Pawan Negi biggest uncapped buy ever
The all-important numbers from the IPL 2016 auctionBharath Seervi07-Feb-2016 94 Number of players bought, from the 351 in the auction list. Out of the 94 players, 66 were from India, 13 from Australia, four each…
Duminy, South Africa's Graeme Hick?
Touted as the next big thing after his spectacular Test entry, JP Duminy hasn't consistently delivered against top-quality oppositionWillem Swart18-Feb-2016December 2008, JP Duminy scored a masterful 166 runs against the then No. 1 side in…
A nervous bowl-out; Kohli's masterful chases
Ahead of the India-Pakistan clash in Kolkata, ESPNcricinfo takes you through the previous meetings of these two sides at the World T20Karthik Krishnaswamy18-Mar-20162007 World T20, group stage, DurbanPakistan had never beaten India in a 50-over…
Guptill, bowlers put New Zealand in semi-final
ESPNcricinfo staff22-Mar-2016Kane Williamson played the ideal foil for Guptill before falling for 17...•Associated Press... but Guptill carried on to bring up his 10th T20I fifty•Associated PressHowever, Pakistan pulled things back in the middle overs with…
Yuvraj dominates Kuldeep in spin battle
Despite not always picking Kuldeep Yadav, Yuvraj Singh brought out his experience to get on top of the wristspinner, setting the tone for Sunrisers Hyderabad's win in the EliminatorSidharth Monga26-May-2016A lot of T20 cricket is…
IPL's back, the silver lining in the BCCI's cloud
It has been a year of upheaval and cleaning up for the BCCI and its glitzy T20 league, but the IPL's popularity with players and fans offers it a shot at redemptionNagraj Gollapudi08-Apr-20164:07Agarkar: Won't be…
Lucky? Lucky to be playing Australia
As Sri Lanka stretched their lead in Galle after another Australian surrender to spin bowling, stump microphones picked up a touring player using the words 'f*** you guys are lucky'. How so?Daniel Brettig in Galle05-Aug-2016F***…
Pakistan's favourite venue in England
Stats preview to the fourth and final Test between England and PakistanS Rajesh10-Aug-20164-3 Pakistan's win-loss record in Tests at The Oval; it is the only venue in England where they have won more Tests than…
The second-highest partnership in first-class cricket
Stats highlights from a mammoth stand for Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy 2016-17Bharath Seervi14-Oct-20162 The unbroken 594-run stand between Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawne in this match is the second-biggest partnership in the history of…
Similar failings mar Tests at historical venues
The lack of play in Port-of-Spain and Durban over the last four days points to a disregard for common-sense scheduling and a failure to equip grounds to deal with bad weatherKarthik Krishnaswamy in Port of…