Finisher de Villiers deserves more freedom
The lack of batting depth has always been an issue with Royal Challengers Bangalore and has often held back as good a finisher as AB de Villiers. What he needs is more time at the…
India batsmen put team before self
None of them curbed themselves even when Bangladesh's spinners found appreciable turn. Setting up the first innings, posting a large enough total, and chase a result was a high priorityAlagappan Muthu in Fatullah12-Jun-2015There must be…
30 and over
Inspired by the Test debuts of Luke Ronchi and Adam Voges, a quiz on those who can no longer be called 'young' in the oldest format (remember all questions pertain to the performance of players…
Record score for Bangladesh against India
Statsistical highlights from the first ODI between India and Bangladesh in MirpurBishen Jeswant18-Jun-20151:10Insights - Another debut five-for against India5 Number of wickets taken by Mustafizur Rahman today (5-50), the most by a Bangladesh bowler on…
Nehra's dilemma, Hussey's age-defying take
Plays of the Day from the second Qualifier between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers BangaloreAbhishek Purohit22-May-2015Hussey still has it Five days short of his 40th birthday, Michael Hussey showed he was still an asset…
Five of the wettest Tests ever
Rain-marred Tests which had even less play than the Bangalore Test between India and South AfricaESPNcricinfo staff03-Aug-2015Match: India v New Zealand, Chennai, 1995Overs played: 71.1Trivia: This was Sachin Tendulkar's only Test Man-of-the-Match award between February…
Masood makes opportunity count
Drafted in as a replacement for Mohammad Hafeez, Shan Masood produced a match-turning and potentially match-winning fourth-innings century in PallekeleUmar Farooq in Pallekele06-Jul-2015In a time of never-ending transition, Pakistan keeps producing exceptional cricketing talent, except…
Gurkeerat, latest piece in India's five-bowler jigsaw
Having Gurkeerat in their squad might help India hedge their bets to some extent on two seamers, two spinners, and a batting allrounder whose offspin is more than handyKarthik Krishnaswamy in Bangalore12-Nov-2015India's large squads have…
'My teacher saw me bowl and wanted me to throw the javelin'
Fidel Edwards talks about his bowling action, why he loves South Africa, and gives us the lowdown on his namesake KirkInterview by Jack Wilson07-Dec-2015You got Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene out on your Test debut,…
When the four-man apocalypse hit Australia
Looking back at West Indies' first series win down underColin Benjamin08-Dec-2015The last time West Indies won a series in Australia was during the famous 1992-93 summer, when Courtney Walsh clinched the one-run victory in Adelaide…