One has just started reading ' The Picador Book of Cricket ', edited by Ramchandra Guha and more on the book later. But it recounts an extremely funny incident/ anecdote that one has no choice but to narrate it. The little Pakistani's (Hanif...

Q - What's the name of the just announced movie that Shahid Bhai is starring in? A - Mein Chew t kiya Q - Why is Shahid Bhai signed as the brand ambassador for Singer? A - Because he is the best chewing machine out there Q - What do new age editors...

Andy Murray’s campaign at the Australian Open coincided a lot with the absolutely brilliant ' Ishqiya ' released at the same time. It started brilliantly, had some excellent performances, was great music to many a people’s ears (in Murray’s case...

Kanak "Konnie" Huq is a British TV presenter of Bangladeshi descent who loves and supports the English cricket side. A graduate of Cambridge, Konnie is the longest serving presenter of the BBC serial - Blue Peter. A true believer in sport, she...

Sherlyn Chopra (aka Mona Chopra aka Menaka Chopra) is from Andhra Pradesh, India. An Indian model and actress, Sherlyn was most recently seen in the cricket movie Dil Bole Hadippa. She is a winner of Miss Andhra crown. Apparently, looking at her recent...

The Grand Hyatt in Mumbai witnessed a Sanath performance of a different kind at the Chivas Studio launch. One look at the models who looked torn apart, you probably thought "what an odd look" but if you know Sanath well, you know that is how...

By Peter Della Penna Timroy Allen saved the day as USA came back from a deep hole in the final overs to snatch a one-wicket win over UAE on Sunday afternoon at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Pic (Right): File picture of Timroy Allen “I think today...

Gulf News reported that USA would play two practice matches against UAE on Feb 5th and 7th. [DreamCricket.com will provide live coverage of the tournament, which is hoped to begin February 7th with the second of the practice matches]. The United States...

By Rohan Chandran Many years ago, I was a college freshman, watching Pakistan take on the West Indies in an ODI (1990s Tip: Make friends with the guy who controls the University C-band satellite dish). A dorm-mate of mine was passing through the room...

The concept is simple, and one that is tried and tested in other sports such as tennis and golf. Wood is fragile and there are far smarter materials available - ones that are stiff or absorb shock better. In step with these scientific principles, manufacturers...

The proposed use of video analysis and video scorecards for the forthcoming USA junior cricket tour of Gujarat got me thinking about the main technology players in cricket analysis. Technology is being used in performance analysis and in analysis of skill...

It is amazing how much technology goes into just the Decision Review System (DRS)! Here is what ICC requires for DRS/3rd umpires: CAMERAS: The minimum number of cameras for the Decision Review System are 15. These are: 2x wicket to wicket cameras (manned...