Eng V WI Day 3 – Rain Strikes Again England v WI day 3. A washout. England will now face a race against the clock if they are to level the series at 1-1. Eng v WI Day 3 saw persistent rain. As a result, the play did not resume throughout Saturday. Notorious for its […] READ MORE
West Indies in England It’s official! West Indies in England. Finally. Cricket is set to resume. In the larger scheme of things, resumption of sport may not be top priority for officials around the globe tackling the Coronavirus pandemic and trying their level best to stop the surge in COVID-19 cases. But after a point, […] READ MORE
The Talented West Indies Cricket Players West Indies Cricket Players have always played with both talent and flair in the past. Remember Brian Lara and Sir Viv Richards? The West Indies are scheduled to tour England, to start the summer. The first test match starts on the 8th of July at The Rose Bowl Cricket […] READ MORE
t wasn’t a fairy tale ending for Vernon Philander as a grade two hamstring tear allowed him to bowl only nine deliveries in his last Test innings. He finished the Test with figures of 2 for 50 in 21.3 overs as the Proteas succumbed to a 3-1 series loss against England, their successive series lost against […] READ MORE
And so it comes: for the first time in ten years and nine months, Pakistan will be hosting a test match. Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will be the center of global attention this time around after successful resumption of international cricket in Lahore and Karachi in recent years. It was in March 2009, a dreadful […] READ MORE
Phil Simmons returned to the managerial post of the West Indies three and a half years after he was controversially dismissed following the team’s World T20 triumph. Having led the Caribbean side to a dramatic last over victory over England, the man from Arima was let go by the previous administration led by David Cameron. […] READ MORE
There is a saying in life, “Don’t go back,” however, in the case of Philt Simmons returning to the head coach of the West Indies, it’s not a case of “going back,” but of “having unfinished business.” The Trinidadian had been dismissed under controversial circumstances back in 2016, shortly after guiding the Caribbean side to […] READ MORE
Despite the rise of the T20 format over the last decade and as great as the ODI World Cup was recently, the five-day version of test cricket still creates a buzz around it unique to the sporting calendar. While its popularity has undoubtedly waned in recent times, Test cricket is still considered by many as […] READ MORE