The Sub-Continent seems to be a perennial source of spinners but the danger is that it actually is also the sink. With flatter wickets, bowling conditions are tougher in the sub-continent than any other cricketing wicket in the world, hence shining through the ranks is a success in itself. Rangana Herath, hailing from Kurunegala, came […]
England reach the semi-finals of the World T20 for the first time since their successful campaign in the West Indies in 2010. Bettering a defiant Sri Lankan side, the English got over the line courtesy a sensational knock by Jos Butler and some top notch death bowling from Chris Jordan and Ben Stokes. Here are […]
England held their nerve to stage a 10 run victory over Sri Lanka to book the 2nd semi-final berth from 1. This means that South Africa and Sri Lanka are out of the tournament. Chasing 172 to keep their semi-final hopes alive, Sri Lankan was reduced to tatters by the English bowling. The chase seemed […]
India pulled a handsome victory over Bangladesh to win their 6th Asia Cup and hence remained unbeaten in the tournament. After a brief wait of two hours due to the wet outfield, the match started at 9 p.m IST. The match was reduced to 15 overs per side. After a slow start, Bangladesh rode on Mahmudullah’s […]
India managed yet another t20 series win after defeating Sri Lanka in the 3 match series decider in a one-sided affair. Dhoni chose to bowl after winning the toss in Vizag. His decision proved to be correct as Ashwin scalped the key wickets of Dickwella and Dilshan in the first over of the game. From there on, […]
COLOMBO (Reuters) – South African Graham Ford will return as Sri Lanka’s head coach until the 2019 World Cup after overseeing Surrey’s return to top tier in his successful two-year stint with the English county championship side. Sri Lanka appointed Ford first in 2012 and after two years in charge, the 55-year-old moved to Surrey, […]
EssentiallySports bring you a list of top five ODI captains and their last series, including Sourav Ganguly and some of the most inspiring names in cricket.
2015 is finally over and it was one hell of a year in the cricketing worlds. It was a year the 400 became the new 300 and 300 became the new 200. ODI double centuries became an overnight trend. This year we witnessed the most high scoring World Cup ever with scores of 400 being surpassed […]
