2014 World T20 review

April 9, 2014
It came and went in what seemed to be the blink of an eye, but the World T20 provided its usual staple of intriguing results and enthralling cricket. It is the cricketing hors d’oeuvre that com...

World T20 2014 semi-final preview and prediction

April 2, 2014
And then there were four. The 2014 World T20 has kicked up a few surprises so far and there may yet be one more in store. The semi-finals have pitted subcontinent against non-subcontinent in both fix...

IPL 2014 to be played out against stormy backdrop

March 28, 2014
The Indian Premier League, set to enter its seventh season on 16 April, will be played out under a cloud of suspicion. It is, increasingly, a tournament that is losing credibility. Firstly, it will n...

World T20 2014 – ones to watch

March 20, 2014
With the first phase of the tournament almost complete, the 2014 World T20 starts in earnest tomorrow when it moves onto the second group stage and introduces the top eight. Bangladesh join them, Ire...

World T20 2014 preview and predictions

March 13, 2014
It’s back for the fifth time. The World T20 2014 will be defended by the West Indies and hosted by Bangladesh. It’s a slightly bigger tournament this time out, and slightly longer as a result. Mercif...

Test cricket remains the heart of cricket

February 26, 2014
The world’s attention will soon revert to the razzmatazz of T20 cricket with the World T20 and IPL imminent, but Test cricket continues to show why it is the most revered format of the game and why i...