REVIEW – India rediscover their winning ways in style

With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy safely regained after their victory in the third Test, India rubbed further salt into the Australian wounds by completing a 6-wicket win at the Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi a few hours ago, in the process achieving a historic 4-0 whitewash for the first time ever. This Australian team might have been the […]

REVIEW – ICC Women’s World Cup 2013

The tenth edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup, which concluded last Sunday, was rightly regarded as the best played due to the quality of cricket played and the open nature of the tournament. Probably for the first time, the top teams like Australia and England were given serious competition by the second-rung sides […]

REVIEW – Mumbai’s 40th title, Agarkar’s personal triumph

Just last season, Ajit Agarkar had pulled out of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad citing differences with the team management following his exclusion from a particular match. Later he was surprisingly picked as captain, and he repaid the team’s faith in his experience by leading Mumbai to a 40th Ranji Trophy title this season. […]

REVIEW – 2012 year-end recap (Best matches of the year)

This is the fifth and final part of my Year-End Review of 2012, and here we look at the best international matches from across all formats that were played in the year. The short list includes two Tests, a One Day International, a Twenty20 international and a Women’s T20 International:- 1) Australia v South Africa 2nd Test, Adelaide […]

REVIEW – 2012 year-end recap (Thanks for the memories)

2012 was the year of many retirements from Test cricket. As many as five illustrious cricketers called time on their Test careers, leaving millions of fans all over the world with fond memories of their many exploits at the highest level. Listed below are the five men who decided to quit the great game […]

REVIEW – 2012 year-end recap (Test cricket)

Test cricket continued to enthrall fans all over the cricket world in 2012, with a new champion emerging when South Africa toppled England off their perch. 42 Tests were contested in the year, with 31 ending in results and 10 in draws. Teams Overview South Africa were the only team to be undefeated […]

REVIEW – 2012 year-end recap (Limited-overs cricket)

Compared to 145 One Day Internationals played in 2011 (mainly due to the World Cup), there were only 90 in 2012. But the year had its share of bilateral series in spite of the many voices pointing out the redundancy of 50-overs cricket. It was a good year for T20 internationals too, with 82 matches […]

REVIEW – 2012 year-end recap (Women’s cricket)

In 2012, lamentably not a single Women’s Test was played. However there were the usual One Day Internationals and Twenty20 internationals which ensured that the women’s game is kept alive throughout the year. Let us look at the highlights and moments of the women’s game in 2012:- – Australia Women recorded the highest successful run chase in women’s ODI’s when […]

REVIEW – England end their 28-year wait

England’s historic 2-1 victory in India will surely rank alongside their most memorable wins, including the epic 2005 Ashes victory. England ended a wait of 18 years by winning the Ashes in 2005, but in India they ended an even bigger drought – that of 28 years. The last time they won a series in India […]

REVIEW – South Africa save their best for the last

The margin of victory for South Africa against Australia in the series-clinching Perth Test was a whopping 309 runs, but the way they went about their job gave a feeling that this is how champion teams fare in crunch matches – clinical and convincing. It seemed there was a different South Africa in the series till Day […]