Month: June 2022

9 runs and in the end that was probablythe difference.Knees pumping, he produced some of the greatest spells of fast bowling seenin Test cricket in modern times and could run through a…

Like many great Asian batsmen, Javed Miandad was immense on his ownpitches, but in his case he was also versatile and skilful enough to make Testhundreds when the ball was behaving very…

Ricky Ponting was the best batsman produced by Australia since Don Bradmanand a highly capable leader of their side. He led them to two World Cup winsbut will also be remembered as…

When Greg Chappell retired from Test cricket in 1984, it was widely acceptedthat he was the best batsman Australia had produced since Don Bradman. HisTest record certainly suggested as much: by scoring…

Fred Trueman was not only a great fast bowler, he was also a great entertainer.There is a theatrical element to bowling fast and Fred played it for all it wasworth. He’d happily…

AB de Villiers is a very modern cricketer – an athletic fielder, an occasional butextremely capable wicketkeeper, a captain, and a very versatile batsman with areputation firmly established across all formats of…

Dale Steyn is the finest fast bowler in the world today. Mitchell Johnson hasbeen as destructive in recent times but Johnson’s revival is relatively short-livedand before the winter of 2013–14 his was…

Kumar Sangakkara is one of the most complete cricketers the game has seen. Asa left-handed batsman, he has the technique to score runs in all conditions and allformats and the single-mindedness to…