the two ‘rain’ games at the ipl created huge suspense before the results were out, courtesy messrs duckworth & lewis. the games were a total lottery. the very nature of limited-overs cricket i

Trip away the sequined glamour. take away the money sufficient for a king's ransom. even without the hype and the hoopla, the ipl would still be a godsend for many. a planeload of aussies may have be

only a few athletes are blessed to write their own scripts. sachintendulkar will probably remain the only cricketer in the history of the game who has been forced to prove himself time and again.

bitterly disappointing to stomach the loss brendon mccullum, friday, april 24, 2009 after the drama and heartbreak of last night, our biggest challenge will be to look ahead and ready ourselves

it was as i feared against in the first of our games after we qualified for the semifinals. we looked like a side that had achieved its primary aim, and was biding its time for the next phase. in

i'm not going to complain about losing to west indies on the duckworth-lewis method. it is the best equation available to decide matches when the rain causes a delay, and you just have to

the bridgeford road in nottingham on monday night might well have been a street in colombo with all the tooting car horns and waving sri lanka flags. it was a fantastic atmosphere we savoured the

what a game we have on our hands tomorrow - a must-win for both england and india. and both need to significantly brush up their act if they intend to make a serious bid for the winner's trophy. i

however much one may want to dismiss it as just another test between pakistan and sri lanka, starting at galle on saturday, the match will evoke a certain kind of emotion that one would not normal

He lead up to an ashes series is among the most tense, pressured periods of a cricketer's career, and you need the support of the coaches and staff around you. it is at this point in both eng