Baboo's story
Ian Chappell thought Baboo Ebrahim better than any white spinner in South Africa. Given the opportunity, he could have played for the country, but his era was not a time for opportunitySidharth Monga18-Jan-2011Ismail "Baboo" Ebrahim's…
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The commoner's colossus
A Lahore urchin, Lala Amarnath grew to walk with princes, but never lost sight of his rootsKN Prabhu28-Mar-2011I am aware Lala Amarnath was not popular among his contemporaries, and the lesser men who followed chose…
Going back to Australia's Twenty20 roots
On the eve of the Big Bash League, we revisit the first Twenty20 match played in Australia, in January 2005Alex Malcolm15-Dec-2011On January 12 2005, the WACA was sold out. It was the first time the…
Warner swims at the MCG
Plays of the Day from the first ODI of the CB series, between India and Australia at the MCGSidharth Monga at the MCG05-Feb-2012The dive In the third over of the Indian innings, Gautam Gambhir drove…
What will prevail: Consistency or big-match aura?
The opinion is divided about which team is going to win the final of the IPL between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight RidersESPNcricinfo staff27-May-2012"No doubt they are playing in their own backyard and they've…
Two blinders, and one that nearly was
Plays of the Day from the Champions League match between Chennai Super Kings and Lions in Cape TownLiam Brickhill at Newlands17-Oct-2012The quicksSydney Sixers' gaggle of young quicks had hurried Yorkshire's batsmen earlier in the day,…
Wicked outswinger a fitting 300th
Dale Steyn has been among the world's leading fast bowlers, if not the best, since 2008 and his career reached another landmark at NewlandsFirdose Moonda at Newlands02-Jan-2013The wickets of Shayne O'Connor, Mohammed Sami and Doug…
'You don't want the ball to go past you'
England's Lydia Greenway on what helps make her one of the best fielders in the worldInterview by Abhishek Purohit07-Feb-2013England's Lydia Greenway is rated by many as the best fielder in women's cricket. She made her…
Morne Morkel and a pot of yoghurt
This statistical analysis of England and South Africa's bowling attacks is helped along by some good bacteriaAndy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013The second Test in the Olympics-buried series between Team GB and South Africa begins at Headingley on Thursday…
Bangladesh's fielding angst
Plays from the first day of the first Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in HarareFirdose Moonda in Harare17-Apr-2013Drop of the day Timycen Maruma must have been nervous. Not only was he making his Test debut,…