Tim Wigmore

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tim Wigmore

"The interest in the fixture has only been getting bigger," says one former ICC executive. "It's a good lesson for cricket as a whole: scarcity has value. "It's one of those fixtures that people are aware of who don't necessarily follow cricket closely. It's got interest all over the world and the tension between the countries adds to that. India-Pakistan is a pre-eminent sports fixture in the world."Matches between the nations are the centrepieces of global cricket events.

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tim Wigmore |Will Macpherson

"It's fine for now - we are safe," said one England international cricketer. Any players leaving the tournament early would face a financial blow, with the fees for the competition paid per game. But the financial damage would be relatively minimal, with teams in the competition having only one or two of their group games remaining. The group stage concludes on May 11, so some players exploring their options might be unable to get flights out of the country before then.

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Tim Wigmore

Late in his life, Sir Donald Bradman identified the batter who played most like him. ‘I was very, very struck by his technique,’ Bradman said in 1996. ‘I asked my wife to come and have a look at him. Because, I said, “I never saw myself play. But I feel this fellow is playing much the same as I used to." ‘It was just his compactness, his stroke pro duction, his technique. It all seemed to gel.’ The player’s name was Sachin Tendulkar. Bradman later invited Tendulkar to his 90th birthday.

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Tim Wigmore

For anyone facing 90mph, "If you don't see it out of the hand, you're in deep s**t," says Ian Chappell, the former Australia captain renowned as a fine player of pace. "You're not going to pick it up later."In the 0.4 seconds that a batter has between a ball being bowled and it reaching them, they have to make myriad decisions: where the ball will pitch; how it will bounce; whether it will swing in the air before pitching; and whether it will seam off the pitch after it lands.

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tim Wigmore

New book details meeting between two greatest batsmen in history and how Little Master's talent was honed on the maidans of MumbaiLate in his life, Sir Donald Bradman identified the batsman who played most like him. "I was very, very struck by his technique," Bradman said in 1996. "I asked my wife to come and have a look at him. Because, I said, 'I never saw myself play. But I feel this fellow is playing much the same as I used to.'"It was just his compactness, his stroke production, his technique.