Prakash Govindasreenivasan

Author: Prakash Govindasreenivasan

(Prakash Govindasreenivasan is a reporter with cricketcountry.com. His twitter handle is @PrakashG_89)

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Greg Blewett: Dawn of hope, dusk of despair
Prakash Govindasreenivasan October 28, 2016 5:19 PM IST
Born on October 29, 1971, Greg Scott Blewett was a consistent and reliable top-order Australian batsman in the second-half of 1990s. He also bowled decent
Australia can do not-fully-fit Shane Watson for the Adelaide Test
Prakash Govindasreenivasan August 26, 2016 4:04 PM IST
In a bid to add to their batting strengths and experience to the line-up, the Aussies seem to be pondering over the idea of rushing
Hashan Tillakaratne: One of the chief architects who made Sri Lanka a dominant cricketing force
Prakash Govindasreenivasan July 16, 2016 4:23 PM IST
Born on July 14, 1967, Hashan Tillakaratne was a gritty southpaw who made his opposition toil hard for his wicket. He was one of Sri
Henry Olonga: Zimbabwe’s first black cricketer whose bravado set example for further generations
Prakash Govindasreenivasan July 3, 2016 10:33 AM IST
Henry Olonga was Zimbabwe’s first black player, but more importantly, he joined hands with Andy Flower and bravely stood up to tyranny.
Gary Troup: The left-armer who orchestrated New Zealand’s first home series win
Prakash Govindasreenivasan July 2, 2016 4:50 PM IST
Gary Troup was a left-handed New Zealand fast bowler from New Zealand who played a key role in his country’s memorable series win over West
Dave Houghton: Zimbabwe’s first Test captain who also represented the nation in hockey
Prakash Govindasreenivasan June 22, 2016 2:29 PM IST
Dave Houghton was one of the best batsmen to emerge from Zimbabwe. He was easily their best batsman till Andy Flower came along.
Tatenda Taibu: A promising career ruined by ugly politics
Prakash Govindasreenivasan May 13, 2016 3:33 PM IST
Tatenda Taibu was Zimbabwe’s first black captain and the youngest in the history of the game. His 11-year-long career was nothing short of a melodramatic
Debasis Mohanty: An uncanny swing bowler from India who wasn’t given enough opportunities
Prakash Govindasreenivasan January 21, 2016 5:38 PM IST
Debasis Mohanty gave hope to Indian public when he first he made his international debut in 1997. Unfortunately, it was an era when followers connected
Raqibul Hasan: The first Bangladesh cricketer to score triple ton in First-Class cricket
Prakash Govindasreenivasan January 14, 2016 6:49 PM IST
Despite making a decent start to his international career, Raqibul Hasan soon found himself out of contention for the ODI squad, which led him retire
Allan Lamb scores 18 runs off last over to register miraculous win against Australia
Prakash Govindasreenivasan January 10, 2016 3:53 AM IST
Before the over, Allan Lamb was struggling on a 97-ball 59.
Russel Arnold: A hard-working utility player in the Sri Lankan ranks
Prakash Govindasreenivasan October 15, 2015 8:30 PM IST
The Sri Lankan ODI specialist.
Prasanna Jayawardene: Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper-batsman born in the wrong era
Prakash Govindasreenivasan October 8, 2015 5:34 PM IST
Born on October 9, 1979, Prasanna Jayawardene is probably one of the best wicketkeeping talents to emerge from Sri Lanka. Having been around since the
Thilan Samaraweera: Sri Lanka’s strong-willed middle-order batsman
Prakash Govindasreenivasan September 21, 2015 7:02 PM IST
Born on September 22, 1976, Thilan Thusara Samaraweera is a rock-solid middle-order batsman who played for Sri Lanka through the 2000s. Despite aspiring to turn
Yuvraj Singh only senior to impress amongst host of youngsters in NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2013
Prakash Govindasreenivasan August 23, 2014 8:01 PM IST
The Yuvraj Singh-led India Blue maintained their winning record to clinch the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2013 with a 50-run victory over Virat Kohli’s Delhi.
Ravichandran Ashwin’s batting prowess reaffirms need for multi-dimensional players in modern-day cricket
Prakash Govindasreenivasan August 20, 2014 1:06 AM IST
In modern day cricket, unidimensional players have taken a beating. The impact of the growing need for a cricketer to put in an all-round effort