There has been a wider explosion of the carrom ball too, in the decade and a half since Ajantha Mendis popularised it, and every second squad in every T20 league seems to include someone who bowls it.
It is July 1998. I am 13 years old and watching cricket on the TV in my grandparents' house in Manchester. The Test between England and South Africa is being played a few miles away, at Old Trafford.
New Zealand's tour of Pakistan in 1990 was the series that heralded Waqar Younis as Pakistan's next fast bowling sensation. The three Tests were played under a cloud, with allegations of ...
May 2015 homepage Warner's evolution from good hitter to good batsman. The ageing of Lillee. Gully cricket rolls on in modern India. The greatest slip catcher. How race colours South African cricket.
The best World Cup. Ponting on ODIs and World Cups. What Afridi means to Pakistan. Dravid on 1999. South Africa and choking: myth or real?
The greatest ODI player. Viv on Viv. Aboriginal cricket in Australia. Meet Mazhar Majeed. Sri Lanka's 1996 fairy tale. New England rising. Croft on Lillee.
May 2016 homepage Meet Jos Buttler. The tragic story of Nawaaz Khan. Cricket in Pakistan's Ahmadi community. The best cricket quotes. The Delhi cricket mess. The love for calypso. The big deal about ...
ODI #2443: Australia v West Indies at Mumbai (BS), ICC Champions Trophy Final, 5 Nov 2006 ...
Stuart Broad was born in England but made in Australia. His win-at-most-costs approach has ensured a complicated relationship with both countries. In Australia, during the 2013-14 Ashes, he was the ...
November 2016 homepage Test cricket's future. Rahane breaks down visualisation techniques. Enjoying cricket's many-barrelled names. Playing in Prague. Bros with mos. Hating to love Hooper. An affair ...
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