Unlike Indian first-class cricket's other teams, the Services side are a breed apart, with an old-fashioned ethos all their ownSharda Ugra08-Dec-2011As far as sledging goes, Yashpal Singh couldn't be sure it qualified. His second Ranji…
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the third Test between Sri Lanka and Australia, in Colombo Daniel Brettig in Colombo16-Sep-2011Another first-ball wicket Shaminda Eranga became the third bowler in…
Australia's captain Michael Clarke is widely expected to win his third Border Medal on MondayDaniel Brettig26-Feb-2012Previous winners of the Allan Border Medal2000: Glenn McGrath2001: Steve Waugh 2002: Matthew Hayden2003: Adam Gilchrist2004: Ricky Ponting2005: Michael Clarke2006:…
South Africa will be highly confident of ending their losing run in Durban against a Sri Lankan team struggling to adjust to the conditionsMadhusudhan Ramakrishnan25-Dec-2011Given the extent of South Africa's dominance in the first Test,…
In a grim part of Nottingham, a charity based on the game aims to make a differenceJon Culley24-May-2012When John Player and Sons were rolling out cigarettes at the rate of 14,000 a minute, and every…
A 4-0 beating by England will not go down well at home but Australia's ODI fortunes pale in significance when set alongside the AshesDaniel Brettig at Old Trafford10-Jul-2012During an era in which the Test team…
The tri-nation Twenty20 series in Zimbabwe has little context, but for Bangladesh it holds much significanceMohammad Isam16-Jun-2012The tri-nation Twenty20 series involving South Africa, Bangladesh and hosts Zimbabwe is unglamorous, unofficial and a speck in an…
ESPNcricinfo presents the pivotal clashes to watch out for during the Sri Lanka-England Test series, which kicks off in Galle on MondayAndrew McGlashan in Galle25-Mar-2012Andrew Strauss v Chanaka WelegedaraThe England captain needs a strong series…
Upon returning home, South Africa's coach and captain looked back on a tournament of many disappointments and few positivesFirdose Moonda04-Oct-2012It was not exactly visible in the bright sunshine but Gary Kirsten said a "dark mist"…
Many people have said he should not be in the team, let alone captain, but Darren Sammy was at centre of everything West Indies did in the World Twenty20 finalJarrod Kimber in Colombo07-Oct-2012People love to…