DieHard Cricket Fans

OK. So I am not able to understand the furore over the result of the final..Cricket is losing out over other sports (even in England)...S...

It was decided to hold the much discussed Hare and Tortoise race once again. The hare felt it was cheated on earlier occasions. It belie...

“45 minutes of bad play and we are out of the tournament. Such is the knockout format of the World Cup”. As Virat Kohli said this, 1.25 ...

The matches going on over the past few weeks have provided really interesting and unexpected results. Pakistan securing a seemingly unlik...

The battle-lines are drawn. The Quarter-finalists identified. 7 games remaining, 7 teams to be knocked out. 1 winner. On the eve of the fi...

Forget the famous India vs Pakistan rivalry for a moment. Forget the Ashes, England have descended back into the 90s and don't look lik...

6 down.43 to go. This World Cup is going on its own leisurely pace, which gives the followers time to (a) over-analyse the events, (b) get...

There has been a downbeat attitude to England’s hopes in this tournament. Over the past year the England side has encountered much critic...

Umpire returns after 2013 dumping New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden will return to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires from July 1 this...

My initial prediction of 4-1 to New Zealand was met mostly with polite ridicule. Against the world number one ranked team? The World Cup an...

“One does not move during overs…” I know what you’re thinking. It must have taken something deeply significant for my column to sprin...

Seriously, you want this guy?  ©  Getty It was a cool winters evening in New Zealand and here I was, a humble supporter tuning in...

At the time of writing, Jesse Ryder is fighting for his life after a completely cowardly and baseless attack by a group of terrible indivi...

The first month of 2013 is almost over, and already it has shown signs of what to expect in the coming months. Here are 11 stray thoughts...

I'm not sure who this letter is addressed to, the ICC? The Cricketing Gods? Santa? Whoever it may be, I have been a good cricket fan...

0-8. Never forget. Over the course of two tours, to England and Australia, Indian fans were treated to soul crushing and legend shatt...

The 2012-13 home season began early for India, in fact the earliest till date. New Zealand were not  expected to be more than a warm-u...

MS Dhoni’s improved luck with winning the toss continues. Sehwag ‘s role in the Test team has been modified to be a pinch hitter at the ...