Specials – Brian Lara’s tryst with T20 cricket

It would not be an overstatement to say that had T20 cricket been introduced during the peak of Brian Lara’s career, the ‘Prince of Trinidad’ would have been one of the most sought-after players in the format. As it happened, he was not part of the West Indies’ first T20 international, against New Zealand at […]

Specials – Rewind to ODI cricket in Berbice

International cricket in Guyana has been synonymous with Bourda in Georgetown for the best part of its cricketing history, and with the Providence Stadium in recent times. However, the first ground in Guyana – and in fact anywhere in the West Indies – to host an ODI match was the Albion Sports Complex in the […]

Specials – England in Chepauk Tests, Part 3

In the third and final part of this series, we look back at England’s last three Test matches at Chepauk heading into the ongoing series against India, each of which resulted in defeat. A tame series surrender – Second Test, 1992-93 Reeling from an eight-defeat at Calcutta, England suffered a further setback when captain Graham […]

Specials – England in Chepauk Tests, Part 1

Coming off series wins in Australia and Sri Lanka respectively, India and England will commence their four-Test battle for the Anthony de Mello Trophy on 5th February. The first two Tests will be played at the M.A. Chidambraram Stadium in Chennai (formerly Madras), more popularly known as the Chepauk Stadium because of the locality in […]

Specials – Milestone Tests for the West Indies

The West Indies completed their 550th Test match recently, going down to New Zealand by an innings and 12 runs at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. On that note, here is a look back at how they have fared in their milestone Tests over the years. 50th Test – lost to England by nine wickets, […]

Specials – Revisiting the 2000 ICC Knockout

It has been two decades since the second edition of the ICC Champions Trophy (christened as the ICC Knockout) was contested in Kenya. The 11-team competition ran from 3rd to 15th October, with all ten matches played at Nairobi’s Gymkhana Ground. The defending champions were South Africa, who had won the first edition of the […]

Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 5

The 1988 triumph remains the West Indies’ most recent Test series success on English soil. While honours were even in 1991 and 1995, the decline of the Caribbean outfit became evident with the advent of the 2000s. In the concluding part of this series on West Indian Test victories in England, we cover the […]

Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 4

The West Indies went from strength to strength as the 1980s rolled on, and England bore the brunt of their firepower more than any other team. In the fourth of this five-part series, we look back at the period when the men in maroon caps reached their peak on English soil. Greenidge slays England […]

Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 3

In the third part of this series, we embark upon the period during which the West Indies firmly established themselves as the undisputed champions of Test cricket. Openers star in series-clincher – Fourth Test, Headingley, 1976 The in-form Gordon Greenidge (115) and the swashbuckling southpaw Roy Fredericks put the English bowling attack to […]

Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 2

Having revisited the West Indies’ successes on the 1950 and 1963 tours in the first of this five-part series, we move on further through the 1960s and into the 1970s in the second part. Sobers and Gibbs lead a rout – First Test, Old Trafford, 1966 The West Indies began their defence of […]