Good not great
Sri Lanka did done decently well in 2007 - save for a couple of hiccupsCharlie Austin02-Jan-2008 Mahela Jayawardene led from the front in 2007 © AFP Sri Lankans will look back on 2007 with mixed…
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Dravid dismissal adds familiar twist
Such has been the vicissitudes of this is Test that the third day would have been a letdown without a last-minute twistSambit Bal in Galle02-Aug-2008 Ball-by-ball, over-by-over, Rahul Dravid extricated himself from the spell that…
Eighty-three once more
A look back at the magical, surreal summer that ended with Kapil Dev raising aloft the World CupAyaz Memon24-Jun-2008Show me a person who gave Kapil Dev's team any chance of winning the 1983 World Cup:…
Subject missing
Too many rote match descriptions, too few insightsMartin Williamson21-Sep-2008 Stuart Surridge is not a name that would spring readily to mind to the modern generation if you were to ask for a list of the…
Just like old times
By his own admission, Mohammad Yousuf was not at his fittest best and had little batting practice before coming to Galle and scoring a serene centurySidharth Monga in Galle05-Jul-2009It was as if nothing had changed.…
Why you shouldn't sledge or whip your cattle
Cricinfo looks at the highs and lows of the second week of the IPLCricinfo staff29-Mar-2010The home advantage It's fascinating to observe that even in Twenty20 cricket, the home-advantage factor has sprung up. Royal Challengers Bangalore…
'I can't control my emotions all the time'
Yuvraj Singh looks back at a troubled year, marked by injury, controversy and the loss of formInterview by Sharda Ugra21-Sep-2010Yuvraj Singh's career these days must feel like the middle overs of a high-scoring ODI -…
The bonafide great who never was
Apartheid prevented Barry Richards from becoming a batting superstar, the next Bradman, evenTelford Vice07-Nov-2010To Donald Bradman, he was as good as Jack Hobbs or Len Hutton. To John Arlott, he was "a batsman of staggering…
The surfer and the sage
Hashim Amla, with his sagely beard and neatly perched glasses, was a patient planner while AB de Villiers, with his surfer blonde hair and cheeky smile, was fun-loving, mischievous and carefreeFirdose Moonda at the PCA…
'Windowgate' and Cook's first stumping
Plays of the Day from the 5th day of the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord'sAndrew Miller at Lord's07-Jun-2011Scandal of the day A fit of pique, an etiquette breach, a trivial injury,…