Umar Gul: The master of accuracy
Churning out one genuine fast bowler after the other has seldom been an issue for Pakistan. After Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis’s dominance,...
Karthik Parimal
(Karthik Parimal, a Correspondent with CricketCountry, is a cricket aficionado and a worshipper of the game. He idolises Steve Waugh and can give up anything, absolutely anything, just to watch a Kumar Sangakkara cover drive. He can be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/karthik_parimal)
IPL 2013: Fielders have raised the bar in spectacular fashion
Right from its inception, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has struggled to win over the purists of the game. From adulterated batting to insipid...
IPL 2013: Relatively weaker sides have shown they cannot be taken for granted
The sixth edition of IPL 2013 so far has shown that the fancied teams don’t necessarily have odds stacked in their favour. Rajasthan comfortably...
Moments in history
Sanath Jayasuriya scores the fastest fifty in One-Day Internationals
On April 7, 1996, Sanath Jayasuriya, few days after smashing the fastest century in ODIs, plundered the Pakistani attack again to register the fastest...
Moments in history
Imran, Miandad script a famous Test win against the mighty West Indies
On April 6, 1988, Pakistan handed West Indies its first defeat at home in 10 years, after Javed Miandad’s hundred and Imran Khan’s brilliance...
Moments in history
Steve and Mark Waugh become the first twins to feature together in Tests
On April 5, 1991, Steve and Mark Waugh became the first male twins to appear together in Test cricket. While the former was already an established...
Moments in history
When Brian Lara's hundred failed to win West Indies the Frank Worrell Trophy
On April 4, 1999, Brian Lara scored his third consecutive hundred against the Australians, this one in just 82 balls. The elegance of the first...
Moments in history
When Sanath Jayasuriya smashed a hundred off just 48 balls at Singapore
On April 2, 1996, Sanath Jayasuriya sustained his awesome exploits in the World Cup with a carried on by blazing his way to a hundred off 48 deliveries...
Moments in history
Stephen Fleming: One of the finest captains in world cricket in the last two decades
Stephen Fleming, born April 1, 1973, is one of New Zealand’s finest-ever cricketers and captains. He captained New Zealand for a decade —...
Moments in history
When Vivian Richards knocked the wind out of a tired English attack’s sails
On March 28, 1981, Sir Vivian Richards scored yet another hundred, but this was his first at his home in Antigua which was hosting its inaugural...
