From Habibul Bashar to Mohammad Ashraful to Shakib Al Hasan, one player has had to carry the baton for Bangladesh's evolving expectations as a Test team. That baton might now rest with Mominul HaqueMohammad Isam…
Dimuth Karunaratne does not want for talent but a career-defining innings continues to elude himAndrew Fidel Fernando at Lord's13-Jun-2014In F. Scott Fitzgerald's seminal novel , Jay Gatsby stares long into the night at a single…
The ground slowly filled and the tension slowly built, even the clouds held off from bursting as Sri Lanka closed in on a memorable winAndrew Fidel Fernando in Galle10-Aug-2014A kite had taken flight above Galle…
India are losing, but they are making Australia win. They are losing, but they are aggressive. They are attacking, until there is nothing left to attack. One shot, one bouncer and one sentence at a…
For long a contributor to India's lack of control with the ball, Ishant Sharma has become far more accurate. The rest of the fast-bowling attack, however, still remains waywardSidharth Monga at the MCG29-Dec-2014Adelaide. First morning…
New Zealand have lost their last five World Cup games against Sri Lanka, but the last time they beat them was in New Zealand, in 1992S Rajesh13-Feb-20151:27Christchurch proud to be back15-7 New Zealand's win-loss record…
Led by their fearless captain, New Zealand threw themselves at this World Cup and came as close as they ever have done to greatnessJarrod Kimber at the MCG29-Mar-2015Brendon McCullum is in mid-air. He is above…
There are plenty who have enjoyed enormous success without playing at the top level, and England are missing a trick if they summarily rule out these candidatesWill Macpherson25-May-2015"To be a credible international coach, they need…
When the third day dawned in Cardiff, Shane Watson and Brad Haddin were key to Australia's chances of fighting back but neither could deliver which starts to raise questions of the futureDaniel Brettig in Cardiff10-Jul-20154:27#PoliteEnquiries:…
Stats highlights from the final match of the series between England and New ZealandBishen Jeswant and S Rajesh20-Jun-20153151 Runs scored in the series, the highest in any ODI series of five or fewer matches. The…