Gayle turns umpire
Plays of the day from the fifth day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies in GalleAndrew Fernando in Galle18-Nov-2010Bulls-eye of the da
A giant among allrounders
At his peak, Imran Khan the bowler was easily among the best in the world, while his skilful batting and inspirational captaincy made him the complete
Calm Laxman defies spasms and past demons
A testing fifth-day pitch, an accurate rookie spinner, an old foe in Ajantha Mendis and a troublesome back were all thrown at VVS Laxman. Yet, he foun
Twelve hopeful men
Whites have been cleaned, pitches have been readied, it’s time to hope again; we look at men who will be expecting slightly more than some of the othe
A delightful debut
To those in his native Trinidad, who always regarded Adrian Barath’s advance into the West Indies Test team as a matter of when, rather than if, the o
New, improved Gibbs profits from patience
Herschelle Gibbs played an innings of patience and practicality to steer Deccan Chargers to their fourth win on the trot Karna S27-Apr-2009Watching He
Versatile Dilshan up for any challenge
Tillakaratne Dilshan is no mood to let go of any opportunity that comes his way, not even wicketkeepingSidharth Monga in Colombo11-Jul-2009Tillakaratn
Gayle and Dilshan's one-man show
The statistical highlights from the second semi-final between Sri Lanka and West IndiesS Rajesh19-Jun-2009Chris Gayle’s innings was a solo effort in
The old rush
Sachin Tendulkar’s 134 in Sharjah in 1998 set the bar for his centuries in a one-day final, but damned if today’s effort doesn’t at least nip at its s
Dhoni seeks clarity of thought
Sriram Veera in Colombo01-Feb-2009 So is Mahendra Singh Dhoni a cool captain? © AFP Seven games. Seven wins. You would think the capt