By opening with Dilshan, Sri Lanka are hoping to recapture the glory days when Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana indulged themselves against the new ballSriram Veera in Colombo05-Feb-2009 Tillakaratne Dilshan: "I am new to this…
Yuvraj Singh reveals how he tackled Ajantha Mendis after his nightmare series against him Sri Lanka last yearSriram Veera in Colombo04-Feb-2009 Yuvraj Singh: "I just had a few bad games. I wanted to prove what…
Hygiene, nicknames, freeloaders, arson and more in this interview with the Mumbai Indians' enfant terribleInterview by Nagraj Gollapudi20-Apr-2009Is it true that you have 20,000-plus songs on your iPod? Yes, it is true.Which one do you…
Peter English10-Aug-2009Australia are favourites to retain the Ashes at The Oval, where they need only a draw to keep the trophy after levelling the series 1-1 at Headingley on Sunday. Here are five things the…
The season opener in London minus the cold and rain? Can't be missedAndy Ryan10-Apr-2010The gameAn early-season day at the cricket in England often involves huddling under an umbrella while staring at the covers. Not so…
Flair and natural talent can take one a long way but success for a team can be elusive if the basics of winning aren't already in place. It's taken a long time for Punjab to…
This romantic tour through the 2009 English season is a must-read for those who love the game, and those who control itAlan Lee18-Sep-2010Anyone who has watched cricket from the prim old Ladies' Pavilion at Worcester,…
Suresh Raina fulfills his brother's wish, talks of the satisfaction of finally experiencing Test cricket and emulating his hero Rahul DravidSidharth Monga at the SSC29-Jul-2010When he came back from the SSC today, Suresh Raina held…
An ambitious, inventive, must-read new cricket novel from Sri LankaSidin Vadukut16-Oct-2010There are at least two types of book readers. (I refer to the people who read books and not those new-fangled devices.) The first type…
Smart cricket is not a feature of this Australian team, which provides patches of promise followed by hours of miseryPeter English at the SCG06-Jan-2011Australia's favourite word of the series has been "disappointing". A month ago,…