Chris Gayle (39 off 19) and Dwayne Smith’s (35 off 25) 77-run opening wicket partnership, which led West Indies Masters to 179/6, set up their side’s eight-run victory over England Masters at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. Winning the toss and opting to bowl, England Masters struggled to contain the opening … Read more
Since the turn of the millennium, cricket in India has become heavily organized, with rigid structures in place to reach the zenith. Almost all cricketers who make it to the top do so with stellar age-group records to back them. But, sometimes, an outlier emerges, breaking into the set-up as a lateral entry following an … Read more
New Zealand pacer Tim Southee ended just short of reaching 100 sixes in Test cricket, after he was dismissed for just two in his final batting outing in the format, against England in Hamilton on Monday. Southee ended his career with 98 sixes, the joint-fourth-most in Test cricket history, level with West Indies’ Chris Gayle. … Read more