Peter Roebuck

Peter Roebuck’s family feels book may hinder inquest

Earlier in August, an inquest into the apparent suicide of Peter Roebuck was set to be reopened.

Peter Roebuck’s death inquest set to be reopened

Roebuck, a former Somerset captain, played 335 first-class matches before making a career writing about the sport.

11 cricketers probed for sexual assaults

Rubel Hossain, who has been named in Bangladesh World Cup squad, was remanded to custody over allegations of raping an actress.

Peter Roebuck commits suicide 20 years after writing foreword to a book on cricket suicides

Peter Roebuck wrote the foreword to David Frith's By His Own Hand. He committed suicide himself 20 years later.

Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell: Why Rahul Dravid didn’t get an equally deserving reception

The world can be well divided into two — workaholics and work shirkers. Workaholics are like well-oiled mean machines, possessed by anything that keeps them busy, away from the devil’s workshop. But even they enjoy a bit of serenity and respect the beauty of timelessness. They don’t mind stopping to hear the gush of a wave or hold on to give some time to appreciate Van Gogh’s work. They don’t mind sitting cozily on their couch to spend some time with a Beethoven’s symphony or stop the world around them when Sachin Tendulkar is batting in his 90s.

When Sachin Tendulkar did an eagle-like act to soar again in the skies and enjoy a phenomenal high

How often does a part weigh more than the whole? How often does a clock tick properly with its dials imperfect? How often can one win a tough game of chess without moving the knight or the rook?

Sachin Tendulkar or Brian Lara? Who is greatest of the two modern maestros

Brian Lara has been inducted to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame. Arunabha Sengupta takes this opportunity to contrast the career of the great left-hander with the other supreme batsman of his times, Sachin Tendulkar.

Cricketing Rifts 11 – Multiple issues around Boycott and Botham

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 commonplace in the history of the game. In this series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket.

Peter Roebuck’s death case adjourned till further notice

An inquest into the death of noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has been adjourned till further notification with the Warrington Coroner's Court still awaiting the report of the third post-mortem conducted on the writer earlier this week.

Cricket commentator Mike Coward pays tribute to Peter Roebuck

By CricketCountry Staff

Mike Coward, a renowned cricket commentator who was one of Peter Roebuck’s contemporaries gave a speech at Roebuck’s memorial on Thursday at the Sydney Cricket Ground.