Still no real answers to the Kohli question
It was the end of a rotten run of scores for the Royal Challengers batter. But did his scoring rate hurt his team in the end? Nagraj Gollapudi30-Apr-20222:29Vettori: Kohli innings had too many dot balls…
Conway reveals Dhoni's helping hand in success against spinners
"He said to me, 'I think the guys are going to try to bowl fuller to you tonight, so come out and hit them straight,'"Sidharth Monga08-May-20222:50Vettori: Conway's style of play will intimidate the spinnersSunday's partnership…
Smothered by England's unwavering support, Zak Crawley is running out of ways to fail
England opener caught in the crosshairs of privilege, favouritism ... and a world-class attackVithushan Ehantharajah02-Jul-2022Backed to succeed regardless of whether he fails. Failing regardless of opportunities to succeed.On Saturday, Zak Crawley recorded his latest failure…
How the Hasaranga-Rajapaksa stand snatched the momentum from Pakistan
Where Rajapaksa was orthodox and calculative, Hasaranga brought out streaks of daredevilry to his battingShashank Kishore12-Sep-20223:52Rajapaksa: 'We wanted to show to the world we have aggression'Momentum is an underrated facet in sport. Building it can…
Temba Bavuma battling a sea of uncontrollables
Does he merit selection purely as a batter? It's a question that's followed the SA captain all through his international career, often in insinuating tonesKarthik Krishnaswamy27-Sep-2022The last time Temba Bavuma played for South Africa was…
Yannic Cariah, who played his last T20 in 2016, makes West Indies' T20 World Cup squad for 2022
Meet the wildcard pick Desmond Haynes has placed his faith in to help the spin attack in AustraliaDeivarayan Muthu15-Sep-2022Who is Yannic Cariah? Cariah is a 30-year-old legspin-bowling allrounder who has bolted into West Indies' squad…
Lungi Ngidi leads the line as South Africa's quicks display their title credentials
Pacy Perth pitch proves tailor-made for battery of fast bowlers in statement victoryTristan Lavalette30-Oct-20222:47Du Plessis: Ngidi is South Africa's best line-and-length bowlerWith South Africa expected to load up on their pace attack at the fast…
Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis and Carlos Brathwaite feature in ESPNcricinfo's LPL XI
Jaffna Kings and Kandy Falcons are the best-represented teams in our selectionMadushka Balasuriya23-Dec-2022Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings)Following a 2022 season largely waylaid by injury, Sri Lanka's most destructive top-order option is back to full fitness, and…
Ishan Kishan drags India's top-order batting into the 2020s
He obliterated the record for the fastest double-hundred, but the bigger story lay in his unfettered approachSidharth Monga10-Dec-20223:37Jaffer: Kishan ahead of Gill in India's pecking order nowThe first ball that Ishan Kishan faced after the…
How Chahal rose to the top of IPL's all-time wickets chart
In the era of the fast, stump-to-stump legspinner, he has shown that his subtler style still has a place in T20Karthik Krishnaswamy11-May-20231:15Shastri: Chahal's record is a testimony to his skill and longevityIt didn't exactly go…