In the annals of cricket history, few strategies have sparked as much controversy and intrigue as Douglas Jardine's Bodyline tactic. This aggressive approach, which aimed to neutralize the batting ...
Karachi: Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has called for ‘Bodyline’ bowling to return to Test cricket and asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to remove restrictions on the number of ...
Few sporting events have caused such an international storm as the 1932-33 Ashes series which, at its nadir, not only threatened the tour itself but also political relations between the United Kingdom ...
He has the fastest recorded legal delivery in Test cricket and openly admits he tried to chop Ricky Ponting's head off. Now former Pakistani express pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has called for the return ...
Larwood and Voce, bowling bodyline in front of a howling home crowd, skittle them out for 136. England respond with 335, with Jardine making his first century against Australia. Australia do better in ...
In the conversation about the dangers of global sport, cricket is not the first (or even the fifth) one that springs to mind. Popularly known as “the gentleman’s game,” it generally doesn’t receive ...
Karachi, March 19 (IANS) Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has called for ‘Bodyline’ bowling to return to Test cricket and asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to remove restrictions ...