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T-20 World Cups, where stars are born

by Rex Clementine When the International Cricket Council mooted the idea of a T-20 World Cup and chose South Africa as the host nation in 2007, it had to convince...

Pace will be Pakistan’s strength in World Cup

by Rex Clementine Pakistan may not be one of the fancied sides to win the ICC T-20 World Cup in Australia this year but they are certainly a feared side...

Australia could become first team to win back to back T-20 World Cups 

by Rex Clementine Vic Richardson, who was Test captain of Don Bradman, had an interesting advice for his eldest grandson, who was a promising cricketer. ‘If you ever go onto...

England back experience to add more limited overs silverware

By Rex Clementine  England’s  resurgence in white  ball cricket with consistent performances in both T-20s and 50 over formats is  thanks to a good mixture of youth and experience. They...

India have all bases covered in T-20 World Cup

Despite their poor run in the Asia Cup, where they failed to reach the finals and suffered successive defeats at the hands of Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the former champions...

A victory for the Ages

by Rex Clementine When the Asia Cup schedule was done, it was put through in such a way that there was a possibility of India and Pakistan facing each other...

Basil D'Oliveira Trophy one of crickets intense rivalries

Do you remember the first time South Africa played in England since re-admission to ICC after more than two decades of isolation due to apartheid? It was at Lord’s in...

The Hundred is here to stay!

Rex Clementine at Lord’s The second edition of The Hundred was a resounding success with Oval Invincibles defending the women’s title while Trent  Rockets pulled off a stunning win in the...

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