In this fifth and concluding part of our series on the matches that shaped the 1999 World Cup, we look back at the highly significant last game of the Super Six stage, the two semifinals – one of which was arguably the best ODI of all time – and the final at Lord’s. Waugh […]
Read More Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 5India were due to play in their third consecutive ODI tournament in Singapore, but pulled out at the last minute, citing that it would not be appropriate to take part during the match-fixing crisis. Pakistan came in instead, joining New Zealand and South Africa for the Godrej Singapore Challenge held at the Kallang Ground […]
Read More Specials – ODI cricket in Singapore, Part 3The 20th Commonwealth Games are underway in Glasgow with the best sporting talent from Commonwealth nations in action. Cricket – one of the lasting legacies of the British empire – continues to stay away from the quadrennial event, even though almost all the cricketing nations are members of the Commonwealth. However, cricket […]
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The Cricket Cauldron 