Cricbuzz Rewind

India's tour of Pakistan in 2004 was historic in more ways than one
OTHERS • BOOK EXTRACT

How the decks cleared for India's tour of Pakistan in 2004

An extract from a recent book PITCHSIDE, a Westland publication, by author Amrit Mathur
Aug 21 2023
Shane Bond meets the local press after his red-hot start in Cumbria. (Photo credit: Shane Bond)
CRICBUZZ PLUS • CRICBUZZ REWIND

Live and Let Fly: Shane Bond's unforgettable club season in Cumbria

In the summer of 1999, the chairman of an out-of-luck club took a gamble on an unknown 23-year-old New Zealander, with spectacular results
Jun 10 2022
He made six-hitting the norm in T20s
CRICBUZZ PLUS • PEOPLE WHO CHANGED IPL

Chris Gayle: IPL's Six Appeal

In this new miniseries, we revisit how a few people influenced the Indian Premier League in everlasting fashion. First up is Chris Gayle...
Apr 23 2022
WV Raman, Kohli's Under-19 coach in 2008, discusses his early feedback to the BCCI on the current India captain
FEATURES • ENDURING LEADERSHIP

'This lad doesn't allow the game to drift' - WV Raman's U-19 assessment of Kohli

WV Raman, Kohli's Under-19 coach in 2008, discusses his early feedback to the BCCI on the current India captain
Jun 12 2021
Kapil Dev with the Limavady team that won the North West Cup trophy in 1980. The Northern Ireland club had caught wind of the future India captain's presence in the UK, where he was signing up to play for Nelson in the Lancashire League, and secured his services for the final against Sion Mills.
SPOTLIGHT • CRICBUZZ REWIND

Kapil the Clubbie

In 1981, Kapil Dev headed to Lancashire for a season of club cricket, where he would go head to head with a number of familiar faces from the international circuit, colleagues and opponents alike
Mar 01 2021
"For me, like with any Belinda Clark innings really, it was all about placement"
FEATURES • CRICBUZZ REWIND

When Belinda Clark scored cricket's first ODI double hundred

Mel Jones, former Australian batter, speaks to Cricbuzz about that eventful December day at the MIG Ground in Bandra
Sep 10 2020
Sachun Tendulkar's heroics in back-to-back matches helped India clinch the title in Sharjah
FEATURES • CRICBUZZ REWIND

Azhar, and the Sachin of Sharjah

Mohammad Azharuddin gives a ring-side account of Tendulkar's twin hundreds in that Sharjah summer of 1998
Apr 24 2020
It was such a big occasion, and for the first six balls I just couldn't move my feet: Brendon McCullum.
FEATURES • INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

IPL's opening act: The inside story

As the sun set in Bangalore on April 18, 2008, Brendon McCullum set in motion cricket's greatest revolution since the Packer series
Apr 18 2020
2011 was Yuvraj Singh's most painful and yet pleasurable chapter of his cricketing life
FEATURES • CRICBUZZ REWIND

'Let's get the World Cup, everything else can wait'

Yuvraj Singh, the hero of India's 2011 World Cup winning campaign, reflects on the most painful and yet pleasurable chapter of his cricketing life
Apr 02 2020
The toss was held near the boundary ropes
OPINIONS • START OF A JOURNEY

When Bangladesh met Pakistan on their ODI debut

A coin toss near the boundary, hunt for chest guards and a Miandad apology - former players recall Bangladesh's ODI debut in the Asia Cup
Mar 31 2020
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