Cricketing Rifts 19 - 'Best umpire' or 'best cheat'?
The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been...
Switch-hit: Innovative ambidexterity or opportunistic ambivalence?
A lot has been said and written about the acceptability of switch-hit as a cricketing shot. Kevin Pietersen, in particular, executes this shot well...
Rana Naved shines on day two of Champion County match in Abu Dhabi
Pakistan's Rana Naved was the pick of MCC's attack but Lancashire still fought back as 16 wickets fell on an incident packed second day of ...
Rashid Latif shocked by MCC's 'double standard'
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif on Thursday lashed out at cricket's oldest club, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), for contemplating a tour...
British Universities' combined team to tour Pakistan next month
At a time when the entire Pakistan cricket community has expressed shock at the statement of the Maryleborne Cricket Club (MCC) to tour Afghanistan...
Match officials help protect the spirit of the game
Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its Laws but also within the Spirit...
Sourav Ganguly ruled out of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament due to injury
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was ruled out of the Bengal team on Saturday for the domestic Twenty20 tournament for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy...
Fazal Mahmood - predecessor to Imran & Akram in the great line of Pak fast bowlers
By Navneet Mundhra
Fazal Mahmood, the first great fast bowler from Pakistan, was a man of myriad hues....
The fascinating history of cricket in troubled Afghanistan
By Miss Field
Cricket was played in Afghanistan in the 1800s, the earliest-recorded match...
MCC to stick with scaled down redevelopment plan for Lord's
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) said on Thursday it would be standing by the scaled down redevelopment plan for Lord's which led former British...
