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10 unforgettable performances in 2010

10 unforgettable performances in 2010

The year gone by had the good, the bad, and the ugly moments. And for Pakistan cricket, there were plenty of ugly cricket moments in what has been the worst year in Pakistan cricket. But in other countries such as India, South Africa and Australia, the game provided many memorable incidents to its fans to cherish...

Umair Qazi, Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Hashim Amla, Chris Gayle, Peter Siddle, Alastair Cook, Matt Prior, Pakistan, Australia

June 19 2013, 11:15 am

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Matt Prior — The unsung hero of English cricket

Matt Prior — The unsung hero of English cricket

As New Zealand prepared to take on their formidable foes England in a three-Test series, everyone expected nothing less than the English bestriding the Kiwis, and completing a whitewash. But cricket, as the cliché goes, is a game full of glorious uncertainties. On the fifth and the final day at Auckland, it was surprisingly the Kiwis who needed just six wickets to checkmate England, and win the Test series 1-0.

Bharath Ramaraj, Matt Prior, Peter Moores, Duncan Fletcher, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Graeme Swann, James Anderson

March 31 2013, 10:38 am

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Matt Prior — drawing comparisons with the great Allan Knott

Matt Prior — drawing comparisons with the great Allan Knott

Forsome, Matt Prior used to be harder to warm to than an iceberg in the shape of Jimmy Savile. Perceived as brash and mouthy, the once fumbling ’keeper came close to being regarded as almost a proxy Kevin Pietersen, a South African import whose mucky aggression simply wasn't on within the gentler confines of the English game.

James Marsh, Matt Prior, Kevin Pietersen, Sachin Tendulkar retirement, Monty Panesar, Stuart Broad, MS Dhoni, AB de Villiers, England, IPL, ECB

March 31 2013, 12:06 pm

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The day Allen Stanford landed as a messiah at the Mecca of cricket

The day Allen Stanford landed as a 'messiah' at the Mecca of cricket

On June 11, 2008, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) inked a lucrative deal with the American billionaire Allen Stanford. It was supposed to be the ‘golden goose’ that gave England some standing in a world that was ‘threatened’ by the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, it all fizzled out in dramatic circumstances. Nishad Pai Vaidya looks back at a forgettable episode in English cricket.

Nishad Pai Vaidya, Moments in history, IPL, ECB, Allen Stanford, Chris Gayle, Matt Prior, Trinidad and Tobago, Middlesex, Lord's

June 11 2013, 9:50 am

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