29-Feb-2008 Neil McKenzie and Graeme Smith after a hard day's work © Getty Images Graeme Smith couldn't have asked for a better start to his record 54th Test as captain. Smith surpassed the South African…
A match that could, and should, have been fought to a rousing finish was allowed to meander to a miserable stalemateAndrew Miller23-Dec-2008 One of the sport's marquee contests merited a better finish © Getty Images…
A ghosted autobiography with an inconsistency that's at odds with the Australian bowler's extraordinary careerPaul Coupar25-Jul-2009<!-- -->Random HouseGlenn McGrath's book is everything his bowling was not: rather over-excitable, prone to veer between the eye-catchingly good…
A timeline of Lalit Modi's association with the BCCICricinfo staff26-Apr-2010February 2005Lalit Modi is elected president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association, defeating Kishore Rungta, whose family had controlled cricket in the state for 30 years.November 2005Sharad…
A certain Bengaluru local has some suggestions on eating your way through the cityRobin Uthappa06-Nov-2010Eat at Corner House It's a popular ice-cream haunt for locals in Bengaluru. The hot chocolate fudge there is to die…
Shortly before tea the opening day was running away from Pakistan, then the momentum changed in seven balls from Mohammad AsifNagraj Gollapudi at Lord's13-Jul-2010This was the only way the Test was going to be interesting.…
There were a few records set in the match, and it was the toss that played a huge role in the resultMadhusudhan Ramakrishnan26-Feb-2011Pakistan's 11-run victory was the fourth in their previous 11 matches against Sri…
A day on from his funeral, Jenner is remembered by one of his long-time bowling partners as a man with great powers of persuasion and a passion for spin bowlingAshley Mallett01-Jun-2011In the summer of 1959…
Shaun Marsh's debut century has opened up one of Australian cricket's most significant selection debates and has put pressure on numerous incumbents, including Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke Daniel Brettig in Pallekele10-Sep-2011"It is critical that…
Maharashtra's Akshay Darekar says the reason for his success this season is his transformation from a containing to an attacking spinner Dustin Silgardo02-Jan-2012The rapid rise in popularity of Twenty20 cricket has turned spinners from attacking…