Cricket Archives, Page 1 of 18

  1. Indian Heat Too Hot to Handle for the English Boys?

    After the success against the Australians in the five match Border-Gavaskar test series, the Indian Cricket team is giving its fans more and more reasons to smile...

    Written by rohini iyer about 3 days ago 4 comments

  2. Time to Celebrate Test Cricket's Diversity

    I have been quite surprised to read the obituaries for test cricket that have been penned by numerous distinguished commentators. Apparently the 8-1 field that MS Dhoni set on the third morning of the final test was the proverbial nail in the coffin...

    Written by Abhilash Mudaliar about 4 days ago 0 comments

  3. Australian Backlash Looming In The Horizon

    India winning and retaining the Border-Gavaskar trophy by defeating the Australians 2-0 has raised speculations and questions among cricket buffs that the Australian might is on the way of perishing...

    Written by rohini iyer about 7 days ago 6 comments

  4. Is it a Change of Gaurd at the Helm in Cricket?

    Change, it is said is the only thing that is constant. Australian cricket 'seemed’ to defy it. From the time Steve Waugh took over from Taylor, there was but one team at the top. In soccer it was the Brazilians before the Italians...

    Written by Nikhil Nadipelli about 7 days ago 19 comments

  5. History of South African Sport: VI. Cricket

    Cricket came to South Africa during the Napoleonic Wars and with the British forces occupying South Africa. The first match recorded was in 1808 in Cape Town between two service teams, for a prize of one thousand rix-dollars...

    Written by Tim Oates about 10 days ago 1 comments

  6. Gilchrist, Ponting, and The Racism Accusation at Sydney

    I guess it is not remarkable that books by players who participated in the series in Australia earlier this year discuss the events surrounding the Sydney Test Match in detail...

    Written by Kartikeya Date about 11 days ago 7 comments

  7. Stanford, A Stepping Stone To The Future

    Cricket is about to embark on a brave new world and will have to face up to the ravages of riches that come hand in hand with fame and fortune...

    Written by David Kifford about 13 days ago 0 comments

  8. Kevin Pietersen's Brave New Era

    Alas, the English cricketing summer is over. Well, at least, the internationals are over—the county season and the Pro40 Leagues are still to be fought over...

    Written by Mark Tilley about 13 days ago 0 comments

  9. AB De Villiers: Is He The Next Jonty Rhodes?

    Diving catches, quick pick-ups, and direct throws at the wickets, AB de Villiers is one of South Africa's premier fielders and middle order batsman...

    Written by Zaakir Hoosen about 14 days ago 3 comments

  10. Australians Mark Victor Trumper Day

    Early national cricket captains were selected according to their background rather than their ability on the field of play...

    Written by Jon Gemmell about 14 days ago 3 comments

  11. Hashim Amla: A Protea Soldier

    In recent game Hashim Amla seem to have found his touch, Amla who is well known for his status as a test batsmen for the Proteas has been a prime attacking form against Kenya in two one day internationals...

    Written by Zaakir Hoosen about 15 days ago 0 comments

  12. Saluting The Old War Horse

    Indian cricket will never be the same again. As India goes into its next test match against Australia in Nagpur, it will be without its most committed and finest match winner, ANIL KUMBLE. Every time India was in trouble it didn't look beyond Kumble..

    Written by Nikhil Nadipelli about 16 days ago 0 comments

  13. Sledging in Cricket

    Sledging has always been a part of cricket, and Australia and England have been pioneers in this field. But of late with ICC coming into action, there are more stringent punishments under ICC ...

    Written by Deepak Jain about 16 days ago 13 comments

  14. Double Standards

    The Kotla test will be remembered as Kumble's last test which ended in a draw. This was despite India running up a 600 plus score which included a maiden double ton by Ghambir and another sublime one by VVS...

    Written by Umesh Srinivasan about 17 days ago 0 comments

  15. Anil "Jumbo" Kumble's Final Parting Shot

    As the third test between India and Australia headed towards a conclusive draw, there came a decision from the Indian captain that the Indian camp had absolutely no inkling of ! The decision ...

    Written by rohini iyer about 17 days ago 4 comments

  16. Stanford Superstar Showdown Washout

    If Sir Allen Stanford wanted a hero to emerge from last night's money-spinning dual between England and his so-called "Superstars," his luck was in as the humble Andre Fletcher and brutal Chris ...

    Written by Christopher Potter about 18 days ago 2 comments

  17. What's In a Name? In Cricket, There Is But One!

    In this huge world you meet billions of people each with a different name. So what's in a name? It does matter at least in this case...

    Written by Nikhil Nadipelli about 20 days ago 12 comments

  18. When Cricket Was King in America

    Baseball has often been described as cricket’s cousin, and if more a distant relative there are many similarities between the two sports. Baseball is the national summer sport of the US, but this was not always the case...

    Written by Jon Gemmell about 21 days ago 1 comments

  19. Spin Bowling enters its Next Phase

    Only those with short memories or an irrational affliction to all things Antipodean write off the Australian cricket team. Yet their last Test match against India suggested that the era of dominance is entering its terminal phase...

    Written by Jon Gemmell about 21 days ago 3 comments

  20. India the New Emerging Champions

    India now has the ability to be the undisputed No.1 in Cricket. A series win for India in the four Test series against the touring Australian side would be a big step towards becoming the best team in the world...

    Written by Deepak Jain about 21 days ago 2 comments

  21. The Top 5 Reasons Americans Don't Follow Cricket!

    Millions of people around the world follow a sport that is basically played with a guy throwing a ball, another guy hitting the ball then running, and yet a third guy catching the ball...

    Written by Shashwat Baxi about 22 days ago 3 comments

  22. Ganguly's Legacy

    Sourav Ganguly’s imminent retirement marks the beginning of the end of a glorious era in Indian cricket. He will become the first of the ‘fab five’ to officially step-away from the limelight...

    Written by Abhilash Mudaliar about 26 days ago 1 comments

  23. The Australian Errors In Mohali

    Well let me just begin by saying I thoroughly enjoyed India's win over Australia at Mohali. The margin of victory is one that I would never have imagined, specially since the game was at Mohali, ...

    Written by Ankit Munjal about 29 days ago 4 comments

  24. Sachin Tendulkar and the Hopes of the Nation

    Shortly before he passed away the Australian Donald Bradman announced Sachin Tendulkar as the batter to whom he would most like to be compared. It is therefore fitting that at the age of 35 Tendulkar has become the highest run scorer in Test cricket...

    Written by Jon Gemmell about about 1 month ago 5 comments

  25. South Africa's Unrealised Dream

    South Africa can be considered as the most unfortunate side in the cricketing world. It is the only team to chase a target of over 400 runs in a one day international (434 runs to be precise) against Australia...

    Written by rohini iyer about about 1 month ago 6 comments