Suresh Raina was touted as the next big thing in Indian cricket by Greg Chappell, and showed glimpses of that promise on sub-continental pitches. However, his average of 33.9 in 2010, including two ducks, is not flattering. Not everyone can be as blessed as Virender Sehwag to get away with unrestrained strokeplay.
June 17 2013, 4:06 pm
Read MoreGanguly, not retained by KKR, went unsold at the auction. Yes, not a single taker among the 10 franchises that saw the darling of Bengal shunted in an elite but unwanted list that included legendary names like Brian Lara, Sanath Jayasuriya and even Chris Gayle – the last named has a strike rate of 144.49 in the T20 format.
June 19 2013, 12:51 am
Read MoreKim Hughes, born January 26, 1954, was one of the most attractive stroke-players produced by Australia, but one who never managed to reach the heights he promised. Arunabha Sengupta revisits the tumultuous career of the man who would jump down the wicket to the fastest of bowlers to bring a smile on the face of the spectator.
June 17 2013, 1:44 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 MoreIan Redpath, born May 11, 1941, was one of the mainstays of the string Australian side of the early seventies and one of the most difficult batsmen to dismiss.Arunabha Senguptalooks back at the Victorian opener who, according to Greg Chappell, could kill to play for Australia.
May 11 2013, 10:18 am
Read MoreRay Illingworth, born on June 8, 1932, was England, Yorkshire, and Leicestershire all-rounder. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at one of England’s finest Test captains.
June 9 2013, 9:59 pm
Read MoreFormer Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Friday said he felt bad for Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid who had to "contend with people like Greg Chappell and S Sreesanth" during his captaincy stints for the country and the IPL franchisee respectively.
May 23 2013, 4:58 pm
Read MoreFormer Team India coach Greg Chappell on Tuesday said he was excited about the future of Indian cricket but worried about the future of Test matches.
February 27 2013, 10:20 pm
Read MoreLegendary Greg Chappell has heaped praise on Michael Clarke, saying the responsbility of leading Australia has only got the best out of him and tipped the current skipper to emulate his predecessor Ricky Ponting by scoring 13,000 Test runs.
March 2 2013, 2:05 pm
Read MoreFormer India coach Greg Chappell praised Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his iconic innings in the first Test against Australia and believes that Dhoni is the only person who can make a difference in the Test series.
February 27 2013, 11:32 am
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