Most captains would have rested their two star bowlers after making the initial breakthroughs in a World Cup final. But Jodie Fields isn't like most captainsAbhishek Purohit at the Brabourne Stadium17-Feb-2013Before probably the biggest game…
What is it: boredom, poor luck, loss of the ability to be excited by milestones?Andy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013Amongst all the cricket-related questions that fire themselves into my brain during quiet moments, of which there are disturbingly many…
Looking on as the world's greatest legspinner strutted his stuff was quite the education for a lesser-accomplished member of the breedSteven Lynch02-May-2013Almost unnoticed among the customary mountain of emails a couple of weeks ago was…
The understudies to the No. 1 Test bowling attack are eager to carve their own pathsFirdose Moonda12-Aug-2013"If you're asking if we think we can be the next Dale, Vernon and Morne, then I would say…
The talented Gujarat batsman has not had an easy run to the top in domestic cricket, but he is prepared for the challenges he knows lie aheadDevashish Fuloria22-Dec-2013In September this year, Gujarat's Manpreet Juneja was…
Earlier in the series, Vernon Philander had had his willingness to work hard on the field questioned by the opposition. On day five in Cape Town, he showed them just how hard he can work,…
Stats highlights from the Sri Lanka-India match during the Asia Cup in FatullahShiva Jayaraman28-Feb-2014 Kumar Sangakkara's 103 was his 18th ODI hundred and his second in three matches. In ODIs since 2013, Sangakkara has now…
It was a limp end to the home team's campaign, though the DJ temporarily raised spirits by playing a numberIftekharul Hasan Siam03-Apr-2014Choice of gameThis was the last game for the home team. Deep inside my…
Ishant Sharma is an odd sort of 'attack leader', averaging over 37 in Test cricket and not given the new ball, but extracting England's middle order on a docile pitch showed why he is persisted…
This Test couldn't really start until a bowler hit the middle of the pitch, until that first bouncer was bowled aggressively and handled safely. Because the bouncer belongs to cricketJarrod Kimber at Adelaide Oval09-Dec-2014"There it…