Boundary catching's giant leap
There was a time when teams hid their least athletic fielders by the rope. Today, that part of the field witnesses circus-level acrobatics, for which
The academy of cricket
Essex county have produced several England captains and batting giants, but they don’t have silverware of their own to brag about and they’d like to c
Australia still with much to learn
Australia’s display in Pallekele proved that the extra week spent in Sri Lanka had made little difference, and while they may have escaped with an 86-
Farcical fielding and a costly let-off
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rising Pune Supergiants in BangaloreSirish Raghavan07-May-2016The miscommu
'Back then, wicketkeepers never worried about scoring hundreds'
Fomer England keeper Jim Parks talks about how he took to the job, and cricket in the ’30s and ’40sInterview by Crispin Andrews10-Apr-2016Your father,
Majid Haq looks at life beyond Scotland
The country’s highest wicket-taker has been sidelined since his outburst at the 2015 World Cup. He’s now hoping to make his fortunes in T20 leagues ac
A match that transcended the ordinary
A fan hears “the sound that will live on in my memory for the rest of my life” during the India-Bangladesh game Siddharth Bannerjee25-Mar-2016Choice o
One-dayers uninterrupted, and sixless biggies
Plus: longest team innings, and lowest victorious totalsSteven Lynch23-Feb-2016 I noticed that Australia were bowled out for 199 in their very first T
Marty goes to rest
A friend, an opponent, a brother, Martin Crowe touched hearts with his batting and his deep thoughtfulnessMark Nicholas04-Mar-2016The night before las
Impressive Bangladesh seek to raise the bar
Bangladesh have never gone past the quarter-finals of the Under-19 World Cup, but there are heightened expectations from them in this edition, with th