'Boult and beautiful'
The Plays of the day from the Champions League match between Cobras and Northern Knights Siddarth Ravindran19-Sep-2014Ball of the dayCobras were facing a massive target of 207 when their openers walked out. Their job got…
Dilshan soars at favoured venue
Perhaps it is the cooler mountain air or the smell of rain - whatever the difference, Tillakaratne Dilshan can't get enough of PallekeleAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele09-Jul-2014Pallekele is not a difficult place to like. The…
Love before first sight
First-class batsman Yere Goud caught a 13-year-old's attention with his unusual name and news-making runsKarthik Krishnaswamy29-Nov-2014Yere Goud. I can't say what made me decide I liked him. I had never seen him bat. I didn't…
'I never stole anybody's money, yet I was given five years'
Half a decade since his ban ended, Maurice Odumbe continues to live with the stigma of corruptionTim Wigmore24-Oct-2014After missing out on the 2015 World Cup and losing ODI status to boot, Kenyan cricket is in…
Racing and runners
Auckland offers great views - of nature and peopleIan Butler19-Nov-2014Sky CitySky City is a must-visit. There's a casino there, if you like a flutter, and a lot of restaurants, bars and hotels. It's got the tallest…
A taste of Tassie
Art, oysters, wine and whales - you'll have a smashing time in HobartEd Cowan20-Nov-2014Tasmania has in the last several years become one of the "it" destinations of the world. With the cleanest air and water…
The 'magic wand' behind India's turnaround
It has helped that India have a captain who has lasted as long as he has due to his approach of treating cricket for what it is: a gameAbhishek Purohit in Perth25-Feb-2015It is a 15-minute…
Blue and green, a cultural identity
For the fans, an India-Pakistan match isn't just a game of cricket, but a communal life experience. It's a memory they will either loathe or cherish for the rest of their livesJarrod Kimber in Adelaide15-Feb-2015Blue,…
To stumps that go dance-about
For me, the most exciting sight in cricket is the fast bowler who crashes through a fine batsman's defence and wrecks those carefully-arranged stumpsDilip D'Souza05-Mar-2015It's been said so much it's now no more than a…
Parks and recreation
The action on the other side of the fence has been a revelation at all of the New Zealand venues in this World CupWill Macpherson14-Mar-2015The group stages are nearly done. Each ground has had its…