Straight Drive

To claim that one’s remarks have been ‘taken totally out of context’ is a boiler plate damage mitigation mechanism that is resorted to…

There are few alluring spectacles in the game of cricket than an India v Pakistan encounter. The mere prospect of such a face-off…

Ian Bell – The Cover Drive Sir John Arlott once famously remarked that “one cover–drive from Hutton was a stroke to stir the romantic cricketer…

The unparalleled Sir Neville Cardus waxed eloquent over the immortal genius of Victor Trumper thus: “You will no more get an idea of…

The beads of perspiration that painstakingly formed on my forehead before slowly trickling down the face were more to do with the nervous…

Flowing locks and a Lashing willow announce the arrival of Mahendra Singh Dhoni at Vizag   5th April, 2005 , Vishakapatnam District Cricket Association…

Saeed Anwar’s sublime savagery at Chennai 21st May, 1997 , MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai “I broke the record of my idol Sir Vivan…

Saleem Malik’s caustic carnage at Calcutta (now Kolkata) 18th February, 1987 , Eden Gardens, Kolkata “Malik seemed in complete control of the situation. And…

“Do you know what my favourite part of the game is? The opportunity to play” – Mike Singletary Philip Joel Hughes was given…

“Four hundred wickets is 400 more than I thought I’d get” – Shane Keith Warne The Blonde God of leg spin with his…