SPECIALS – The greatest World Cup matches, Part 1

With the eleventh ICC World Cup only two weeks away, the excitement for the quadrennial event is rising by the day. In a two-part Special post, let us look at ten of the best World Cup matches played over the four-decade history of the tournament, starting with the top five in Part 1. […]

SPECIALS – Top five World Cup performances by Irish batsmen

Ireland took the cricket world by storm with their giant-killing feats in the 2007 and 2011 World Cups. Victories over Test nations such as Pakistan, Bangladesh and England made the plucky Irishmen household names in the cricketing fraternity. As the 2015 edition beckons, there are similar expectations from the leading Associate nation to make […]

Specials – Best of the Tests at the SCG

The Sydney Test is one of the most awaited fixtures in the international cricket calendar. In the 2011-12 season, the Sydney Cricket Ground became only the third venue to stage a hundred Test matches. Since its first Test in 1881-82, the SCG has seen many glorious days enriched with indelible performances. The Sydney […]

Specials – Recalling the best of Phillip Hughes

Phillip Hughes’ tragic and untimely death plunged the entire cricketing world into grief over the past few days, a period which was possibly the most emotionally draining that the game has experienced. At the same time, the spirit of cricket was out on display like never before, as thousands of people connected to […]

SPECIALS – A heartfelt tribute to Phillip Hughes

The saddest day in cricket’s history has just passed. Followers of the game across the world are mourning the distressingly unfortunate demise of a young batsman whose best years lay ahead of him. Phillip Hughes dies, aged 25. Five words which dealt an awful blow to the cricketing fraternity. It still has not […]

Specials – Manek Bajana: The Parsi batsman who played for Somerset

Manek Pallon Bajana was one of the most promising Parsi cricketers of his time. But interestingly, he never played a first-class match for the Parsis nor for any other team on Indian soil. Instead, he devoted almost his entire playing career to Somerset in the County Championship. ‘Prince’ Bajana, a solidly-built right-handed batsman, […]

Specials – Best of the Tests : Australia v Pakistan

Australia and Pakistan are set to play each other in a Test series after more than four years. Just like the previous series in England in 2010, the absence of a third Test in the series is disappointing. Nevertheless, the two teams are playing a Test series in the sub-continent after twelve long years […]

Test cricketers who played international field hockey

Over the course of history, there have been many talented men and women who have represented their nation in cricket as well as another sport. While most of them played international football or rugby in addition to cricket, a select few were good enough to play field hockey as well. In this post, […]

SPECIALS – Tribute to Norman Gordon

Norman Gordon, who was the oldest living Test cricketer, passed away at the age of 103 years and 27 days in his Johannesburg home on 2nd September. He was the first and only male Test cricketer to have crossed the age of 100. In August 2010, Gordon became the oldest living Test cricketer […]

Specials – Cricket’s gourmet XI

In this post, we shall look at a team of eleven consisting of international cricketers with names having a reasonable connection with food or drink. It turned out to be an interesting mix of former and current players. Here is cricket’s fantasy Gourmet XI :- * (International career span given in brackets) 1) Alastair […]