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England’s last pair of James Anderson and Monty Panesar batted for 40 minutes to deny a victory for the Australians in the first Test at Cardiff on late Sunday. The left-handers’ stand of 19 spanned 69 balls after England had been in desperate trouble when all-rounder Paul Collingwood, the last of their recognised batsman, was [...]

Over a century old tradition and countless moments to be cherished in a cricket series that is often labelled as the mother of all. I have jotted down SEVEN top moments that are most memorable and hope you agree. Here you go: Sir dismissed for a DUCK! It was the year 1948 and Sir Don [...]

Carnage at Cardiff It could not have been more one-sided than this. In a show of great strength and character, Australia pummeled their way to secure a 239-run lead on the fourth day and with it set the tone for the rest of the Ashes. Centuries from Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting, Simon Katich, Marcus North [...]

Dada walked up to the middle of the pitch to face the Buchanan bouncer hurled not just at him but at various cricketing greats of India. Angry at John Buchanan’s criticism of Indian criketing greats such as Sunny Gavaskar and batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, Dada pointed out that John should not have bad-mouthed the Indians. [...]

Even as the game of cricket continues to churn out legends year after year, there are some who remain evergreen—much like their batting or bowling in their heydays. Sunil Gavaskar is one of them. On his 60th birthday, cricketing greats  paid glowing tribute to legendary Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar on his 60th birthday, describing him [...]

Myriad series has been played under the sun between teams but the one that shall be etched in every cricket afficionado’s memory will be the one played between Douglas Jardine’s England against Bill Woodfull’s Australians in the 1932/33 Ashes labeled now as the famous and fateful ‘Bodyline’ series. The series threatened to disrupt the future [...]

In a land which chest-thumps itself as the creator of a game embraced quite candidly by the second most populated nation in the world, is it safe enough to call Michael Vaughan was the most charming and successful leader ever to have led their cricket team in Test cricket? The 34-year-old Yorkshire batsman retired on [...]

“You have to try to reply to criticism with your intellect, not your ego,” said the one of the most revered England captains of yesteryears— Mike Brearley. Agreed. In his heyday, England were a stronger unit than what they are now and captains have been a topic of intense debate and discussions for decades now. [...]