Nagraj Gollapudi watches Netherlands' shock win paper over what was a damp squib of an opening day in the ICC World Twenty20Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's05-Jun-2009This is not a slur to either party: if there was…
It says much about the IPL's competitive nature that a team that finished with a 50% record is now contesting the final against the runaway leadersCricinfo staff23-Apr-2010In the Twenty20 format, teams can't afford to be…
Food, fashion and feature in this fan's report from Lord'sPeter Allsopp15-Jul-2010Choice of gameI picked this match based on the fact that a neutral Test was being played at Lord's for the first time in 98…
An artistic and stylish batsman, he also showed substance with a vital contribution on his Test returnNagraj Gollapudi at The Oval19-Aug-2010"Contest!" cried the cricket fan to Pakistan all summer. Finally, Mohammad Yousuf answered the prayers.…
As a boy Albert van der Merwe watched South Africa return to international cricket, and dreamed of playing at Eden Gardens. Now he's living that dream - only not for the country he was born…
No other captain has won as many international matches as Ricky PontingS Rajesh29-Mar-2011With 219 wins in the 322 matches in which he led Australia, Ricky Ponting is easily the most successful captain in the history…
Facing up to quality spinners in foreign conditions, the England batsmen were found severely wanting in both their technique and application Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan07-Feb-2012For the second time in recent months, the top-ranked Test team was trounced…
The opening day of Asia Cup's 12th edition in fact remained as exciting as the corresponding game from 2010, when a scintillating Shahid Afridi century almost overturned the hosts Sri LankaMohammad Isam at the Shere…
This isn't the first time murky player signings in the IPL have come to lightTariq Engineer16-May-2012's sting alleging corruption in the IPL has again focused the spotlight on the issue of under-the-table payments to domestic…
While most of their chase followed the same pattern as their quarter-final heist, New Zealand could not repeat the finishGeorge Binoy in Townsville23-Aug-2012At the start of the 31st over of the chase in the semi-final,…