Pakistan has a rich cricket history. One of their early recovering from the aftermath of independence the new state of Pakistan did not lag behind in its pursuit to contribute to the world in other fields of discipline. Pakistan...

As we left the ground at Kanpur when the crowds lined up on either side of the roads and began making a vigorous cutting motion with their right index fingers across the bridges of their noses. We had just...

Of course, South African cricket lovers still have bitter memories of Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 Semi-Final SA vs Eng in Sydney. Rain rule clouds England's joys as South Africa misses World Cup 1992 final place at MCG. England's...

Everybody knows that the Ranji Trophy is the major national cricket tournament in India. It started in 1934–35 and was named as a tribute to the great batsman. The most famous Ranjit Sinhji Vibhaji Jam Sahib of Nawanagar represented...

Yograj Singh is also called Yog’s Raj! ANY cricket: A writer has expressed surprise over the selection of Yograj Singh, a fast-medium bowler, and a more-than-useful batsman, in the Indian team to tour Australia, New Zealand, and the Fiji...

Australian right-hand batsman Dean Jones was born on March 24, 1961, at Coburg. The Dean Mervyn Jones made his first-class debut for Victoria in 1981-82 season. At that time, he is the only Victorian cricketer who scored more than...

James Southerton, an off-break bowler who was a no11 batsman for England and Surrey became the first-ever Test cricketer to die of natural or even unnatural causes when he died on 16th June 1880 at Mitcham, Surrey. Interestingly, here...

Fazal Mahmood was one of the most popular and recognizable faces of Pakistan's first team. He was driven by the will to earn laurels for his country. Fazal Mahmood gave new meaning to the term of having the opposition...

Denis Compton, the golden boy of English cricket, died in a London hospital aged 78 on April 23, 1997. Denis Compton will be remembered above all for bringing glamour and an infectious gaiety into a period of the course....

At the outset, let it be appreciated that the task of any historian or chronicler attempting to condense seventy years of Pakistan cricket into a few thousand words is daunting. No matter how well they chose it, it was...