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Sri Lanka Cricketers Write Emotional Messages for Outgoing Coach Mickey Arthur

IST 18 November 2021 •4:29 PM IST

World Cup Countdown: 1987 – Houghton’s magical knock and Crowe’s miraculous catch

09 March 2019 •12:41 PM IST

Dave Houghton set to join Derbyshire as Head of Cricket

31 August 2018 •12:04 AM IST

First Test of every side: Part 3 of 3 — Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh

11 May 2018 •2:08 PM IST

Leaders to begin with: XI of cricketers who led on Test debut

01 November 2017 •7:00 AM IST

Dave Houghton News

Best batsmen Shane Warne bowled to from each country

Shane Warne started with India and honestly, there were no surprises. The man, who gave Warne nightmare, Sachin Tendulkar tops the list.

23 July 2016 •10:01 PM IST

Dave Houghton: 10 facts about the multi-faceted Zimbabwean

David Houghton, born June 23, 1957, can be probably regarded as the best Zimbabwean batsman alongside Andy Flower.

23 June 2015 •11:50 AM IST

When Baichung Bhutia challenged Martin Crowe

Baichung Bhutia wasn't impressed by Martin's Crowe's famous catch in the 1987 World Cup,

24 July 2014 •2:00 PM IST

A hockey XI

With World Cup Hockey under progress, it is the responsibility of a cricket website to come up with an XI of cricketers who also excelled in hockey. Abhishek Mukherjee performs the rituals. Despite the visible lack of interest, World Cup Hockey is here. Gone are the days when India, and often Pakistan, dominated...

06 June 2014 •7:30 AM IST

Zimbabwe’s Test debut begins on highly sluggish note against India at Harare in 1992

Zimbabwe’s Test debut was a slow-burning affair as they played hosts to India at Harare on October 18, 1992. It was a historic moment for the nation and after the match they could hold their heads up high as they held the upper hand over an established Indian side for most parts. Shrikant Shankar revisits Zimbabwe’s birth as a Test-playing nation.

18 October 2013 •4:35 PM IST

Dave Houghton: Zimbabwe’s first Test captain who also represented the nation in hockey

Dave Houghton was one of the best batsmen to emerge from Zimbabwe. He was easily their best batsman till Andy Flower came along.

23 June 2013 •5:10 PM IST

When Zimbabwe announced their arrival on the international stage

On June 9, 1983, the ICC Prudential World Cup kicked off in England amidst great frenzy. Karthik Parimal looks back at the opening fixture between Zimbabwe and Australia, and how the latter were promptly stunned.

09 June 2013 •10:41 AM IST

World Cup 1987: Dave Houghton’s near miracle that ended with Martin Crowe’s unbelievable catch

In the early days of the Reliance World Cup 1987, David Houghton conjured up a magical century to take Zimbabwe within a gasp of victory against New Zealand. It took another miracle to stop them from striding through the home-stretch. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the two amazing events of that day 25 years ago.

10 October 2012 •12:15 PM IST

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