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articles
December 2010
It's a bird, it's a plane, oh no it's a cricketer again!
We know the Cricket stars are high fliers but Rohan Shanbhag finds out exactly how high...
Hey Selectors, This Robin is a Keeper!
Mayank Jhaveri on why Uthappa deserves a place in the World Cup squad...
India in South Africa: Battle for the Crown
Hopping Nelson and Manik scrutinize Team India before its Tour of South Africa...
The ICC and the expansion of Cricket
Rohan, Jatin and Manik discuss the expansion of the game...
November 2010
Team India: The weakest Test champions?
Jatin, Manik and Hopping Nelson discuss the topic that is on every skeptic's lips...
Indian fast bowling: Out of gas?
Mayank takes a look at Team India's fast bowling reserves...
Betting: A necessary evil?
Hopping Nelson, Jatin and Manik discuss the implications of legalizing betting on cricket in India...
H & W Comic Series
Our comic series based on H & W.
October 2010
Evolution of the Spectator
Abhishek Paul charts his evolution as a spectator over time...
Taking baby steps for long
Isn't Bangladesh a promising team for too long?
Oh Captain My Captain
Hopping and Nelson get in to an argument and rest as they say is history...
Calling the shots
Mayank's opinion on current captains...
September 2010
Running past the back foot defence
How sports shapes life and becomes your life...
Results
Match Results / Match Reports
Murali vs Australia
How this fractious relationship hurt Sri Lankan Cricket the most...
Taking a Stock of the Cricket situation
Where cricket meets stock market...
Drawing parallels between the teams and actual companies
August 2010
The Prodigal Son
The story of Kevin Pietersen
Dravid or Tendulkar: To choose or not to choose
This could be the hardest choice you have had to make...
Brothers in arms
Would Bedi really be hammered today as Murali suggests...
Captain Cool needs to chill
Why Dhoni needs a helping hand...
Spin Wizards
Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the greatest tweaker of them all...
Australia in England 2010: More questions than answers.
Ejyafjallajökull may be history but the Ashes worry the Australians...
July 2010
Not all Science is fun
Why technology will make following Cricket boring...
Elvis has left the building
A fiercely passionate tribute to the King of spin's waltz in to the sunset
Between the Cup and the Slip
Our take on the month of June and the gifts it bore for us cricket lovers...
Statutory Warning: Overdose is bad for the fan in you!
A Sport's lover who can't take the overdose of Sports...
To present or not to present
The secret behind the Presentation Ceremonies...
June 2010
Bat and Mouse
Special features for the latest cricket video game...
Lambs for Lions
The mysterious ways of Indian Team selection...
May 2010
Surely not a bad side?
Zimbabwe at the 2011 World Cup - A bird's eye view
Sri Lankan openers rule in T20 format!
A study of Opening pairs in the T20 arena.
Is Chris Gayle really the best WI can do?
Apparently, the Caribbean don’t have a single other leader to replace him at the moment.
Sachin and the T20 format
Why Sachin rightly decided to skip the World Cup...
The Perfect Ending
The Super 8s stage was all you could expect from this Saffa side...
Of Australia and Clarke.
Before, during and after the final...
Unbelievable stuff from England
Especially the tourney winning part...
Saved by a Hussey
Cometh the hour, cometh the Man...
Where have all the fast bowlers gone?
With the retirement of Shane Bond, we dread what awaits the fans of fast bowling...
Replacing Duckworth-Lewis method for T20s
I have an answer...
Reasons why India are out of the World T20 thingy
So many to choose from...
The HW Article Archive
A compilation of all the articles published so far...
India's Cup of doom
India are apparently that bad a side...
Path to the Semis
Of Unpredictable losses and Predictable victories...
Steamrolling the hosts...
Australia steamroll the hosts and head for the Semis...
Where did it all go wrong for India?
Batting? Bowling? Fielding? Team selection?
England is dreaming...
A country is increasingly holding its breath.
The Other IPL
To make a mark in this World Cup, India’s batting needs to get out of ‘IPL mode’...
Australia 'paces' past another team...
I imagine I will get my wish of seeing Australia take on the old enemy, England.
Would've, Should've, Could've
Jonathan shares his opinions from the Kensington...
The Great Indian Collapse, or is it?
Only we can do it over and over again...
Australia beat India. Not bad, eh?
So long as Clarke stays down the order...
Why bother with net run rates?
Let's look at some dramatic alternatives...
Australia gets Pakistan into the super eights!
...but it was not the easy ride many were expecting.
The teams in green don’t want to win
Looking into the performances of Bangladesh and South Africa...
Please, can someone give back our Tilli?
The search for a lost opener...
Time for some cricket!
It’s the world cup and cricket will take center stage…and that’s how we like it.
The Thrill of Victory
The Caribbean needs some wonder and adventure that this tournament promises.
Words from Ireland : Beat England!
...nothing short of a convincing win will do against England
The Pak Diary: Wizards against Oz
Two wounded warriors… One competition… A must watch thriller.
The Oz diary : The cards against Pakistan
This is going to be one hell of a match...
South Africa are not favourites this time
So there you have it, the perfect South African line up for a miserable T20 campaign.
April 2010
The Cinderella Team
Afghanistan’s incredible journey to the Caribbean...
Ireland will progress!
I expect Ireland to beat England and push the Windies all the way.
Australia at the Caribbean carnival - Preview
...a mighty foe will be met and their bowling is quite likely to let them down.
Bangla Tigers at the T20 World Cup
...We have no winning combinations, but we might still pull off a win.
Who let the COW out?
A practical guide to understand the Chance of Winning (COW) numbers.
March 2010
Modi, the greedy?
A peek at IPL through its Chairman's eyes...
The bottom-table clash
COW writes on the interesting encounter (really) between Rajasthan and Punjab
The Prisoner
For how much longer can the Windies deny the final 'Death Roll'?
Back to the Drawing board
Strategies the IPL teams can adopt for their upcoming matches...
The Soothsayer
Our research-based predictions on which team will finish where
The Balancing Act
Educated estimates of where the KnightRiders and the Chargers will eventually finish
COW Review: SA vs Ind
COW coverage of the India vs South Africa ODI series that concluded recently:
February 2010
South Africa's edge over India
India's one-dimensional nature could cost them
January 2010
The Decade's Greatest Test Cricketers
A study through Impact Index of the last ten years
Why Parnell is the best buy of the lot
...and how the third round of the auctions makes IPL 3 more exciting
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Manjrekar gets bounced!
The BCCI removes Sanjay Manjrekar from the commentators' panel.