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by Kartik Kannan
When Brian Lara scored his first double century against Australia in Sydney in the summer of 93, he was ecstatic. He finally finished with a polished 277, and the first piece of advice he receives in the dressing room from Sobers,...
By Karthik Kannan
This year's Champions Trophy would see more of high quality 50 over games, considering the fact the 8 best test playing sides are to participate. The new format is great for the game, as it cuts out the clutter and has only...
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,...
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The buzz is in the air and it would seem Twenty20 is cricket’s ticket to everything it could never achieve.
The Twenty20 version of the cricket game really catapulted the viewership in South Africa for cricket to new heights. In...
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It had to come yet again when Graeme Smith had made a valuable century for his team against England. Nasser Hussain handed the captaincy to Michael Vaughan overnight and now England have both captains, Michael Vaughan and Paul Collingwood, ...
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By Akshay Manwani
As it reads, Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis is enough of a tongue twister. To make matters worse, batsmen standing up to him are also left tied in knots as Mendis flaunts his carrom skills while on the cricket...
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When Ed Joyce slapped the first shot to the boundary at the Rose Bowl, it was greeted to the tune of Take That’s ‘Shine’. Almost like the band’s reinvention, the domestic county Twenty20 championship finals day in England was a...
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Upsetting news for the Windies as they become the first team to be knocked out of cricket's World Twenty20. Eliminating India from the first round of the 50 over World Cup a few months ago, Bangladesh inflicted the same wound on the Windies who...
The kick off game to the ICC World Twenty20 Cricket in Johannesburg was all set for a record making. With a scintillating knock Chris Gayle etched his name in the record books for the first international Twenty20 ton. The partnership of 145 between Gayle...
Shivnaraine Chanderpaul is going through a dream run in his cricketing career. He is scoring centuries after centuries against England in both test and one day matches.
Once again showing his class, Chanderpaul scored unbeaten 116, which help...
West Indies is on the verge of another test defeat after a brilliant century from Paul Collingwood and superb swing bowling from Matthew Hoggard.
At the end of fourth day, West Indies were struggling at 83 for three in their second innings, still...
The final Test between West Indies and England is hanging in balance after a brilliant century from Shivnaraine Chanderpaul.
Day three of the fourth test match between the two countries started with England capturing the crucial wickets of all...
Both sides had their hearts in their mouth before the fifth day started. And rightly so, the performance by the teams not at one moment made it clear as to who will clinch the match. But, as was destined, England emerged as the winner, but after a...
A match that looked tightly in England's claws has swung towards West Indies, though the Caribbeans still need 154 runs to win the Third Test.
Chanderpaul, West Indies savior, batted for four and a half hours with immense concentration, and is...
England is in full control of the third test at Old Trafford, thanks to a helpful pitch and disciplined bowling from Monty Panesar and Ryan Sidebottom.
Ryan Sidebottom sparked a West Indies collapse as England strengthened their grip on the...
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