I had sleepless nights, frustrated days: Sachin New Delhi:Since the shoulder operation in March, Sachin Tendulkar has been itching to return to action but with his recovery taking longer than expected, time the Master Blaster revealed he had his days of frustrations and sleepless nights. ...
Graeme Smith urges to get a break from Cricket Cape town:South Africa~~s cricket captain, Graeme Smith, says he need get a break from cricket. He has been playing cricket without a break the past 12 months and says he does not want to see a bat the next few weeks. ...
Thatscricket - News - The Bible gets in tune with time London: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, the sport's bible, brings to an end a 140-year tradition when this month's edition carries a photograph on its cover.The first man to appear on the cover is Michael Vaughan, England's leading batsman, who has recently moved ...
Handling the ball This is a rare form of getting the batsman out. The batsman, while the ball is still in play, is not supposed to touch the ball - more appropriate handle the ball - with his hands. In the event of the ...
Bouncer Bouncer is a term referred to a delivery, which is pitched very short, in fact banged into the ground with an intention of seeing the ball rise above the shoulder of the batsman. The bouncer is basically an intimidating delivery, the ...
Bowled All of 9 inches in width and 28 inches in height (including the bails) from the ground, the stumps are a fortified possession of the batsman. A batsman is declared bowled when the bowler is able to beat the batsman's defence ...
Bye A bye is a run credited to the team's total when the wicket-keeper fails to gather the ball behind the stumps during the course of bowling. As a consequence of the wicket-keeper's failure, the batsmen can cross over for a run ...
Caught Caught out, is one of the 10 ways a batsman can be dismissed in the game of cricket. A batsman is declared out caught when a fielder catches a ball directly off the bat (on the full).When a batsman plays a ...
Chinaman Chinaman is a term that is referred to a lefthander's leg spin delivery. In other words, Chinaman is a delivery of a lefthander bowling with a leg spinner's action. A lefthander's leg spinning delivery or a Chinaman will spin ...
Leg cutter Cutter is a term referred to a delivery that cuts off the seam after pitching. Leg cutter is the one that cuts away from the batsman after pitching (all references made with regard to a right hand batsman). Unlike an outswinger ...