The 'facilitation fee' furore
26-Apr-2010The beginningIn January 2008, WSG India bought the worldwide telecast rights of the IPL for ten years (2008 to 2017) at a cost of over $1 b
Five first impressions
The first day of the IPL 2010 had a long opening ceremony, a couple of ageless veterans, and a less than full houseCricinfo staff13-Mar-2010The (not s
Bazookas at the Manuka
Who needs political shenanigans when you’ve got the Chris Gayle show? Capital, old boyJohn Boxsell05-Feb-2010The matchThe Prime Minister’s XI v West I
'Greed is killing the game'
Ian Botham hits out at the proliferation of Twenty20, the idiots who booed Ponting, and all the talk of pressureInterview by Sam Pilger23-Nov-2009Can
Wasted time
The time-out as it has been presented is nonsensical enough. But when rain is in the air, as it was at Newlands on Sunday, it becomes a self-defeating
Life of Brian
Sixty years ago he was a prodigy who served notice to the world – before he went missing and later turned up as a brave old man against the West Indie
Story of the boundary-breaker
A look at the far-reaching life of Learie Constantine, which successfully captures his extraordinary achievementsDavid Conn23-May-2009 The prem
Back in the groove
Sri Lanka are getting used to life without their legends and under a new captain; Pakistan are getting used to Test cricket again. An audio-visual loo
Where has all the money gone?
Is it a bailout loan or an advance from the ICC?Questions are being raised over the reported US$3-million loan the WICB have applied for from the ICC
No end to cheap tricks in West Indies cricket
Given the record at the Queen’s Park Oval, Joey Carew’s pronouncement that there will “most definitely” be an outright result in the decisive fifth Di