India's Test team comprises two specialist wicketkeepers but there are precendents to this. Sriram Veera looks at the colourful characters who stood behind the stumps for IndiaSriram Veera27-May-2007 Farokh Engineer: a solid presence behind the…
Cricket in Assam has long struggled under adverse circumstances. Things just may be about to changeSiddhartha Vaidyanathan09-Nov-2007 Rajesh Borah is perhaps the finest cricketer Assam has produced Siddhartha Vaidyanathan The North-East Railway Stadium is a…
Mohammad Rafique, Bangladesh's leading wicket-taker, has hung up his boots - reluctantly. "There's more cricket left in me," he tells CricinfoInterview by Khondaker Mirazur Rahman04-Mar-2008 Last tango in Chittagong: the second Test against South Africa…
It was only fitting L Balaji's famous smile, that won over Pakistan in 2004, could manage a grand return in his beloved ChennaiSiddhartha Vaidyanathan10-May-2008 L Balaji's 1000-watt smile was in its full glory at the…
Halfway into the tournament, it's time to assess how the teams have been doing. Cricinfo has its report card readySriram Veera06-May-2009Chennai Super KingsRetirement seems to have worked wonders for Matthew Hayden, who has 289 runs…
The hosts finally thought they could gain a first victory over England, but Eoin Morgan put paid to that with a perfectly timed one-day inningsAndrew Miller in Dhaka02-Mar-2010The sound of Eoin Morgan cracking Shafiul Islam…
The stadium in Pallekele is designed to look and feel like the SuperSport Park in South Africa02-Nov-2010Kandy has long been one of the major centres of cricket in Sri Lanka, where the sport has been…
Virender Sehwag's innings are exhilarating while Sachin Tendulkar's batting is more calculated. Both of them played their part to lead India's fightback Sidharth Monga at the SSC28-Jul-2010Watching Virender Sehwag bat is a thrilling experience. From…
Like moths to a flame, Ireland's bowlers tried attracting Pollard's attention with short balls. He hammered them with all his might, and has the arsenal and hunger to become a good middle-order batsman. He needs…
If he didn't have a pretty good idea already, Alastair Cook now knows how quickly the emotions of an England one-day captain can shift Andrew McGlashan at Headingley01-Jul-2011If he didn't have a pretty good idea…