There’s a YouTube video on fast bowling titled, "Bowled, Bowled, Bowled." If you’re an Indian cricket fan who watched the two and a half minute video, you will realize that while many Indian batsmen saw their stumps going for a walk, not one Indian bowler is seen returning the favour.
June 17 2013, 3:20 pm
Read MoreBrian Statham, born June 17, 1930, was one of the greatest fast bowlers produced by England, and the holder of the world record for Test wickets for a short period of time. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the life and career of the man who was perhaps one of the most universally loved characters in the game
June 16 2013, 12:37 pm
Read MoreDileep V of CricketCountry looks at some Test match stats of 2010 and unearth the performers through stats. This exercise will ultimately lead to a Test team of the year. The team will consist of two openers, four middle order batsmen, a wicketkeeper, a spinner and three fast bowler.
June 19 2013, 1:10 am
Read MoreAlan Davidson, born June 14, 1929, was one of the greatest left-arm fast bowlers of all time and batted well enough to be counted among the game’s legendary all-rounders. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career of the man who was instrumental in Australia’s dominance in the late fifties and early sixties.
June 15 2013, 9:29 am
Read MoreOn May 6, 1962, a metallic fast bowler entered this world. Neil Foster is remembered more for his injuries than his cricketing sojourn. A fine cricketing career was curtailed by barrage of injuries so much that once an airport metal detector was set off when Foster, who had metal plates in his body, passed through it. One of the most promising careers was truncated at 31, courtesy of yet another injury. Sarang Bhalerao looks at the cricketing career of one of England’s most promising fast bowlers: Neil Foster.
June 14 2013, 1:04 am
Read MoreA fierce pace battery has always been a chink in the armour for Indian cricket. After Kapil’s retirement, Prabhakar lost his sheen as a reasonably good swing bowler. Javagal Srinath has arguably been the best produce in both Test and one-day cricket as far as the pace department is concerned. However, the pair of Srinath and the tall Venkatesh Prasad never really sent shivers down the spine of opening batsmen in the late 90s.
June 14 2013, 12:52 pm
Read MoreSouth Africa skipper AB de Villiers expressed concerns over allegations of ball-tampering against the English side and seemed a bit amazed at the host bowlers' ability to reverse-swing the ball "a bit quicker than the rest of the teams" in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2013.
June 18 2013, 7:51 pm
Read MoreBy Faisal Caesar One of the pernicious fallacies perpetrated by the television age is the misconception that a glut of runs equals to good cricket. Even seasoned commentators, mostly ex-cricketers, are willing victims of this malady where the goodness of a pitch is defined by the quantity of runs scored on it than the quantity. This makes cricket lop-sided.
June 14 2013, 1:18 pm
Read MoreVintcent van der Bijl, born on March 19, 1948, was one of the greatest fast-medium bowlers of all time. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at yet another talented cricketer who did not make it to the top level because of South Africa’s isolation from international cricket because of their then apartheid policy.
June 13 2013, 10:32 pm
Read MoreThe imagination of the Indian think-tank is baffling. A bold management would have picked Yuvraj Singh instead of Mukund to open the innings for India as Yuvraj could have been used as a fifth bowler as well.
June 18 2013, 3:02 pm
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