Andy Flower: Latest Articles

World XI of all-rounders: As elite as they make them
Michael Jones October 9, 2017 9:06 PM IST
Most XIs, real or fantasy, consist mostly of specialist batsmen and bowlers with one or two all-rounders and a wicketkeeper-batsman if they are available.
Test wicketkeepers XI: Formidable batsmen, spirited bowlers
Abhishek Mukherjee September 28, 2017 9:49 AM IST
To qualify, every member has to have been the official wicketkeeper in at least one Test. The cricketers will also be picked based on their
‘Ambidextrous’ XI 2: Left-handed batsmen, right-handed bowlers
Abhishek Mukherjee September 19, 2017 1:38 PM IST
This lists comprises of men who bowl with their right hand and batted left-handed.
A Valentine’s Day XI
Abhishek Mukherjee February 14, 2017 8:48 PM IST
Valentine, Rose, Love, Bond, Faith...
Andy Flower: The man who wore many hats and excelled in all his roles
Karthik Parimal April 26, 2016 9:57 PM IST
Andy Flower was unarguably the greatest cricketer to emerge from Zimbabwe. Despite being a wicketkeeper, and a captain at that, his batting seldom took a
Why are so many cricket coaches left-handed?
Arunabha Sengupta April 26, 2016 9:47 PM IST
Lehmann, Flower, Kirsten, Flecther; surprising proportion of modern-day coaches who are left-handed.
Cricket World Cup 1999: India excel beyond imagination to earn defeat
Arunabha Sengupta February 27, 2016 1:15 AM IST
There were 51 extras in all, which still holds a record for an innings in World Cup cricket. Even then, India needed 7 from 11
Zimbabwe makes history by fielding three pairs of brothers!
Arunabha Sengupta February 19, 2016 8:58 PM IST
That day Zimbabwe fielded Andy and Grant Flower, Gavin and John Rennie, Bryan and Paul Strang. Not only that, Guy Whittall played, while his cousin
Andy Flower, Henry Olonga don black armbands
Abhishek Mukherjee February 9, 2016 12:39 AM IST
A look back at a day when cricket was overshadowed by the courage of two men.
When Saleem Malik and Andy Flower needed to toss twice
Abhishek Mukherjee January 30, 2016 9:54 PM IST
Why did Saleem Malik call 'Bird'?
England, Zimbabwe play at Lord’s under political tensions
Arunabha Sengupta January 27, 2016 9:07 PM IST
A two-test series in May 2003 when ECB feared severe demonstrations against the Mugabe regime
Has Dhoni outlived shelf life as Test captain?
Arunabha Sengupta September 14, 2014 6:23 PM IST
With each passing minute, calls for MS Dhoni’s head grow louder.
Kevin Pietersen – a maverick more than worth the troubles
Arunabha Sengupta September 14, 2014 6:04 PM IST
Pietersen’s sudden axing has flummoxed all and angered many. What does his departure mean to cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar or Brian Lara? Who is greatest of the two modern maestros
Arunabha Sengupta September 10, 2014 4:22 AM IST
Brian Lara has been inducted to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame. Arunabha Sengupta takes this opportunity to contrast the career of the
Pietersen tweet to Pujara lands him in fresh trouble!
Amrut Thobbi September 4, 2014 9:52 PM IST
Kevin Pietersen, it seems, can’t get away from controversy these days.