John Davison, born May 9, 1970,is a former Canadian cricket captain and the man who broke the record for the fastest century scored in a World Cup. Jaideep Vaidya looks back at Davison’s career that spanned three World Cups.
May 9 2013, 5:09 pm
Read MoreKeith Fletcher, born May 20, 1944, was one of England’s finest cricketing brains. Although he captained on just seven counts, he was an able advisor to the likes of Tony Lewis and Tony Greig. Karthik Parimal looks back at the career of this shrewd cricketer.
May 21 2013, 3:59 pm
Read MoreOn May 15, 1999, Hansie Cronje ran into the first of his many major troubles, when he plugged-in an earpiece, to receive instructions from coach Bob Woolmer, during South Africa’s first World Cup fixture against India. Karthik Parimal looks back at that incident and what followed thereafter.
May 15 2013, 1:16 pm
Read MoreAnjum Chopra, born May 20, 1977, was a fearless left-hander who was influential in some of India’s most memorable victories. Along with the likes of Mithali Raj, Anjum has galvanised women’s cricket in India. Sudatta Mukherjee looks back at the life of Anjum, who rekindled memories of David Gower with her stylish batting.
May 20 2013, 11:49 am
Read MoreOn April 28, 2007, the indomitable Australian cricket team won their third straight World Cup title, and fourth overall, after beating Sri Lanka by 53 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method at Bridgetown, Barbados. However, this wasn't before the match was interrupted by everything — blundering officials, inclement weather, bad light and, most importantly, a hurricane originating more than 16,000 kms away at New South Wales. Jaideep Vaidya takes you through the bedlam.
May 1 2013, 3:34 pm
Read MoreThe organisers of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 have appointed Ticketek as their ticketing partner for the prestigious event, to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
April 15 2013, 5:11 pm
Read MoreDavid Warner’s outburst on Twitter has created a new benchmark for player-journalist feuds, but such rifts are not new in the cricketing world. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at some of the nasty encounters between the cricketers and the media men.
May 21 2013, 2:10 am
Read MoreMarch 13, 1996. India are outplayed by a brilliant Sri Lankan side in the semi-final at Eden Gardens. The crowd cannot digest the disappointment. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the disgraceful hooliganism that led to match-referee Clive Lloyd awarding the match to the Lankans by default.
March 15 2013, 2:50 pm
Read MoreIn what is an extremely momentous occasion for the Indian Premier League (IPL), "Dil Jumping Jepang" has been chosen as the anthem for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
May 10 2013, 10:50 am
Read MorePCB chairman Zaka Ashraf said on Thursday it has has submitted a request with the ICC to host the World Cup qualifiers in 2018 for the 2019 edition.
April 19 2013, 12:05 am
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