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Wally Hammond: A life of grace, grandeur and grief Moments in history

Wally Hammond: A life of grace, grandeur and grief

By On June 19, 2013, 12:35 pm

Wally Hammond, born June 19, 1903, was a peerless stroke-maker through the off-side, a fascinating combination of grace and grandeur, one of the...

I would not count Zaheer Khan out yet: Dirk Nannes Interviews

I would not count Zaheer Khan out yet: Dirk Nannes

By On June 19, 2013, 11:17 am

Dirk Nannes made his debut for Australia in 2009 at the age of 33, just three years after making his first appearance in First-Class cricket. A...

Ravindra Jadeja: ODI career in numbers Facts and figures

Ravindra Jadeja: ODI career in numbers

By On June 19, 2013, 10:07 am

Ravindra Jadeja has made his innumerable critics eat humble pie as he is undoubtedly the most improved Indian cricketer in 2013. The all-rounder...

ICC Champions Trophy 2013: Final edition throws up a few surprises

ICC Champions Trophy 2013: Final edition throws up a few surprises

By On June 19, 2013, 9:39 am

In what seems like a good parting present, the ICC Champions Trophy in its final edition has thrown up a few surprises in the group stages that...

1979 World Cup: India suffer shocking defeat against an Associate Nation Moments in history

1979 World Cup: India suffer shocking defeat against an Associate Nation

By On June 18, 2013, 12:34 pm

On June 18, 1979, Sri Lanka, the then associate member of International Cricket Council (ICC) stunned India by playing fearless brand of cricket...

Gary Gilmour takes 6 for 14 and then plays a match-winning innings to shepherd Australia into the 1975 World Cup final Moments in history

Gary Gilmour takes 6 for 14 and then plays a match-winning innings to shepherd Australia into the 1975 World Cup final

By On June 18, 2013, 11:43 am

On June 18, 1975, Gary Gilmour picked up six for 14 and then rescued his side with the top score of the match at Headingley in the World Cup semi-final....

Aamer Sohail is not the first to accuse Imran Khan of ball tampering

Aamer Sohail is not the first to accuse Imran Khan of ball tampering

By On June 18, 2013, 10:41 am

Aamer Sohail’s charges against Imran Khan have come as a surprise attack from within, but this is hardly the first such allegation against...

ICC Champions Trophy 2013: The difference between India and Pakistan

ICC Champions Trophy 2013: The difference between India and Pakistan

By On June 18, 2013, 10:34 am

The Champions Trophy 2013 was a debacle for Pakistan in every sense of the word. The team played three and lost all three — indeed, outclassed.

ICC Champions Trophy 2013: Have India-Sri Lanka clashes lost the shine?

ICC Champions Trophy 2013: Have India-Sri Lanka clashes lost the shine?

By On June 18, 2013, 10:34 am

It is almost as if fate mysteriously conspires to setup India-Sri Lanka contests. While the two teams have faced each other innumerable times in...

ICC Champions Trophy 2013: India’s performances make them overwhelming favourites

ICC Champions Trophy 2013: India’s performances make them overwhelming favourites

By On June 18, 2013, 9:18 am

Indian cricket was in a siege when Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived in England. The team built a protective wall around itself to insulate itself from...