With Border-Gavaskar Trophy holders India pulling off a gripping draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the battle for the series is still alive going into the fourth and final Test at the Gabba in Brisbane. The visitors, hit by a spate of injuries, face a tall ask at the venue, famously referred to as the […]
Read More Record Book – Top Indian performances at the GabbaCalypso music has always been an integral part of Caribbean cricket. The steel bands at cricket grounds in the West Indies, with their own distinctive charm, have lent a refreshing dimension to many a match played in the region. Not surprisingly, the history of West Indian cricket is replete with timeless calypsos dedicated to […]
Read More Specials – Five classic cricket calypsosThe cricket World Cup always brings its share of strange and unexpected occurrences that make the average cricket fan sit up and take notice. Here is a list of 20 curiosities that have lent to the history of cricket’s premier limited-overs tournament:- 1) Women one step ahead The inaugural cricket World Cup was […]
Read More WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT – A few World Cup curiositiesArch-rivals India and Pakistan, while playing each other, have been historically so keen to avoid defeat that Tests between the two nations have ended in dull draws more often than not. Indeed, 38 out of the 59 Tests between them have ended in stalemates. The last eleven India-Pakistan Tests preceding the fifth and final Test of […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – India v Pakistan, Bangalore, 1986-87As far as drawn Test matches go, this final Test of the four-match series between England and India, played from August 30 to September 4, 1979, sits right up there in terms of excitement. England were leading 1-0 after three Tests thanks to a thumping innings win in the first Test. India, needing nothing […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – England v India, The Oval, 1979
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