Rodney Hogg: A talented fast bowler whose career failed to reach the expected heights
The tearaway Rodney Hogg was born on March 5, 1951. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the career of a fast bowler who, despite a gala start, faded away...
Cathryn Fitzpatrick: The ultimate benchmark for fast bowlers in women's cricket
Cathryn Fitzpatrick, born on March 4, 1968, was the world's premier fast bowler for nearly two decades before she retired at the age of 39 in...
Karsan Ghavri: A fast bowler whose bouncers inflicted fear in batsmen
Karsan Ghavri, one of the finest Test bowling all-rounders in the history of India, was born on February 28, 1951. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the...
Steyn, Philander's mindboggling numbers reveal their awesomeness when compared to other greats
Dale Steyn is one of the all-time greats of fast bowling and Vernon Philander shows more than dangerous signs of becoming one. Arunabha Sengupta...
Dale Steyn — licensed to thrill
Pakistan predictably found South Africa too hot to handle first up at Johannesburg and collapsed in the face of yet another Dale Steyn special.
Chaminda Vaas: Consistent, classy and reliable
Chaminda Vaas, born January 27, 1974, is Sri Lanka’s greatest fast bowler, and the nation’s second highest wicket-taker behind Muttiah...
Dale Steyn: The rifle-toting South African gazelle
For the last decade or so, the doomsayers and the apocalyptic prophets of the world have been predicting the extinction of the fast bowlers tribe.
Dale Steyn: A genuine match-winner and game-changer
With scorching pace, copious movement and the burning fire to succeed, Dale Steyn has risen to become the best paceman in contemporary cricket.
Step-mother treatment of bowlers should end
By Faisal Caesar
One of the pernicious fallacies perpetrated by the television age...
