Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

This Sunshine is beautiful

It's a film clever enough to call Marcel Proust a 'total loser.' Yup, that's a quote. Frank (Steve Carell) is counselling his nephew Dwayne (Paul Dano) about why he should not miss his 'prime......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

Is IPL the Saviour of Test cricket?

The IPL, by giving a large pool of Indian talent the opportunity to compete with the best international players, has also come to be seen as the cauldron that spews out the most exciting talent for......

'Tied Test changed Australian cricket'

'As a player, the biggest question you ask yourself is whether you are good enough to be on the same ground as Gavaskar, Dev, Border and company.' This interview was first published on Rediff.com......

Why Bhajji is tops in Aussie Tests this century

Rajneesh Gupta surveys the bowling landscape in India-Australia Tests. IMAGE: Harbhajan Singh's 8/84 in the second innings of the Chennai Test against Steve Waugh's side in March 2001 is the best......

Laxman's 281: India's best against the Aussies?

Rajneesh Gupta surveys the batting landscape in India-Australia Test encounters. IMAGE: Inarguably, the finest Indian knock in the history of India-Australia cricket: V V S Laxman celebrates his......