David Frith reviews by Roland PerryDavid Frith14-Jun-2006 A friend of mine declared himself "shattered" by this book. With millions of others, he had long worshipped Keith Miller, the dashing and debonair Australian cricketer. War service…
The one-day series between India and Pakistan is approaching the business end. Two matches remain but Pakistan are 2-1 down George Binoy in Gwalior13-Nov-2007 Shoaib Malik hasn't been able to continue his great run against…
Repeated bunglings by WICB officials have embarrassed West Indies cricket Tony Cozier13-Apr-2008 Jerome Taylor has his name spelled incorrectly during the first ODI against Sri Lanka © AFP The West Indies Cricket Board made its…
Nothing appears to fluster Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and that serene air is contagious. He doesn't indulge in any histrionics, but his players undoubtedly know who's in chargeCricinfo staff23-Nov-2008 Steering his side to yet another series:…
He doesn't fail dope tests, he doesn't fight team-mates or officials, he just runs up, bowls - damn well - and goes awayOsman Samiuddin13-Jun-2009After Shoaib Akhtar and before Mohammad Asif, there was Umar Gul. Not…
From a harsh existence near the sewage-filled Buriganga river to becoming Bangladesh's most famous left-arm spinner, there have plenty of turns in Mohammad Rafique's lifeSriram Veera11-Jan-2010It's quite a story of a boy who grew up…
Everyone goes to the Gandhi ashram, but there's a reason for thatParthiv Patel06-Nov-2010Go the Kankaria Lake It's pretty well known in Ahmedabad. There's lot to see and do there now. There are lots of rides…
Plays of the day from the second day of the first Test between India and Australia in MohaliSidharth Monga in Mohali02-Oct-2010The intent Until Mitchell Johnson came out to bat, Harbhajan Singh had been allowed to…
A case of Piyush Chawla's emotional career history keeping R Ashwin out of the XISharda Ugra10-Mar-2011The R Ashwin question is about to be answered. Soon. Maybe even on the weekend, definitely by next weekend; the…
South Australia have been Sheffield Shield whipping boys for too long. Their new coach, Darren Berry, is confident he can change that by instilling an attacking mindset in his playersBrydon Coverdale09-Jun-2011When South Australia lifted the…