News

After success in Italy, US now sets sights on Hong Kong

Clayton Lambert is your typical coach. He is never satisfied and is always looking... 

Cricket at grassroots level begins to get traction, USACA gets involved Cricket at grassroots level begins to get traction, USACA gets involved

Jamie Harrison stumbled upon a game of cricket when he was a high school history... 

USYCA Elects First Board of Directors

The United States Youth Cricket Association held its first national elections this... 

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Reviews

World Champions England Favorites Against Pakistan

The first match of the two-Twenty-20 match series between Pakistan and England will... 

India Second To Play 500 Overseas Matches

India became only the second team after Pakistan to play 500 or more overseas matches... 

Sehwag guides India to final of Micromax Cup

India registered a massive 105-run victory over New Zealand in a do-or-die match.... 

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Columns

Spot Fixing Scandal Rocks Cricket Hard on Evidence

by Sreelata S. Yellamrazu          Three seemingly innocuous no-balls. That is all it took to knock cricket off its chair. The spot fixing scandal in England has touched a raw nerve, particularly with the ghost of Cronje-gate not put to rest properly. But it has gone a step further by producing damaging evidence that either only a mastermind... [Read more of this review]

Despite Asia Cup win, cobwebs not cleared from Indian side

The good news is that India won the Asia Cup. And after a substantial gap at that. And, by defeating Sri Lanka in the final in their own country, which made it doubly sweet. But, to me, it looks like the triumph has only managed to gloss over the inadequacies that the side still possesses, less than nine months before the first ball in the World Cup... [Read more of this review]

Of two-Test series and rationale behind India-Sri Lanka games

It was nice to hear that the Australian cricket board had acceded to the BCCI ‘request’ to play a couple of Test matches instead of the long, winding and dare I say, meaningless, seven game ODI series in October. The sudden fad with playing having Test matches instead of the supposedly more lucrative ODIs seems to have been brought about by the... [Read more of this review]

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Cover Stories

Sri Lanka’s 24th Title Win In One Day Tournaments

Sri Lanka defeated India by 74 runs in the final to win the three-nation Micromax... 

Sehwag Joins 1000-Four Club in One Dayers

Virender Sehwag became the third Indian and seventh batsman overall to hit 1000 or... 

USA overcome Nepal by 55 runs

USA almost booked their place in the final of ICC World Cricket League Division Three... 

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Featured Stories

Pakistan’s Biggest Defeat in Test Cricket

Pakistan recorded their biggest defeat in Test cricket by losing the fourth and final... 

Mahela Jayawardene Joins The Elite Club Mahela Jayawardene Joins The Elite Club

Mahela Jayawardene became the third Sri Lankan and 13th batsman overall to score... 

Pakistan floods touch former US women’s player Pakistan floods touch former US women’s player

Sana Razzak loved playing cricket in the Eastern Conference when she and her family... 

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Lead Stories

Lord is Hunting Ground for England

England have won 45, lost 27 and drew 46 in 118 Test matches played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, where the fourth and final Test match of the series between Pakistan and England will be played from August 26 to 30. Pakistan have won three, lost four and drew six in 13 Test matches played at this ground. One of Pakistan’s four defeats... [Read more of this review]

Graeme Swann Joins 100-Wicket Club In Tests

Graeme Swann became the 43rd Englishman and 141st bowler overall to take 100 or more wickets in Test cricket. The right arm off-break bowler from Northampton achieved this feat, in his 23rd Test match, by dismissing Mohammed Yusuf in Pakistan’s first innings on the second day of the third Test match at The Kennington Oval on Thursday (August 19). Graeme... [Read more of this review]

Upul Tharanga’s ‘Unwanted Feat

Upul Tharanga became the second Sri Lankan batsman after Roshan Mahanama and 10th batsman overall to be dismissed on the first ball of the match twice. The Sri Lanka opener achieved this ‘unwanted feat’ when right-arm medium pacer Praveen Kumar bowled him with the first delivery of the match at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Monday... [Read more of this review]

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National Cricket

Cricket edges its way into the melting pot of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs that make up New York City, is well known as a... 

USACA president hopeful men’s team will do well in Italy

Gladstone Dainty, the President of the United States of America Cricket Association,... 

US women’s coach seeks teenager in India to strengthen team for World Cup qualifier US women’s coach seeks teenager in India to strengthen team for World Cup qualifier

Linden Fraser, the United States women’s team coach, isn’t rolling the dice when... 

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International Cricket

Two Uncapped Players In Australian Squad

Uncapped young pacers Josh Hazlewood and Peter George were the surprise inclusions... 

Virender Sehwag and Praveen Kumar Claims Top Honors

India’s opening batsman Virender Sehwag scored the highest number of runs while... 

Record Eight Wicket Stand In Tests

Stuart Broad and Jonathan Trott set a new record for the eight wicket position in... 

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