Tour Diary

Supporting WI for almost 50 years

West Indian supporters have been few and far between in New Zealand, but in the shade on the Hamilton boundary one recalls his years of following the team

20-Dec-2013•Andrew McGlashan

Walking through history at Tolstoy Farm

Once a crucible for Mahatma Gandhi's philosophies of community living and civil disobedience, Tolstoy Farm is now a desolate place a few kilometres away from the suburb of Lenasia

17-Dec-2013•Sidharth Monga

A tent against the torrent

With a state-of-the-art drainage system, a 12-foot-high tent protecting the pitch and groundsmen working hard day and night, Supersport Park in Centurion has all the resources at its disposal to negotiate a rain threat

11-Dec-2013•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

A night of celebrating Mandela

Taking in the scenes outside Nelson Mandela's house in Houghton in Johannesburg, on the night he died

06-Dec-2013•Sidharth Monga

Small crowd creates big atmosphere

More than 4000 people attended the Abu Dhabi Test on each day, adding much-needed colour in the sterile setting

18-Oct-2013•Firdose Moonda

Working in the dark

A powercut in Harare left most parts of the city without electricity, forcing our correspondent to search for a plug point and an internet connection

11-Sep-2013•Firdose Moonda

How yoga healed Bryan Strang

With more and more cases of depression in cricket, Firdose Moonda catches up with Bryan Strang, who had to deal with his own problems, and found a way to overcome them

08-Sep-2013•Firdose Moonda

The experience of arriving in Zimbabwe again

One of the excitements of touring Zimbabwe occurs long before one arrives in the country. Getting there is an experience on its own

03-Sep-2013•Firdose Moonda

Introducing: Commentary in Shona and Ndebele

As the clock ticks past 3pm, Jeff Murimbechi and Godfrey 'Chief' Koti take their seats in front of the room's large open window and put on their head sets. In a matter of seconds, they'll be broadcasting live radio cricket commentary in Shona and Ndebele

31-Jul-2013•Liam Brickhill

The Sikandar Raza fan club

Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza is cheered on by family, friends and cricket enthusiasts, all in matching t-shirts

26-Jul-2013•Liam Brickhill

The Champions Trophy's worker bees

The 800 volunteers in the Champions Trophy turned into "the face of the tournament"

23-Jun-2013•Firdose Moonda

London: a fan's paradise

Nowhere else in the world can a global tournament can find such diverse, impassioned support as in cricket's historic capital

19-Jun-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bangladesh's tiger suit fan

Shoaib Ali, Bangladesh's most passionate fan, will be a regular feature throughout the course of the Zimbabwe tour, and will surely provide much amazement and energy for all supporters alike

26-Apr-2013•Firdose Moonda in Harare

Stuart Carlisle's other sporting passion

Stuart Carlisle, the former Zimbabwe batsman, on why he has established a sports shop in Harare

22-Apr-2013•Firdose Moonda

Rear-ended in Hambantota

ESPNcricinfo's relationship with Hambantota is already a storied one. Several reporters have had adventures there, and Andrew Fernando joins the list

26-Mar-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Roar that follows the tigers

Shoaib Ali Bukhari can shout all day, in the heat, and not have a care in the world about where the next meal will come from or whether there will be a bed to sleep on. Sounds like just another crazy cricket fan that we have all encountered in life - or h

21-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam

Matara cricket in good hands

Matara is no different from the usual coastal towns in Sri Lanka, be it the sun, the curved coconut trees, the humid air or the recovery from the 2004 tsunami destruction

05-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam

Making music on the sidelines

Matches involving hosts India in the Women's World Cup drew crowds of around 2,000 to the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Purohit

Searching for civilians in Palam

The Palam A Ground is a bit old-fashioned, one Mumbai man saying it reminded him of an English league venue

25-Feb-2013•Sharda Ugra

New looks for Australian cricket grounds

Before the iconic arc of Moses Mabhida held up the Durban sky, there was a grotty grey concrete block masquerading as a football stadium in its place

25-Feb-2013•Firdose Moonda

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