Old Guest Column

Balaji proves a point

When Lakshmipathy Balaji stepped onto the cricket field as an Indian bowler for the first time, he was quickly branded as an honest trier with limited ability

13-Apr-2004•Anand Vasu in Rawalpindi

Messing around at the top

The whole idea of shielding batsmen is now passé, thanks to the Australians who play cricket as it should be played - without fear

13-Apr-2004•Dileep Premachandran in Rawalpindi

I was there!

Simon Cambers enjoys Brian Lara's 400 not out

12-Apr-2004•Roving Reporter by Simon Cambers in Antigua

'The instructions were to just be there'

India are likely to sport a new opening combination for the decider at Rawalpindi, with Yuvraj Singh staking his claim with a stunning century in the second Test

11-Apr-2004•Anand Vasu in Islamabad

The real danger lurks in the shadows

The crumbling façade of independence and reason the Zimbabwe Cricket Union has tried to maintain against a backdrop of social disintegration in the country finally collapsed on Friday

10-Apr-2004•Martin Williamson

The king of reverse swing

Only a mighty talent can redefine an art

08-Apr-2004•Wisden Comment by Kamran Abbasi

Winning ugly

It is doubtful whether Inzamam-ul-Haq has ever spoken to George Graham or Brad Gilbert for advice

08-Apr-2004•The Pakistan View by Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Is the Finisher finished?

Of all the ways for Michael Bevan's career to end, you would not have imagined he would be run out ... or rather, drummed out

06-Apr-2004•Wisden Comment by Andrew Miller

It hardly feels like another country

After a childhood full of misgivings and apprehensions, I have spent an adulthood wondering how it would feel to set foot in Pakistan

06-Apr-2004•Roving Reporter by Sambit Bal in Lahore

The morning after

It was a strange experience, wandering along the beach between Bridgetown and St Lawrence Gap the morning after an historic series win in the Windies

05-Apr-2004•Andy Clark

All for a good cause

Before the second Test started, Dravid and Inzamam-ul-Haq came together to join children in holding a banner with the slogan "Bowl out Polio" written on it

05-Apr-2004•Anand Vasu in Lahore

Pace need not be everything

At seven down, with less than 150 on the board, a Pakistan attack of older vintage might have expected, reasonably, to scuttle a previous Indian batting line-up for under 200

05-Apr-2004•Osman Samiuddin

Streak resignation could spark player exodus

Cricket in Zimbabwe is lurching towards a crisis following the resignation of Heath Streak as national captain

04-Apr-2004•Martin Williamson

A man for the future

The 23 year-old Akmal, from Lahore, has long been touted as a potential national wicketkeeper, and his pre-World Cup debut performances in Zimbabwe and South Africa for the senior team confirmed this growing reputation

04-Apr-2004•Osman Samiuddin

Preparation reaps rewards

Matthew Engel on what has changed from the days of the 1980s when England were a distant second to West Indies

04-Apr-2004•Roving Reporter by Matthew Engel in Bridgetown

It's now in the open - politicians are the ZCU's masters

The resignation of Heath Streak as Zimbabwe's captain could well signal the start of a mass exodus of the dwindling number of senior players who have stayed loyal to the side

03-Apr-2004•Martin Williamson

From Kennington to Kensington

One letter and 4000 miles separate the Kennington Oval in London from the Kensington Oval in Barbados, but as far as Andrew Flintoff is concerned, he has found his home from home

01-Apr-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller

Time to start afresh

It is debatable whether or not the dust actually ever settles in Multan, but for Pakistan it must

01-Apr-2004•Osman Samiuddin in Multan

An hour to remember

Half-an-hour after the match, the two captains represented the two ends of the mood spectrum

01-Apr-2004•Dileep Premachandran in Multan

An hour to remember

Half-an-hour after the match, the two captains represented the two ends of the mood spectrum

01-Apr-2004•Dileep Premachandran in Multan

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