Chronicles

Year-ender 2017: ODI XI of the year
Suvajit Mustafi January 6, 2023 12:52 PM IST
To don a selector’s hat and pick the ODI team of the year was quite a task considering the playing combinations. Suvajit Mustafi justifies his
Wasim Akram: 14 facts you should know about the legendary Pakistani
Nishad Pai Vaidya June 3, 2018 9:31 AM IST
Wasim Akram, born on June 3, 1966, is one of the greatest bowlers to have played the game.
Steven Smith: 14 facts about the Australian run-machine
Suvajit Mustafi June 2, 2018 1:47 PM IST
Smith was one of Australia’s World Cup winning heroes of the 2015 campaign and became the nation’s 45th Test captain.
11 facts about the great Steve Waugh
Nishad Pai Vaidya June 2, 2018 12:34 PM IST
Steve Waugh, born on June 2, 1965, is one of the greatest batsmen to have played for Australia.
Mark Waugh: 15 lesser-known facts from the life of ‘Junior’
Chinmay Jawalekar June 2, 2018 12:25 PM IST
An elegant stroke-player, Mark was also an excellent slip-fielder and is regarded as one of the all time greats in this regard.
10 facts about Ashish Nehra
Suvajit Mustafi April 29, 2018 9:57 AM IST
Over the years, Nehra has been a butt of several jokes and subject of trolls, but the fact remains that a fit he is an
David Warner: 13 controversies that paint a sorry picture about the enfant terrible of cricket
Nishad Pai Vaidya March 31, 2018 2:47 PM IST
Martin Crowe had once lashed out at Warner following on-field transgression, calling him “the most juvenile cricketer I have seen on a cricket field.”
Morne Morkel: 18 facts about the South African giant
Suvajit Mustafi March 30, 2018 1:29 PM IST
Morkel is one of the most feared bowlers in world cricket. Along with Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander, Morkel completes the lethal South African pace
Parthiv Patel: 15 facts worth knowing about the famous Indian wicketkeeper from Gujarat
Abhishek Kumar March 9, 2018 4:37 PM IST
Besides his wicket-keeping and aggressive batting skills, Parthiv Patel is more famous for his short-height, which often makes him a butt of jokes.
Ross Taylor’s NZ $181 KFC gift voucher and other per-piece rewards
CricketCountry Staff March 9, 2018 10:01 AM IST
Closer to home in time and space, the Town Club management lured Mohammed Shami with an offer that few could say no to: he was
Ross Taylor: 12 lesser-known facts about the New Zealander
Sakshi Gupta March 7, 2018 11:02 PM IST
In 2011, Ross Taylor married Victoria Brown, a left-handed batsman and off-spinner who played for Northern Districts.
Graeme Pollock: 19 little known facts about yet another South African victim of apartheid
Abhishek Kumar February 26, 2018 9:32 PM IST
Graeme Pollock is a former cricketer from South Africa, considered to be the nation’s greatest cricketer to have played the game.
Herschelle Gibbs: 25 things to know about the ‘bad boy’ of South African cricket
Abhishek Kumar February 23, 2018 1:42 PM IST
Herschelle Gibbs is a former cricketer from South Africa and is considered to be the best fielder to come out of the country after Jonty
Richie Richardson: 12 little-known facts about "The Baldhead"
Suvajit Mustafi January 12, 2018 2:09 PM IST
In 2001, he re-formed a reggae band called Big Dad Dread and the Baldhead with fellow Antiguan Curtly Ambrose.
Alex Hales: Nine facts about one of the rising stars of English cricket
Chinmay Jawalekar January 3, 2018 10:45 AM IST
Hales is an explosive top-order batsman who plays for England.