With one eye on the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 in March, the Indian selection committee, headed by Sandeep Patil, announced the squads for the 2016 tour of Australia. There will be five One Day Internationals and three Twenty20s, which will take place between the 12th and 31st January, and these matches will give the players […] READ MORE
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2015 Big Bash League Preview
The Australian Cricket Summer is about to 'ramp up' as the 2015 Big Bash League is about to begin READ MORE
Test Cricket Saved by a Pink Ball
An historic day in Test cricket’s history has gone a long way towards ensuring that the purest form of the game will be protected by its embrace of non traditional means. Over 47,000 people voted with their feet at Adelaide Oval on Day one of the third Test of what had up until now been […] READ MORE
Nighttime Test Match Cricket: The Story After Day Two
Stumps day two: New Zealand 202 (Latham 50, Starc 3-24) and 116-5, Australia 224 (Smith 53, Nevill 66, Bracewell 3-18) The pink ball All eyes were on Adelaide yesterday as the history-making Test match between Australia and New Zealand got under way. A pink ball is being used in this game as a Test match […] READ MORE
Cricket’s Best Young Talents: Root, Smith, Kane and Kohli
Who from the current crop of players could end up being an all-time great? A look at four of cricket's best young talents. READ MORE
Mitchell Johnson Broke Me
It’s not easy following overseas Ashes series. When the sport that you love is happening almost precisely when the human body is calibrated for sleeping, it takes proper dedication and commitment to watch every ball. I thought I had this commitment in 2013/14. But Mitchell Johnson broke me. It was my first term at university. […] READ MORE
AUSvNZ: Four Points to Consider
Australia have taken a stranglehold on the three-Test Trans Tasman series with New Zealand after a comprehensive 208-run win at the Gabba, but with the second AUSvNZ Test in Perth starting Friday, here are four key points to consider. Mitchell Johnson set for retirement? Mitchell Johnson has sparked frenzied rumour of retirement, after conceding in a […] READ MORE
Imperfect Pitch: How Cricket can learn from Tennis
With recent complaints about the pitch all to prevalent, what can cricket learn from tennis about attitudes to different playing surfaces? READ MORE
Third Set of Twin Centuries for David Warner
There was a third set of twin centuries for David Warner in the Test against New Zealand at the Gabba; he's now top of the list and hungry for more READ MORE
Aussies’ Demise is Greatly Exaggerated
Ahead of a highly-anticipated three Test series in Australia, New Zealand might just find that rumour of the Aussies’ demise is greatly exaggerated. The touring Kiwis have arrived in confident mood that this side could be the first to taste victory in a series on Australian soil since 1985. Their brash and enterprising style, led by their fearless […] READ MORE
