| Stump Vision - by R. Mohan |
| - T-20 revolution defines Noughties decade |
| The noughties, as the first decade of the new millennium came to be known, were the decade of the cricketing revolution. So much did the game change in the 10 years that the dark years around 2000 AD that were marked by the players’ betting scandal were quickly forgotten. Hansie Cronje died, Azharuddin entered politics successfully and the bookies went back into the woodwork.
If the end of the scandal represented the beginning of hope, the rapid change that came about with the Twenty20 revolu... more |
| From the Diary - by Sunil Gavaskar |
| - Sunny's Column (635) |
| When Steve Davis raised his finger to signal Morne Morkel’s dismissal leg-before wicket to Harbhajan Singh, the first reaction was not just to follow Harbhajan as he made his victory run but also to see the slow motion action replay. India did not want to win with an umpiring error with so little time left for the Test to finish. The decision was spot on again and what Davis and Ian Gould have shown in this series and in the Kolkata Test in particular, is that they are among the top umpires in ... more |