A clash of contrasting bowling philosophies
The headline duel is between the bowling attacks of Australia and Sri Lanka, an expected battle between pace and spin and that is a relief, given how
Into cricketing heaven
Has gone this fan who came to Australia just so he could get some sleepAlistair Kilburn06-Jan-2011Choice of gameFor two nations the Ashes series is th
Teams from the subcontinent start favourites
A statistical preview to the ICC World Twenty20Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan29-Apr-2010Going by past record alone, Pakistan are the firm favourites to lift
Uphill task for Australia
India’s batting line-up and spinners give them a distinct upper hand in the two-Test series against AustraliaS Rajesh29-Sep-2010A two-Test series does
Kumble's dark night of despair
Anil Kumble’s face usually mirrors such an intense cocktail of anger, intensity, the fierce intent to win, even the odd bout of sulkiness but rarely d
Why bring up match-fixing now?
It’s been 10 years since the Cronje scandal, but despite preventive measures the threat is very much aliveOsman Samiuddin21-Jun-2010Why should 2010 be
Pakistan's chance to end the drought
Stats preview to the first Test between Australia and Pakistan in MelbourneS Rajesh24-Dec-2009Pakistan haven’t yet won a Test series in Australia, and
No-fuss Tredwell serves England well
He was expected to play last week in Chittagong before missing out, but now James Tredwell is savouring his chance at Test levelAndrew Miller in Dhaka
Tendulkar's finest ODI performances
On the day Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score a double-century in ODIs, we look back at a few of his performances in the format that s
In the end, the beginning
Kings XI Punjab’s leading wicket-taker’s summer really took off only after it was almost overFirdose Moonda30-Apr-2009As the sun began to set on the S