Batting, a big worry for India Faced with the prospect of a long, bruising Australian summer if they don't get their batting act together, India realise that time is not an ally.
CRICKET / Rajput jumps to Dravids defence
We need to be positive Lalchand Rajput admitted that India's batsmen had carried a defensive approach into the first Test, promising that things would change going into Wednesday's second Test at the SCG.
Johnson proves a point The 26-year-old from Queensland turned in a tidy display in the first innings, though he went wicketless.
CRICKET / Crackdown on unsanctioned competition
Kiwi selectors told not to pick ICL players Six former New Zealand internationals who played in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) this month have effectively been banned from playing for the national team again.
TENNIS / Hopman Cup
Serbia make winning start Top seeds Serbia made a winning start to their Hopman Cup campaign on Sunday as Novak Djokovic and Jelena Jankovic gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead over Taiwan.
Will Anil Kumble-led Indian cricket team be able to break the jinx and achieve India’s first series win Down Under? Or will the Australians prove to be a difficult nut to crack? We invite our readers to give their opinion in about 100 words.
Responses may be sent to Deccan Herald, No 75, M G Road, Bangalore - 560001 or e-mail: editordh@deccanherald.co.in latest by 2 pm on Saturday.
A selection of responses will be published in Sunday’s edition.
