The Pavilion View of Cricket

...to be a great left arm bowler? Not much at all, I believe. " Fifteen Paces " should be enough. Or even less, if we pick Wasim A...

Since the T20 world cup last year I have been trying to make my mind up on the one cricket personality who is / was literally 'born for ...

"Pakistan have to score 2 runs off the last ball to qualify. Indian quickie Samit Dravid charges in and delivers the ball....it's ...

As I watched the Kolkata Knight Riders' thrilling run chase at the Eden Gardens in their last league match against Kings' XI Punjab...

"It's so boring. You watch the start and then the overs from 20 to 40 are like pulling teeth." Says Chris Cairns on 50-over c...

17th May, 2058 I switch on the wall telly as soon as the doctor leaves after routine check up. News channels focus on huge celebrations taki...

Charles' Davis discusses Brain Lara's 400* and comes up with an interesting stat - probability of a Test batsman scoring the extra ...

While on that 1996 World Cup QF match , check out at 06:35 min of that same clip referred to in previous post for that memorable altercati...

If you ask me to vote for the best keeper in the last 2 decades I will perhaps overlook even the towering Ian Healy and point the index fing...

It is still too early to take a call on the impact of T20 on first class batting and bowling standards, except that I personally find more w...

Mumbai set a none too imposing 162 for Sehwag's Daredevils in a do or die match for the former. Great fielding and good bowling in the ...

While searching cricinfo for those pictures of Greg Chappell in the previous post I came across a rare photograph showing 3 Australian gre...

IPL's Deccan Chargers sank to another defeat today (Well, yesterday - the clock struck 12 just now). The match did not even turn out to...

Just crapping with the subject line there. But the incident that happpened today goes to show the essential danger of trying to be something...

VVS Laxman must be very very sad after losing today's IPL game , his 3rd in a row, to rival skipper Warne's last over Symondsisms (m...

Side 1: Amit Varma raises his voice, defending both the quality of cricket and the money in it. Purists – and I used to think of myself as...

Indian movie star Akshay Kumar is the brand ambassador of IPL's Delhi Daredevils. He performed a stunt at the start of DD's 1st IPL ...

Ayaz Memon on Adam Gilchrist : "Quick of eye and reflexes, he can adjust in a nanosecond to play off the front or back foot. He is orth...

Accepted Sachin is still not 35. But then he is playing international cricket for over 18 years. He has carried injuries for extended period...

I could not believe my ears when I heard Maninder Singh defending Yuvraj Singh in the face of questions raised on his form and fitness in a ...