Long live Jayasuriya, goodbye Kalu
The performance of Sri Lanka in Faisalabad was unusual, not just because it was a rare overseas win (there have only been 11 in two decades), but also because this was a drawn out four-innings…
Promising but premature
Will Luke reviews Andrew Strauss's autobiographyWill Luke30-Sep-2006 Coming into Play by Andrew Strauss (Hodder & Stoughton, 304pp) £11.39 The prospect of yet another autobiography at the fag-end of the season is not cause for much…
The man from unity
Our correspondent travels to the Chanderpaul home in Unity and meets Kemraj, Shiv's father and Brandon, Shiv's ten-year old sonRahul Bhattacharya31-Mar-2007 Shivnarine Chanderpaul's father Khemraj and son Brandon © Cricinfo When Guyanese remember the first…
The inability to control Gayle
The Indian bowlers allowed Gayle to free his arms by bowling too wide or too full, and because of their inexperience they couldn't find an alternative strategy to control himGeorge Binoy03-Jun-2006Chris Gayle and Virender Sehwag…
Staying the same
There was no need to speculate during Jaques' display and he swung the day for Australia. Watching new players succeed is not dull, but the sceptics have a point. The more Australia change the more…
Shaheen Afridi's 5 for 4 ends Lahore's losing streak
A day after captain Brendon McCullum criticised his team's bowling performance, 17-year old left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi responded with a five-wicket haul to help Lahore Qalandars register their first win of the tournamentThe Report by…
Mahmudullah pips Tamim to captaincy for first SL T20
Mahmudullah will stand in for the injured Shakib Al Hasan as captain; uncapped left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam replaced Shakib in the squad Mohammad Isam13-Feb-2018The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named Mahmudullah as the T20 captain for…
No threat to CSK home game amid protests
Several local political parties and fringe groups in Tamil Nadu have called for an IPL boycott in Chennai because of an ongoing water dispute with KarnatakaDeivarayan Muthu in Chennai10-Apr-2018AFPChennai Super Kings and TNCA officials are…
Star India buys Indian cricket rights for USD 944 million
The company has strengthened its hold on television and digital rights to cricket in India by retaining worldwide rights to Indian cricket for USD 944 million for the period 2018-23Nagraj Gollapudi05-Apr-20181:32Indian cricket's rags to riches…
Advantage Mumbai at home away from home
Form guide (most recent matches first)Kolkata Knight Riders: lost to Mumbai Indians by 13 runs, defeated Chennai Super Kings by six wickets, defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wicketsMumbai Indians: defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by…