An eye on Ranji – 2
Cricinfo profiles the Super League teams. Here's part 2Cricinfo staff28-Oct-2008 Wasim Jaffer, the new captain, will hope this new season brings back some old magic for Mumbai © AFP MumbaiCan a new captain and new…
Dated data
A book on allrounders that brings together well-known facts and statsBrydon Coverdale26-Oct-2008 One of the more enduring definitions in cricket is that of an allrounder as someone who would win a place in the team…
What's ailing Brendon McCullum?
Brendon McCullum's attitude doesn't reflect his ambition to become the world's premier wicketkeeper-batsmanJamie Alter at the SSC28-Aug-2009Is Brendon McCullum becoming a problem? He won't admit so, but his inability to curb his natural aggression is…
England reap rewards of attacking mantra
At long last, England care passionately about a tournament that, for vast swathes of the build-up and even for the first week, they were little more than dispassionate bystandersAndrew Miller at Lord's14-Jun-2009So now we know…
Bell bounces back from Centurion horror
Ian Bell has always been a player more comfortable in the shadows than the limelightAndrew McGlashan in Durban29-Dec-2009With rare emotion Ian Bell celebrated his ninth Test century, both arms raised aloft before a tug at…
Badrinath upper-cut alters match
One shot changed the course of Chennai's game against Central DistrictsSriram Veera in Durban11-Sep-2010One shot changed the course of the game. Until then the Central District Stags were hunting down the Chennai Super Kings with…
Mine's a pint – or 72
To everyone else he was "the rat who joined the sinking ship" but to one impressionable teenager he was a six-foot-tall lamb in need of protecting Rob Smyth29-May-2010For most people hero worship is a form…
The man who made history
Sir Frank Worrell died at 42 and CLR James recalls how he initiated a regeneration in Test cricket25-Dec-2010Sir Frank Worrell died at 42 and C. L. R. James (who else?) recalls how he initiated a…
Time-travel with Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka has just produced its first-ever cricket movie. Our correspondent donned the greasepaint and flannels Richard Browne27-Feb-2011"I believe you have some acting experience?" the polite Sri Lankan voice at the other end of the…
Into cricketing heaven
Has gone this fan who came to Australia just so he could get some sleepAlistair Kilburn06-Jan-2011Choice of gameFor two nations the Ashes series is the ultimate sporting contest. Besides which the only way to secure…