‘Cricket Column’ Archives
Not using UDRS could backfire on India: Swann
England spinner Graeme Swann feels India's opposition to the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in the upcoming Test series could backfire on the world's number one team. India have rejected the use of UDRS for the four-match series starting July 21 at Lord's, saying the technology is not [...]
Leading Pakistan is esteem: Misbah
The skipper of Pakistan cricket team Misbah-ul-Haq has regarded One-Day captaincy as a supplementary obligation and said that it is not like a bed of roses but leading the national team is esteem for any player, even if it is for two or three games. He said that he is concentrating to impress [...]
Cook warns of strike action to reduce fixture list
Alastair Cook, the England vice-captain, has warned the ECB that England players could consider strike action if moves are not taken to reduce the heavy schedule the side currently faces. Cook is widely tipped to take over from Andrew Strauss as England one-day captain and said the fixture [...]
Sourav Ganguly picks the best of Sachin Tendulkar
As Sachin Tendulkar turns 38 on Sunday, his former India teammate Sourav Ganguly rates the Little Master's five best innings in Tests and ODIs. TESTS - 114 vs Australia, Perth, 1992 It was the first trip to Australia for both of us. It was a brilliant century on a bouncy wicket at the [...]
Collingwood ruled out of IPL 4,2011
England Batsman Collingwood will be not play their role in IPL 4 ,2011 because they Collingwood ruled out of IPL 4 due to injury and Operation of his Knee in next week. Here is complete details about Collingwood Out from IPL 2011 ,Rajasthan Royals suffered a major blow before the start of IPL [...]
Australia Delay Naming Replacement For Bollinger
Cricket Australia (CA) have delayed naming a replacement player for doug Bollinger who flew home from the Cricket World Cup earlier this month. With their remaining fast bowlers all fit and bowling well, Australia are in no rush to bring their squad back up to its full complement of 15 [...]
“Mediocre Aussies Crush England To Take Series”- Daniel Norcross | Cricket column
When we began Test Match Sofa in summer 2009 I promised myself that we would never become jaded or bored by the cricket we were watching. We would never fall into the trap of sounding like we wished we were anywhere but in front of the telly soaking up our favourite game. After all, I'm content [...]
“Kohli a must in India’s World Cup XI”-Akshay Lyer | World cup column
The start of India's campaign to win the World Cup for the first time in 28 years is barely three weeks away. Home conditions, a top notch batting line-up and a more than decent bowling attack make India one of the top contenders for the 2011 World Cup. In Sachin Tendulkar and Virender [...]
Pallekele awaits its Test debut
This series was supposed to be a mismatch but it has turned out to be a well-contested tussle, though marred by unfavourable weather. West Indies gave Sri Lanka a bloody nose in Galle where they enforced the follow-on, but were at the receiving end of an improved performance from the hosts whose [...]
“I had rated Australia and India as two of the prime contenders”-Ricky Ponting
If there is anything harder than predicting the result of a Twenty20 game, it is judging a team's form in this version. Australia, who were so impressive against Pakistan a couple of days ago, struggled against the comparatively inexperienced Bangladesh outfit. However, now that they enter the [...]
