Sixteen-year-old Adil Raza has stepped up to the responsibility of being Pakistan's pace spearhead at the Under-19 World CupGeorge Binoy in Kuala Lumpur25-Feb-2008 Adil Raza has been the pick of the Pakistan bowlers © Getty…
One of the most significant moments of the Old Trafford Test will happen moments before the first ball is bowled. Darrell Hair will walk to one of the sets of stumps, either at the Stretford…
The pitches, slower at the end of Australia's summer season, aided spin but did not let the bowlers to dominate the batsmen; the two-week format allowed each side a minimum of four gamesNishi Narayanan24-Mar-2009What goes…
As with the Kolkata captaincy issue, the showdown between England's two big beasts, Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen, did not quite live up to its billingVictor Brown20-Apr-2009As with the Kolkata captaincy issue, the showdown between…
He'd played two first-class when he made his Test debut and his action was extraordinary. Paul Adams certainly made an impressionAndrew McGlashan06-Jan-2010The game had never seen the like before. Certainly England's batsmen didn't have a…
Two cricket stadiums in South Africa have been opened up for football fans, and hardly a soul cares about Graeme Smith and Co over in the West IndiesFirdose Moonda27-Jun-2010Three weeks ago, the Wanderers Stadium, usually…
Cheteshwar Pujara's 72 is the second-highest score by an Indian debutant in the fourth innings of a TestS Rajesh13-Oct-2010The fourth-innings routineA fourth-innings target of 200 or more is traditionally supposed to be a tough ask,…
'Twas a bond that brooked neither stats nor senseLawrence Booth16-Dec-2010If love is blind, then my relationship with Allan Lamb was more of a myopic obsession. He never knew about it, of course, and the one…
Kevin Pietersen may never again reach the heights he touched early in his career, but his innings against Sri Lanka showed that he is getting back to his bestAndrew Miller at the Rose Bowl18-Jun-2011Kevin Pietersen's…
Why is it that pitches that produce three-day results are scrutinised but ones that lead to dull draws are not? S Aga24-Nov-2011Whose game is it anyway? Three days of play at the Wankhede Stadium have…