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Michael Slater
Thu, January 10 2013
Jayawardene, Clarke & Hussey among those with lop-sided overseas records
There is a popular perception that batsmen of the subcontinent – particularly Indians – are tigers only at home, while the ones belonging to the champion teams perform consistently around the world. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the numbers to find that in modern cricket the truth is drastically different.
Wed, December 05 2012
Ricky Ponting – End of a glorious 17-year cricket career
Former and current Australian cricketers talk about batting legend Ricky Ponting and share their personal memories about him. Ricky Ponting retired from Test cricket at the end of the third and final Test match against South Africa at Perth on Monday bring an end to a glorious 17-year cricket career. He ended his career as...
Wed, September 10 2014
Simon Taufel retires as one of the greatest umpires who ever officiated
Simon Taufel bid adieu at an age when most of the erstwhile umpires used to break into the international arena. Yet, he has carved a niche for himself with sterling decision making for nearly one and a half decades. Arunabha Sengupta salutes the man who exited as an international umpire after officiating the 2012 World T20 final on Sunday.
Fri, February 10 2012
Michael Slater reckons Virat Kohli is currently the best young batsman
By CricketCountry Staff
Former Australia opener Michael Slater said India batsman Virat Kohli is currently the best young batsman in world cricket.
Thu, January 12 2012
India not hurt by crushing losses against Australia, opines Michael Slater
By CricketCountry Staff
Former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater asserted on Thursday that Indian cricketers do not feel the pain when they fail as a team, and are not hurt enough after their crushing losses at the hands of Australia in the first two Test matches.
Thu, January 12 2012
MS Dhoni unperturbed by criticism
By Ashish Shukla
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit back at former cricketers criticising his captaincy in the ongoing Test series against Australia, saying that he was not bothered by them as he would get brickbats even after taking right decisions.
Tue, December 27 2011
Cameraman Joe falls off his Segway at MCG
A video of cameraman Joe Previtera, who fell off his segway during the Australia-India Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Groundon Tuesday. The cameraman failed to notice the spare helmet and drove over it, causing the fall. Despite the fall, Previtera took a bow to the crowd and then reliving the moment with...
Tue, December 27 2011
Joe the cameraman tumbles off segway at the MCG
By CricketCountry Staff
Australian cameraman Joe Previtera, fell off his segway while capturing shots of the Australia-India clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of 52,858 cricket fans during the live telecast that was being beamed to millions of homes around the world.
Wed, December 14 2011
Michael Slater furious with Cricket Australia over Big Bash hoopla
Former Australian opener Michael Slater on Wednesday accused Cricket Australia of being obsessed with starting a rival tournament to compete with Indian Premier League and turning a blind eye towards the dwindling fortunes of Test cricket.
Thu, June 09 2011
Bust-up with Clarke led to axing of Katich?
Was Simon Katich's axing from Cricket Australia's list of contracted players a fallout of his infamous bust-up with current captain Michael Clarke more than two years ago?