Ahead of the second England-Pakistan Test, let's take a look at the history of the venue Old Trafford, where England have so far played 75 Tests, winning 26, losing 14 while 35 Tests have ended in a draw.
ICC match referees remain largely away from the gaze of the television cameras. And because most the referees are from a bygone past, their exploits are not widely known to the younger generation of cricket fans.
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his 40th birthday today [April 24, 2013]. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a few great performances by batsmen after they had turned 40.
India were chasing 493, when...
Bobby Simpson served Australia as opening batsman, leg-spinner, ace slip fielder, captain, and coach.
Not only did Bobby Simpson register his best bowling figures, but also put up a superb all-round display at SCG to help peg England back in the Ashes Test.
In Part Six of the series, we look at two cricketers who could easily be mistaken for siblings in the way they went about their game. Arunabha Sengupta compares Bill Lawry and Alastair Cook - two men at the top of the order, linked by the penchant of putting substance over style.
Reminiscing his glory days, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar rated Kris Srikkanth as the best opening partner he had, saying that the right-hander "liberated" him as a batsman.
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar feels the controversial Indian premier League (IPL) is good for the game and feels it provides financial security to players.