A chicken runs after a run drought
Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test in HarareFirdose Moonda in Harare10-Sep-2013The squeezeVusi Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza dealt with being beaten, being hit on pads and being able to leave…
'I always thought I have to do something extraordinary'
Sohag Gazi has come a remarkably long way considering the little support he got during his early years in Bangladesh cricketMohammad Isam20-Oct-2013Sohag Gazi holds a remarkable position in Test cricket but it has not sunk…
West Indies' Best hasn't been enough
West Indies needed Tino Best to lead by example in this series but although he took four wickets he failed to do so in WellingtonAndrew McGlashan in Wellington12-Dec-2013Tino Best's attempt to catch Trent Boult on…
My father, my critic
Kumar Sangakkara says he owes a lot of his success to his father, who wants him to strive for a standard of consistency only matched by Don BradmanAndrew Fidel Fernando20-Dec-2013"My father, without the slightest doubt,…
Saner franchises, wiser spends
Three years ago, franchises had been prepared to splash USD 1.6 million on Saurabh Tiwary and USD 900,000 on Daniel Christian. This time, they were more cautious with the cash, and looked to build balanced…
Where did Harris find the swing and strength?
Plain numbers will never explain how good Ryan Harris was in Cape Town, where he defied logic and a crocked knee to bowl Australia to a famous victoryJarrod Kimber in Cape Town05-Mar-20140:00#politeenquiries: Everything about Harris…
Potential unfulfilled
A timeline of Mohammad Ashraful's careerMohammad Isam18-Jun-2014November 2000Mohammad Ashraful, aged 16, makes his first-class debut for Dhaka Metropolis against Sylhet Division, and scores his maiden century in his second match.January 2001Ashraful hits the headlines by…
Grass banks, shiny pitches and that man Maxwell
Disjointed thoughts on the UAE leg of the IPL, which had big crowds and some pretty good Twenty20 cricketKarthik Krishnaswamy01-May-2014The weatherApril 18, Chennai Super Kings versus Kings XI Punjab. There is a place and a…
England emerge from the darkness
Having been in chaos three Tests ago, England can take credit, pride and encouragement from this resultGeorge Dobell at The Oval17-Aug-2014Perhaps the darkest hour really is right before dawn. Exactly a month since England succumbed…
Can cricket produce a great novel?
Or do the sporting daydreams of childhood seep into attempts at rendering the game in fiction and trivialise it?Nicholas Hogg06-Oct-2014More mighty than the bat, the pen,And mightier still as we grow old,And hence I needs…