne Cricket Ground threw its gates open to the public. It may have been par for the course back home in India, but the...

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At MCG, a bouncer rattles Shane Watson

MELBOURNE: Dramatic scenes unfolded at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday when Shane Watson was hit on the head by a James Pattinson bouncer.Watson looked distressed and immediately sank to his knees before both players left the training session....

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Rohit was bit frustrated, says Johnson

MELBOURNE: Aussie quick Mitchell Johnson, whose second innings 88 and four-wicket burst broke India's back at the Gabba, admitted that India's ploy to bowl bouncers and verbals got him going. "I said a few words early and then just let it go after that...

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Good, bad, and ugly: Indian cricket had it all

NEW DELHI: From Rohit Sharma's record breaking double ton in ODIs, the team's never-ending overseas woes, to the controversy surrounding BCCI president-in-exile N Srinivasan over IPL 6 spot-fixing scandal, Indian cricket had the good, bad and ugly in...

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'Axar going to Australia not best move'

NEW DELHI: As Axar Patel packs his bags to join the Test squad in Australia, as a replacement for the unfit Ravindra Jadeja, there is a sense of unease in the spin fraternity of the country. He becomes another spinner getting into the Test squad riding...

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A test of captains awaits India at MCG

MELBOURNE: Melbourne is a case study in urban synthesis, with giant, gleaming metallic spires casting grim shadows over faded Victorian facades. Here, post-punk sounds blend happily with the merry comfort of Christmas carols. If a city could have a sun...

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'A' Grade for Bhuvi in new contract list

MUMBAI: If there is one player India have missed badly during their first two Test defeats in Australia, it is Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has been out due to an ankle injury. The young seam bowling all-rounder's meteoric rise was officially recognized by...

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Bowlers giving away runs cheaply: VVS

KOLKATA: VVS Laxman, one of India's most successful batsmen Down Under, is not disappointed with the team's show there, even though MS Dhoni's boys are already down 0-2 in the four-match Test series."Frankly speaking, India have done well so far in Australia....

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Should India persist with same players?

BRISBANE: It is easy to lambast a team when it is down. It's not so easy to identify the causes and engineer a remedy.The twin defeats in Australia have raised the question of whether Team India is happy to merely compete away from home. Do they have...

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Under pressure, India fail to walk the talk

BRISBANE: Is India doing enough to curb bad behavior on the field?The International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision to penalize Ishant Sharma for using obscene and offensive language and gesture on the field has brought into focus the team's lenient...

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Sachin named ambassador for 2015 WC

DUBAI: Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who is the all-time leading run-getter in World Cup history, was on Monday named the event's ambassador for the second successive edition."The International Cricket Council today announced Sachin Tendulkar...

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Patel to replace Jadeja in Test squad

MELBOURNE: Young left-arm spinner Axar Patel will replace an injured Ravindra Jadeja, who was ruled out due to a shoulder injury from India's remaining two Tests against Australia.According to a media release issued by the BCCI, "Axar Patel will join...

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Lack of veg dish: Ishant leaves Gabba

NEW DELHI: Barely two weeks after mutually sharing the grief of Phillip Hughes' death, Indian team's relations with Cricket Australia is turning sour as pacer Ishant Sharma left the Gabba at lunch on the third day, after finding that there was no vegetarian...

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BCCI to 'probe' Shikhar Dhawan injury

CHENNAI: The BCCI is going to ask the team management about Shikhar Dhawan's decision to not bat first thing in the morning on the fourth day of Gabba Test. The board members are extremely unhappy with the team's capitulation after being in a strong...

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2nd Test: Australia beat India by 4 wickets

Australia made a meal of it but successfully chased down 128 for a four-wicket victory and an unassailable 2-0 series lead after dismissing India for 224 on the fourth day of the second Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday.Mitchell Marsh hit the...

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Dhoni's bizarre solution to avoid collapse

BRISBANE: Judging by the number of collapses they have suffered in recent times, the Indian batsmen may as well put 'Domino Dancing' on repeat in the dressing room when they tour away from home.The Gabba on Saturday offered just the latest example of...

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Australia stumble early in victory chase

Australia were 25 for two at tea chasing 128 for victory and an unassailable 2-0 series lead after dismissing India for 224 on the fourth day of the second Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday.India paceman Ishant Sharma removed David Warner for...

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'Green' tracks killing spin bowling: Bhajji

PUNE: Harbhajan Singh feels that the seamer-friendly pitches in domestic cricket are turning out to be detrimental to slow bowling skills, India's traditional strength."A lot of Indian batsmen play spin well... but the wickets are not helping the spinners...

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Toothless attack or clueless approach?

BRISBANE: India's troubles with the opposition tail seem endemic away from home.On Friday, as Australia went from 247/6 to 505 all out, MS Dhoni must have been thinking about Johannesburg last year, when Faf Du Plessis and AB De Villiers took South Africa...

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2nd Test: Australia beat India by 4 wickets

Australia made a meal of it but successfully chased down 128 for a four-wicket victory and an unassailable 2-0 series lead after dismissing India for 224 on the fourth day of the second Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday.Mitchell Marsh hit the...

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