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A Twenty20 hundred for the purists
Before this tournament started there were two Twenty20 international hundreds. In the last 48 hours that tally has been doubled and Mahela Jayawardene
Pump up the tempo
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan looks at how the ICL is helping give fielding and fitness in Indian domestic cricket a shot in the armSiddhartha Vaidyanathan0
With Gavaskar we believed, without him we despaired
Decades before India dominated world cricket, Gavaskar gave them an identity in the gameSambit Bal10-Jul-2024I was not 20 when I was forced to confron
Gujarat Titans look stronger for their title defence
Hardik Pandya is now a more experienced captain, and Shubman Gill comes into the IPL in excellent formHemant Brar24-Mar-20234:00How crucial is Miller’
Australia still Ashes favourites, but lot on the line to begin high-stakes Pat Cummins era
The series will continually be stalked by Covid-19, but the chance to hold the urn aloft on home soil beckonsAndrew McGlashan06-Dec-2021And so it’s he
How many men have scored a Test triple-century in a team's second innings?
And what’s the most wickets in a Test by someone who also bagged a pair?Steven Lynch17-Mar-2020Who was Yabba, apparently the only spectator at the rec
Clash of the medium pacers: Abbas arrives on Philander's patch
Mohammad Abbas has carved a superb record in unhelpful conditions – but how will go against the master, Vernon Philander, on his home ground?Danyal Ra
India plug big hole, but other leaks open up
Never before have India’s quicks done as well as they did at the Champions Trophy. While that is cause to celebrate, the middle-order and spin departm
Masood gets it right, on a day when little else worked for Pakistan
Shan Masood was called upon as a bowler. Shan Masood survived to the close as a batsman. That offered scant consolation for a weary, error-prone Pakis
Zimbabwe crumble against strong New Zealand
ESPNcricinfo staff09-Aug-2015Debutant George Worker ensured New Zealand built on the start, adding 49 runs off 33 deliveries for the second wicket wit