All hell broke loose in the headquarters of world cricket, the N Srinivasan household in Chennai, after news leaked into the public domain that bookie and small fish in the spot-fixing scandal, Vindoo Dara Singh, had made several calls to a really big fish, Srini’s son-in-law and CSK co-owner, Gurunath Meiyappan.
May 23 2013, 10:55 pm
Read MoreDenis Compton, born May 23, 1918, was one of the greatest batsmen of England whose career might have traced even higher paths if he had not been hampered by a near-crippling knee injury. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the knight in shining armour of English cricket who brightened up the drab post-War days of the country with his breath-taking batting.
May 23 2013, 2:14 pm
Read MoreRajasthan Royals' skipper Rahul Dravid wins the toss and elects to bowl first against MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings in the 61st tie of the Indian Premier League 2013.
May 12 2013, 11:11 pm
Read MorePakistan take on Ireland in the first One-Day International at Dunedin on Thursday.
May 23 2013, 4:00 pm
Read MoreWith all the drama and action happening off-field, tuning into the match seemed rather difficult. It is a testament to our passion for cricket and relentless commitment towards reporting events as they take place that we sacrificed NewsHour, flushed every bit of doubt, cynicism and analytical thinking from our minds and hearts, and sat down to watch the first of the playoffs.
May 22 2013, 5:06 pm
Read MoreJust when viewers were close to asphyxiation, watching meaningless matches involving ‘chillar’ teams like KKR and DD towards the business end of the league stage, Sreesanth’sarrestfor spot-fixing has come like a breath of fresh-air, breathing life into what was, hitherto, a scandal free edition of the T20 extravaganza.
May 23 2013, 9:33 pm
Read MoreThe picturesque but sleepy town of Dharamsala is all set to host Kings XI Punjab's last two home matches at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium as IPL 6 draws to a close.
May 14 2013, 6:14 pm
Read MoreThe first Test on Indian soil had started at the Bombay Gymkhana on December 15, 1933. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a historic Test that also included the first-ever Test hundred by an Indian.
May 22 2013, 4:08 pm
Read MoreReg [Tip] Foster, born on April 16, 1878, still holds the record for the highest score on Test debut. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the only man to have led England in both cricket and football.
May 22 2013, 4:05 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
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