Posted in sri lanka, west indies, tagged shivnarine chanderpaul, sri lanka, twenty20, west indies on April 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit 10 runs off the last two balls to win a corker of an ODI for the West Indies against Sri Lanka by a single wicket.
With all the talk of IPL this and ICL that, the match was a welcome reminder that 50-over cricket, although probably doomed, can provide its share of drama.
It [...]
Posted in england, ireland, new zealand, pakistan, south africa, sri lanka, youtube, zimbabwe, tagged abdul razzaq, asif mujtaba, england, ireland, new zealand, pakistan, south africa, sri lanka, tie, zimbabwe on April 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The tie is the rarest of cricket results, but when there is one, drama is guaranteed. From Asif Mujtaba’s last ball six to South Africa throwing away a place in the World Cup final, cricket ties are far more exciting than their sartorial namesakes.
Sometimes a tie can involve a team coming back from a seemingly [...]
Posted in england, india, sri lanka, tagged ecb, england, india, indian premier league, ipl, sri lanka, twenty20 on February 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Their one-day side may just have beaten Sri Lanka in a thriller, but Indian cricket fans (and their counterparts across most of the world) have one thing on their minds this week - the Indian Premier League, which holds its player auction (yes, auction) tomorrow.
I can’t make my mind up about the IPL. Is it [...]
Posted in australia, england, new zealand, sri lanka, youtube, tagged aluminium bat, australia, bodyline, dennis lillee, england, greg chappell, leg theory, murali, muttiah muralitharan, new zealand, sri lanka, trevor chappell, underarm incident on February 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Cricket, like most sports, has never been a stranger to controversy. And surprisingly enough, it seems the Australians are often involved (although not always as the perpetrators).
First, there was Bodyline (or ‘leg theory’, as it was euphemistically known at the time).
Also involving our friends from down under, there was the case of the aluminium bat, [...]
Posted in england, india, sri lanka, west indies, youtube, tagged andrew caddick, england, gary sobers, india, lasith malinga, sri lanka, stuart broad, west indies, yuvraj singh on January 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Yuvraj Singh hits six sixes of a single over. Poor Stuart Broad.
It’s been done before, of course.
Malinga takes four wickets in four balls.
Andy Caddick, of course, was doing that sort of thing years ago.
