None more bleak
Plenty happened in Pakistan cricket in 2007, little of it goodOsman Samiuddin30-Dec-2007 Double blow: the loss to Ireland and then the death of Bob Woolmer were a new nadir for Pakistan © AFP Of the…
Pathan proves a point
Pathan may not be a permanent part of India's Test plans just yet but a few wickets, on the back of his solid batting, will pose a pleasant problem for the selectorsGeorge Binoy at the…
Worth the spend?
Cricinfo looks at the best buys, and those players who surely didn't do enough to justify their price tagsMathew Varghese04-Jun-2008 Shane Watson may have cost only US$125,000 for the Rajasthan Royals, but he was surely…
Amateurs find the going rough
Although a century against Hong Kong doesn't mean a lot, repeating something is always easier than doing it for the first timeSidharth Monga in Karachi25-Jun-2008 Three years after his debut, Suresh Raina posted his maiden…
Only more hard work to end the drought
Fazeer Mohammed on why West Indies must not take the third ODI against Sri Lanka lightly, despite having clinched the three-match series Fazeer Mohammed14-Apr-2008 Chris Gayle leads the celebrations after West Indies sealed the ODI…
'Hollywood' scripts a fairytale
Shane Warne must be nearing 40, but the greatest big-match player of our age has magically made possible the fairytale win of the Rajasthan RoyalsCricinfo staff01-Jun-2008 The showman has pulled out yet another trick from…
A big moment for 'little' Gambhir
The Napier Test has not yet been saved, but Gambhir has been instrumental in India taking that big step towards doing it, and he has made sure he is there to try and take the…
Time to pitch it right
A lively pitch for the final was a pleasant sight when you consider that complete batting beauties were served up for the semi-finalsSriram Veera in Hyderabad12-Jan-2009 Unlike the MA Chidabaram Stadium in Chennai, most groundmen…
Fast bowling is India's weakest link
Over the last five years or so, India have tried 13 pace bowlers, and all three long-term captains over this period have failed to figure a way out when the pressure is on and the…
A tale of two prophecies
This was not a day to ask questions. This was a day to believe, like Fawad Alam didSidharth Monga in Colombo13-Jul-2009It was a day to forget the shuffle. It was a day to forget technique,…