The ICC Champions trophy, next only to the ICC World Cup and which is to be held in Pakistan from September 12 to 28, might recieve a jolt if major teams decides not to send its team to play in the tournament. With the tournament to be held in a...
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Ashok Vinoo Mankad (1946- 2008), A Retrospect.
They say like father, like son and true to its words Ashok Mankad was as talented as his father Vinoo Mankad, who had represented India in the mid 40’s till the late 50’s
As for Vinoo Mankad,...
by Shreyas Bhide
Former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist on Monday called for the Twenty20 format to be included in the Olympics. Even as the countdown for Beijing Olympics begins, Gilchrist has called for cricket to be...
This is the kind of shake up that can, at best, be called dramatic. This has been a dramatic week for cricket in England and there is much sorrow and all the joy has been put on caution.
England have unveiled a new captain, though not...
Remember the time when as children, people spent so much time picking teams and squabbling amongst themselves over friends dumped and forced-upon foes that the hour of play usually ended without the game being played at all?
This is...
What would be marked as the day of retirement of one of cricket’s greatest captain was also a day that almost wrote the script of a monumental series win for the English Cricket team. The Barmy Army is just five wickets away from a series win on...
It was Ryan Sidebottom at his inspired best which saw England turn the tide in their favour after a reckless first innings batting display. Sidebottom’s persistence paid of yet again, making him the highest ever wicket taker in a series against New...
Australia clinched the Chappell-Hadlee trophy as the Aussie captain Ricky Ponting produced a whirl-wind knock of 134, which made sure their trans-Tasmanian rivals had no chance of regaining the trophy. Australia had lost the last Chappell-Hadlee trophy...
The Super Eight opening phase clicks in right for the Proteas, Kangaroos as well as the Kiwi's.
England succumbed to a 19-run defeat against the Host nation South Africa, as Morkel produced a fine all-round display. The number seven batsman...
The time is ticking and the extravaganza is heading for the twilight - penultimate is the occasions to which the entire cricket fraternity is rising.
The Sri Lankan Lions' having come into the carnivals as dismal favorites have through it developed...
New Zealand has received a set back in the form of Jacob Oram's injury for their future matches. And the very next game is against world champions Australia, which the Kiwis require to win with a big margin to improve their tally in the future...
Its crunch time for both sides - maybe a bit weighing on for the Lankan's, as New Zealand has virtually sealed a semifinal berth. The Kiwis have had a good run in the ongoing extravaganza post the initial hookup in the warmers against the underdogs...
In their second match of the Super Eight stage, the hosts West Indies lost to New Zealand in a low scoring match.
In a one - sided World Cup super eight match, New Zealand thrashed West Indies by 7 wickets. The second consecutive defeat for the...
The World Cup has shaped entirely contrary to the expectation of the cricket fans around the globe. Eight teams are set for the flight back home but the ones surely aren't that had been expected to be going home at this stage. I may sound a typical...
Newly crowned number one cricket team of the world South Africa made it to the next round of super eight along with New Zealand. Both the teams registered easy wins over minnow teams of Scotland and Kenya respectively yesterday.
In reply to a...
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