Features

Arunabha Sengupta | September 1, 2022

The memories are vivid. One hand held the bat, the other brushed the pads, adjusted the abdomen guard, and touched…

That’s what happened in the recently concluded Mohali Test match between India and Sri Lanka. Lahiru Kumara broke millions of…

Peshawar 2006. Sachin Tendulkar’s 108 had helped India set a target of 329. Salman Butt’s 101 had propelled the chase….

Najum Latif | July 28, 2022

Before the onslaught of the big-time media, video clips and selfies, where nothing is left to imagination, collecting postage stamps…

Andrew Harding | July 22, 2022

Cricket has produced many great characters over the years, larger-than-life personalities who made their indelible mark on the cricket field….

Perhaps the most explosive situation he diffused was when Sarfraz Nawaz, charged up and aggressive, unleashed a beamer high enough…

The former Pakistan swing bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz features prominently in the 1987 book Cricket Characters, by the late British sports journalist…

Najum Latif | June 22, 2022

Fakir Syed Aizazuddin’s sms messages are still intact in my cell phone as if they had just arrived? We were supposed…

For the first quarter century after acquiring ICC’s full member status, Pakistan’s cricket was primarily driven by cricketers from its…

Atlanta businessman Jayesh Patel is creating history by building an international cricket venue in the United States all on his…