Cricket

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0-40) needed to defend 20 runs from the final six deliveries but conceded 15 nervous runs as JP Duminy (20 not out) smashed the second last ball for six to set up a tense final delivery, but Kumar held his nerve…

The current biggest mystery at the Indian Premier League (IPL) in India that needs to be unravelled is how to stop The Big Show. Differently stated, how do you remove Glenn Maxwell, nicknamed The Big Show, cheaply and prevent him…

I hope that time away from the international arena will give Morne Morkel a chance to regain his confidence and composure after a difficult few months. Morkel was expected to be a real force against Australia during the past summer…

Nerves jangled and the various emotions experienced would have manifested in many ways in the living rooms, pubs, offices and other places at which fans watched the South Africa world T20 match against New Zealand. It really was a…

Every time the Indian Premier League comes around, perhaps apart from the very first one as nobody knew what to expect then, fans and interested parties are faced with the dilemma of which team to follow. It is getting more and…

I’m writing this after our first two games of the IPL, and it’s great to have a win under the belt, after defeat in our opening game. Glenn Maxwell was just on fire for the Kings XI Punjab in that game – 95 from 43 balls – and…

Peter Moores's five years as the Lancashire coach have ended in drama. Warwickshire needed 25 runs from 27 balls when the umpires were obliged to halt play for bad light, because the readings on their meters had reached the same…