What's a sportswriter to do when they keep coasting along so efficiently and dully?Andy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013Another home Test, another thumping victory for England, another surgical cauterisation of a visiting top order hopelessly ill-equipped and under-trained for…
Sreesanth wasn't the most likeable team-mate or opponent, but he had skill beyond doubt, which we might have seen the last ofSidharth Monga16-May-2013Sreesanth made his Test debut in March 2006. Since that Test, in Nagpur,…
Robiul Islam's six wicket hauls is more than just the bowler's personal best. It offers inspiration and direction to his team-mates and aspirantsMohammad Isam19-Apr-2013Unless you are Mashrafe Mortaza, pace bowling does not make you a…
You can't keep Jim Parks out of cricket. At 81, the former England wicketkeeper-batsman retains his love for the game that first struck him at the age of fiveBrydon Coverdale04-Aug-2013Jim Parks was wearing a name-tag…
As England seek to defend the Ashes two months after retaining it, they will hope Matt Prior, who knows a thing or two about endurance and dealing with failure, returns to formAndrew McGlashan27-Oct-2013Matt Prior has…
Ross Taylor's career needed realigning at the start of the season, and he has responded with a glut of runs which is taking him to rarely seen heights for a New Zealand batsmanAndrew McGlashan in…
Both batsmen haven't had the best of series so far, but while Rogers has a solid record at the WACA, Smith is yet to come to terms with the bouncy trackBrydon Coverdale in Perth11-Dec-2013Chris Rogers…
Plays of the Day from the third ODI between India and West Indies, in KanpurSiddarth Ravindran27-Nov-2013The non-walk Getting a batsman bowled is usually the most direct manner of dismissing him, but when Marlon Samuels was…
Which is why England had to fire Kevin Pietersen completely. And renounce his reintegration to the side in 2012Andy Zaltzman11-Feb-2014Cricket is in the midsts of one of its least edifying periods. The Pietersen saga rumbles…
From not taking cricket seriously and facing fitness issues, to emerging as Railways' leading wicket-taker and a key figure behind the team's journey to the quarter-finals this season, Anureet Singh has come a long wayRachna…