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Jimmy Anderson who missed a golden opportunity to score a century in each innings against India in the recently concluded Test Match at Trent Bridge, has lashed out at team mate Greame Swann for his inability to support his quest for a rare...(more)


It does not matter when the appointment actually took place or when the announcement was made. It was heard only today.Today Darren Sammy became the captain of the West Indies cricket team.Today, Darren Sammy became the first West Indian ca...(more)

After the disastrous World Cup campaign in 1999, the Indian team structure was overhauled completely thanks to the match-fixing scandal that erupted. A professional structure was brought in, with an international coach selected (John Wright...(more)

Best All-rounder todaySouth Africa after the 3rd day, spoke about adopting a safety-first approach - making sure there were enough runs on the board before thinking about a target to set. So much so, for a team that was favorites to win the...(more)

Truly a Giant!! Jacques Kallis did a VVS Laxman (of Durban) today - adding close to eighty runs with the help of the last two wickets in the first innings today. But, in the bargain, South Africa lost a bowler who could bowl quick for ...(more)

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The world may know Barbados as the land of beautiful beaches and famous sprinters, but to the cricketing world it is the country that might possibly have the greatest ever All-Time Test XI. I have only had the pleasure of watching two of th...(more)

West Indies fast bowlers Darren Sammy, Dwayne Bravo and Kemar Roach have all achieved career-best rankings in the ICC ODI Player Rankings.Sammy, Bravo and Roach shared 23 wickets between them in the series against Zimbabwe which the West In...(more)

The venue for my club, East Malvern CC’s, annual President’s dinner was a Greek restaurant on a balmy Sunday evening in the eponymous suburb of East Malvern in Victoria, Australia.
The decades old club, which boasts Sir Garfield...(more)
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Sachin Tendulkar was 17 when he lit up the Summer of Graham (Gooch) with a match-saving 119 not out at Old Trafford. It was his first Test century, in his ninth match. Nearly two-and-a-half years later, the 23-year-old Brian Charles Lara ha...(more)
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First, some history. Back in the late 90s / early 00s, the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) selected 55 players for induction into an unofficial Cricket Hall of Fame. These inductees included pretty much all...(more)

Mohammad Yousuf continues to hit test hundreds, while Ajantha Mendis continues to fail against Pakistan.The best part about this was that Yousuf did not read Mendis at all during his knock of 114.Mendis turned the ball both ways and quite a...(more)

Last week Wisden announced their inaugural Test XI, the team of 2008. The purpose of the team’s announcement was to recognize the best players in the game and their contributions for the calendar year. The Wisden Test XI read as follows:1...(more)
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