Catching up with the master of blasters
Two significant things have happened to Vivian Richards in recent times. One is the addition of the 'Sir' prefix to his name. The other is his omission from the Dream XI of another 'Sir,' Donald…
Two significant things have happened to Vivian Richards in recent times. One is the addition of the 'Sir' prefix to his name. The other is his omission from the Dream XI of another 'Sir,' Donald…
Thinking and planning can score a vital point or two over class andexperience. I felt this, more than anything else, was drummed home somany times during the first Test at Lord's. That a player's provenskill…
England captain Nasser Hussain has faced many tough moments in his captaincy career, but coming to grips with the loss of team-mate Ben Hollioake, who died in a car accident in Perth this morning, in…
I seem to be having a bit of a sabbatical at the moment with the Benson and Hedges Cup dominating the fixture list while I am excused duty in one-day cricket. But it was a…
Baroda captain Jacob Martin's second century of the season led the hosts toan imposing 273/3 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinalagainst Bengal at the Central College Ground in Baroda on Saturday.Rival skipper…
Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday justified the inclusion of five seamers in the 15-member squad for the coming Zimbabwe series, saying the team has been picked keeping in mind the conditions there."That's good (five…
India have made it to the semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup in Townsville despite their batting unit performing well below potential. Their bowlers have brought them this far, defending targets in two group games…
Off spinner Kulamani Parida and left arm spinner Tejinder Pal Singhbowled out Karnataka for 237 to place Railways in a commandingposition at stumps on the third day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinalat the Karnail Singh…
ScorecardBottom-of-the-table Leicestershire had promotion hopefuls Hampshire on the rack at the end of the second day of their Division Two game at Grace Road. Captain Matthew Hoggard took four wickets and Alex Wyatt and Wayne…
Match factsMarch 12-16, BridgetownStart time 1000 (1400 GMT)Shivnarine Chanderpaul warmed up for the game with a century for Guyana in the first-class competition•WICB Media/Ashley Allen PhotoBig PictureThe last time West Indies won five Tests in…