India vs Australia 2011: News

Lara superior to Sachin, says Ian Chappell

West Indies' Brian Lara's knowledge of how to amass big scores at rapid rate without putting his wicket at risk makes him a "superior" batsman of his era than Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, writes former Australian captain Ian Chappell.

Hundreds hit in Australia with bat made in India

If Michael Clarke's double hundred in Adelaide didn't hurt the demoralised Indian team enough, the fact that the Australia skipper got his bat custom made from India for that spanking would have surely left them gutted.

The Hangover: Part 1, 2, 3…

Hitting a Test hundred sober is hard enough, Doug Walters hit 15 after whole nights spent in the hotel bar. That’s the coolest cricketer of his, or any, era. Rohit Bhaskar reports.

Comedy of errors: Whose line is it anyway?

For Australian journalists, the tour has given them a chance to 'appreciate' the embroidery on the pocket of India's media manager, GS Walia's, blazer, while it has been said that his only purpose, it seems, is to 'fill a suit and breathe oxygen'. Rohit Bhaskar writes.

Too fast and furious: Story of the WACA

A car-freak, even Sachin Tendulkar couldn't ride this 'Ferrari'. VVS Laxman couldn't open the doors. Virat Kohli did change gears of this beast but couldn't go the distance. Only David Warner was able to floor the pedal and may now want to take it along. Dinesh Chopra reports.

Don to Duncan, this store has seen them all

The O’Connell Bookstore, the oldest antiquarian bookstore in Adelaide, is nestled in the city’s bustling Hindley Street, with a Thai restaurant and a café bar on either side. Rohit Bhaskar reports.

A bridge version: Where you pedal your way into the stadium

Crossing a river on a pedal boat, walking through a talking bridge, finding your way past a garden with a serene lake. These aren't random musings. These are some of the things you encounter on your way to a cricket stadium in Australia. Rohit Bhaskar reports. Their corner

Cracking the mystery of faulty shoes

Baffled by the spate of injuries that has sidelined its young crop of pacers, Cricket Australia is investigating whether the boots these bowlers use are causing the foot problems that have ruined their season.

Dhoni's boys beat Pataudi team's worst record

If Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men continue their losing streak in the fourth Test against Australia at Adelaide, it would prove to be the worst phase in the annals of Indian cricket.

Cricketers' brand value crumbles

Media analysts, brand experts and sports marketing agencies believe the abject capitulation of the Indian cricket team Down Under will shave off about a fifth of their brand endorsement values. Himani Chandna Gurtoo reports. This team can't win abroad: Ganguly | Hit wicket

This Indian team can't win abroad: Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly has "accepted" the fact that the current Indian team cannot win Test matches on foreign soil and urged the national selectors to take tough and honest decisions, keeping in mind the best for Indian cricket.

Dressed for India, deserted by India

For the last five years, Panther Corp has an annual 'Cricket Day', where on the first day of a Test match at the WACA, they book the temporary stand erected adjacent to the John Inverarity Stand and invite clients to enjoy some cricket, beer and grub. Rohit Bhaskar reports.