Four years ago, almost to the day, my colleague, Anand Vasu, wrote a prescient article on this site

It's been 5920 days since this last happened: India had a Gavaskar turning out for them but not a Tendulkar

It is an amazing act

You know the sun is setting when the pyjamas come out

You know the sun is setting when the pyjamas come out

The series in Australia which just concluded was a landmark one for the Indian team

Steve Waugh made 80 in his last Test innings, and with Simon Katich making an unbeaten 77, Australia ended up with 357 for 6 to draw the Test

In the middle of a fascinating period of play, the last thing you wanted to see was this: players looking up at replays on a giant screen, in dismay and anger; the crowd gasping at an umpiring decision that was clearly wrong; the umpire in question,

In the middle of a fascinating period of play, the last thing you wanted to see was this: players looking up at replays on a giant screen, in dismay and anger; the crowd gasping at an umpiring decision that was clearly wrong; the umpire in question,

Think of a man with these following qualities: grit, the will to win, mental strength, and tons of experience

Rahul Dravid's unbeaten 91 and Anil Kumble's 8 for 141 put India in control at the SCG

The young apprentices served up a fine entrée in the final Test between Indian and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and then the modern masters got down to the task of preparing a substantial main course

The last time India went to Australia, in 1999-2000, they came back a broken side, demoralised and lacking self-belief

The last time India went to Australia, in 1999-2000, they came back a broken side, demoralised and lacking self-belief

This match typified India over the last couple of years: substantial passages of brilliance, interspersed by outbreaks of mediocrity

So who should go to Australia

Craig McMillan led the way with an unbeaten 82 as New Zealand beat India by four wickets to clinch their first win of the tournament

Match diary by Amit Varma

Match diary by Amit Varma

Australia and New Zealand took each other on at Faridabad in the third match of the TVS Cup