Plays of the day from the second ODI between West Indies and BangladeshMohammad Isam22-Aug-2014Lucky strike of the dayChris Gayle, predictably, didn't let go of too many short deliveries bowled at him. Out of the five…
Tamim Iqbal, Mominul Haque and Shakib Al Hasan were happy to play away from their body whenever the bowlers offered any width, and it proved their undoingMohammad Isam in Mirpur21-Oct-2013There is usually a predictable winner…
Robiul Islam's six wicket hauls is more than just the bowler's personal best. It offers inspiration and direction to his team-mates and aspirantsMohammad Isam19-Apr-2013Unless you are Mashrafe Mortaza, pace bowling does not make you a…
A year ago they returned to Test cricket amid much optimism. Things seem to have gone downhill steadily sinceFirdose Moonda26-Sep-2012Zimbabwe were not expected to win a match at the World Twenty20; they had accepted as…
Mahela Jayawardene has been refreshingly aggressive as a leader. Sri Lanka now need him to find his batting touchSidharth Monga at the WACA10-Feb-2012The brains in the ICC cricket committee have to routinely coming up with…
It may well be too early to suppose that England are on the verge of a dynastic rein, as achieved by the great West Indies and Australia sides, but they've certainly found the formula for…
Twice Gautam Gambhir had two potentially great ODI knocks cut short by careless run-outs. Today, when he dived full length, it seemed he was on to something specialSidharth Monga at the Wankhede Stadium02-Apr-2011There is a…
There are a few rough edges that need smoothening out, but all in all the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has been transformed from a concrete monstrosity into a ground worthy of hosting a World Cup…
India should stop using Dinesh Karthik as back-up for multiple purposes and give him a run in his natural role - that of a middle order batsmanSiddarth Ravindran in Dambulla25-Aug-2010Ever since the explosive MS Dhoni…
Twelve years into his international career, South Africa's wicketkeeper is still the epitome of fighting spirit and reliability under pressureJon Cardinelli15-Sep-2009His critics believe he is finished, but does Mark Boucher care? He has dragged South…