The unforgiven
Twenty-four years ago 18 West Indians made history when they ventured into apartheid South Africa to play a series that went down in legend. A look back at the rebel tour of 1983Siddhartha Vaidyanathan20-Mar-2007June 30,…
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Sir Geoffrey's spectacles, and seven left-armers
Seven fronline left-armers in an ODI, six-less careers, most captains in a side and moreSteven Lynch16-Oct-2007The regular Tuesday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questionsabout (almost) any aspect of cricket: Geoff Boycott was dismissed…
Building on the learning curve
He has an uncomplicated technique, an assured defence, a range of strokes, and the rare gift of being able to play the ball late - and now an opportunity to display them on the biggest…
Colly's wobble
Tempers flared when New Zealand lost a wicket to a run-out after a mid-pitch collision involving Ryan Sidebottom. The papers were full of it the day after27-Jun-2008 'Think carefully about your next move' © AFP…
Some backbone at last
The pitches may have been dead and the referrals system may have raised more problems than it solved, but West Indies can congratulate themselves on the progress they have madeVaneisa Baksh11-Mar-2009The series between West Indies…
'These are the Road Runner years'
Super Fred's decision to go freelance has generated much debateCricinfo staff19-Sep-2009"'Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.' And keep asking yourself, again and again."Times"If Fred…
Plenty to cheer for Bangladesh despite defeat
Stats highlights from the Lord's Test between England and Bangladesh, which the home team won by eight wicketsS Rajesh01-Jun-2010Tamim Iqbal made two 50-plus scores in a Test for the third time•Getty Images Bangladesh's match aggregate…
A face-off but no slip-ups
Plays of the day from game four of the Asia Cup, between India and PakistanSiddarth Ravindran in Dambulla19-Jun-2010Some familiar refrainsThere aren't too many Indian or Pakistani expats in central Sri Lanka, andthe agricultural town of…
Despair to delight: How Jacobs revitalised the Warriors
The Warriors were a beaten team in 2006, when Davy Jacobs, playing for the Eagles, was sidelined by injury for the season. The fortunes of both, team and player, were about to changeSriram Veera26-Sep-2010April 25,…
The lowest ebb
For New Zealand, this will forever be remembered as the year they were thrashed by BangladeshBrydon Coverdale24-Dec-2010This week New Zealand sacked their coach of less than a year, Mark Greatbatch. The previous mentor, Andy Moles,…