India's remarkable fightback after the humiliation of the first two Tests had everything. Their stunning victory also demonstrated why ODIs and Twenty20 can’t hold a candle to the real thing. Posted January 20, 2008 by Sailesh Akkaraju

Leaving non-cricket issues to one side, the reality is that India's batting has lacked punch and their bowling has been variable. It's time for some soul-searching. Posted January 08, 2008 by Partha Rajagopal

It's not enough to put the likes of Adam Gilchrist, Herschelle Gibbs and VVS Laxman in the same cricket team - they also have to gel. And at the moment the only thing these stars have in their eyes is defeat. Posted May 11, 2008 by Thomas Josey

This World Cup will see many changes of personnel from five-day Test squads. India are preparing the right mix for this wonderful ODI tournament. Posted February 04, 2007 by Madhusudan Rao

The salaried selectors came up with virtually the same 15-man World Cup squad predicted by our man on the scene in India. He reckons the job should have been left to the captain, core players and coach. Posted February 26, 2007 by Sagar Joshi