Ashwell Prince's return century was also an innings of defiance, not so muchagainst a limp Australia attack but against the shabby way he had beenhandled by the selectorsBrydon Coverdale in Cape Town20-Mar-2009 Ashwell Prince slipped…
Karna S01-May-2009The action of the night was Anil Kumble v Yuvraj Singh. It lasted just six balls but it was not only riveting but a match-turning event."He is a great bowler," Yuvraj, the Kings XI…
Graham Onions defied Makhaya Ntini's final over in a heart-stopping passage of playAndrew McGlashan at Centurion20-Dec-2009The excitement was all too much for the Centurion Park scoreboard. As Friedel de Wet, summoned for a Test debut…
Fourteen years into his career, VVS Laxman is finally set to play his first Test in HyderabadAs told to Nagraj Gollapudi11-Nov-2010As kids we all grow up with dreams such as scoring a century or destroying…
Pakistan know exactly where their frailties lie. Salman Butt must surely be tired of explaining how inept batting and fielding remain Pakistan's weak linksNagraj Gollapudi at Edgbaston09-Aug-2010Pakistan know exactly where their frailties lie. Yet all…
England have won their last two bilateral series against South Africa, but most of the other stats suggest Graeme Smith and Co should win this oneS Rajesh05-Mar-2011South Africa go in to Sunday's match against England…
Roelof van der Merwe didn't hold back in this innings but there was no desperation in his gameAbhishek Purohit in Hyderabad26-Sep-2011At times, a batsman takes so much control over the flow of a game thateven…
Against an Australia team that have got their plans for him right, at the fag end of his career, perhaps VVS Laxman's duck in Perth was a logical result. But the essence of Laxman is…
Rajasthan ran into Bombay seven times in the Ranji Trophy final, and the title continued to elude themAbhishek Purohit22-Jan-2012When Rajasthan took the first-innings lead against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy final in Chennai, they…
The Championship-winning Lancashire coach is always upbeat, full of ideas, forever analysing, in love with the nitty gritty of his jobTanya Aldred09-May-2012It is May Day, and a bitterly cold wind chases through the Old Trafford…