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In cricket imagination, the fire from the fast bowler is one of the romances a cricket writer can tell. Only three countries consistently helped a writer to pen down a dreamy article on Malcolm Marshal in the past and in later on Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath; and in the 1990’s on the lethal Pakistani bowlers. […]

Bilateral series aside Ashes and the tour involving India are in danger if they are not nurtured properly says ICC chief executive officer David Richardson. Domestic Twenty20 leagues like the IPL, Big Bash and the growing Caribbean Premier League have made them more attractive to cricket fans and broadcasters. Cricket’s administrators are discussing the creation […]

E-Commerce giants Paytm has bagged the rights for BCCI title sponsorship worth ₹ 2.42 crore per match, With this, Paytm are set to takeover from Micromax, whose bid was lesser than Paytm’s bid. This 2.42 crore per match deal will applicable for all international cricket to be played in India for the next 4 seasons. India are […]

Australia now stare at a certain humiliating defeat in the third Ashes test at Edgbaston. England’s bowling assault, led by the towering Steven Finn once again dented all the hopes of an Australian comeback. Finn bowled a spell, which had all the ingredients of sheer excitement. England began the day, wobbling to the menace of […]

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has alleged that BCCI has maneuvered a conspiracy to suspend key Pakistan bowlers. Mohammad Hafeez is the Pakistan all-rounder suspended for the second time in his career for suspicious bowling action during the second ODI against Sri Lanka. Hafeez’s heroic all-round performance in the first ODI against Sri Lanka […]

Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who is at the twilight of his career, revealed that he has laid out the plan of retirement from all form of cricket after playing the India series at end of the year. The India versus Pakistan series is still on the discussion table, but the 41 year old Misbah is optimistic […]

Zaheer Abbas , the ICC president, is optimistic about Sri Lanka’s tour of Pakistan. He questionied why should ICC members not tour Pakistan since they, including Pakistan used to tour Sri Lanka during the Tamil Liberation War in the 1990’s. Abbas was invited by Sri Lanka Cricket’s interim committee chairman Sidath Wettimuny to watch the fourth […]

The wonder kid of Bangladesh cricket, 19 year old Mustafizur Rahman called his former coach Ranadeb Bose after his dream Test debut against South Africa in Chittagong. Mustafizur took four wickets in the rain marred draw Test. As the Test got over, he called his former mentor Ranadeb Bose, the former Bengal Ranji cricketer, who was […]

Pragyan Ojha once again announced himself on the big stage, when he took a five wicket haul against Australia A in the first unofficial test. Ojha comes back from a horrid time, as the BCCI had banned him from bowling, as his action was found to be illegal. After remodeling his action, Ojha did find […]

In international cricket communication is big problem for Indian umpires. To address this problem BCCI has organised a ten day crash course for umpires to upgrade their language skills. The course will start on July 23 and will end on August 1. A batch of 20 umpires will be trained by British Council trainer Richard […]