Cricket News – Sri Lanka beat West Indies easily in the ICC Champions Trophy
For all accounts, the ‘real’ part of the Champions Trophy got underway last night, with Sri Lanka taking on West Indies. Both team were vying for the top spot in the qualifying round. At stake – national pride, plus an opportunity to avoid Australia in the next round. The match was played at Brabourne stadium [...]
Cricket News – Series win feels special says Kumble
India won a Test series in the Carribbean for the first time in 35 years. The last win was in 1971. That series saw the debut of Sunil Gavaskar, who scored a record breaking 774 runs in the series to announce his arrival. Kumble was one the the chief architects of this years victory. He [...]
Cricket News – West Indies follow on in 2nd Test
The West Indies were in dire straits at the end of the third day’s play against India. They were 43 for one when bad light stopped play. Earlier the West Indies were shot out for 215, in reply to India’s total of 588-8 declared. Anil Kumble, Munaf Patel and Virender Sehwag each took 3 wickets. [...]
