Tour Diary

How many crew members does it take to run a flight?

How many crew members does it take to run a flight?

There were ten of us in the flight from Durban to Port Elizabeth and it was a packed house

25-Feb-2013•Sriram Veera

A subdued build-up

A subdued build-up

25-Feb-2013•Sriram Veera

Of unpredictabililty and sponsorship banners

Of unpredictabililty and sponsorship banners

The matches in the tri-series have been unpredictable so far, and that element of the unexpected has spilled over to routine press conferences as well

25-Feb-2013•Siddarth Ravindran

Meeting Mahinda Pethiyagoda

Meeting Mahinda Pethiyagoda

When I bumped into Mahinda Pethiyagoda , a lean 56-year-old with an accountant’s air about him, the first thing he spoke about on learning I am Indian was an obscure three-day match in 1974

25-Feb-2013•Siddarth Ravindran

Italian food, glorious food

Italian food, glorious food

By Peter Della Penna

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Rain keeps Williamson nervous

Rain keeps Williamson nervous

One of the reasons Dambulla is favoured as a one-day venue is because it is in the country’s north-eastern dry zone, with little rain from February to September

25-Feb-2013•Siddarth Ravindran

Mangoes at midnight

Mangoes at midnight

After matches, on the way back to Dambulla town from the stadium, it’s hard to miss a string of ramshackle shops by the roadside selling a wide variety of fruits and vegetables

25-Feb-2013•Siddarth Ravindran

Where the streets have Mendis' name

Where the streets have Mendis' name

In Sri Lanka, like pretty much everywhere else in the subcontinent, cricketers are among the country’s biggest stars

25-Feb-2013•Siddarth Ravindran

Nuwan Pradeep: Sri Lanka's latest maverick

Nuwan Pradeep: Sri Lanka's latest maverick

Sri Lanka’s knack of picking unorthodox cricketers out of nowhere continues

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

'It was like Michael Jackson coming'

'It was like Michael Jackson coming'

P Sara Oval, the venue for the third Test of this series, is the only ground in Asia where Don Bradman played

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

An evening with Imran

An evening with Imran

At 57, Imran Khan still stands tall and lean

25-Feb-2013•Nagraj Gollapudi

Galle's spirited groundstaff

Galle's spirited groundstaff

When yet another shower lashed the Galle International Stadium at 2.15pm, even though the Indian bowlers would have been relieved, it was a cruel heartbreak for the groundsmen who had worked hard to get the ground ready - despite heavy showers at

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

'I am what I am'

'I am what I am'

A great thinker once said “I am what I am”

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Football on a cricket tour

Football on a cricket tour

I have seen three diverse games of football since arriving in Sri Lanka, and it has barely been five days

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

Modernity at the cost of intimacy?

Modernity at the cost of intimacy?

The R Premadasa is a mess right now

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

Saqlain's magical fingers

Saqlain's magical fingers

“ Aisa lag rahan hain, ki hum jannat mein practise kar rahen hain (It feels like we are practicing in heaven),” Aaqib Javed said to Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer and Danish Kaneria

25-Feb-2013•Nagraj Gollapudi

Derbyshire's country charm

Derbyshire's country charm

After reading Mark Nicholas in the Wisden Cricketer argue that Derbyshire was a team that “exists for no obviously justifiable reason”, I was interested to see the county in action in Australia’s tour match

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

The signs are good for Pakistan's home from home

The signs are good for Pakistan's home from home

It's sad that Pakistan won't be hosting any international teams at home for the foreseeable future

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

More than just a tree

More than just a tree

25-Feb-2013•Nagraj Gollapudi

Viva la sport

Viva la sport

I thought I would kick off the tour by writing about the historical contest between old timers Eton and Harrow

25-Feb-2013•Nagraj Gollapudi

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