A couple of special semi-final 70s, a Buttler hundred and a Malinga five-for in our first set of match-upsESPNcricinfo staff14-Oct-2022 • Updated on 15-Oct-2022Voting for these match-ups has ended. Yuvraj Singh's 70 and Lasith Malinga's…
Few foresaw the depths of psychological and tactical insight that England's Test leader would bring to the roleAndrew Miller21-Dec-2022There's a famous picture of Nasser Hussain in the dressing-room in Karachi in December 2000 - head…
Languid, elegant and promising, this was the batter at his trademark best..till he inevitably reached yet another glass ceilingDanyal Rasool03-Jan-2023Pakistan will bat again this match, so this likely won't be the last Test innings Shan…
Bowling for the first time in ODIs since his return from back injury, he subjected the Pakistan top order to an absolute nightmareSidharth Monga11-Sep-20231:34Muzumdar: Bumrah's presence brings this Indian bowling line-up aliveIt took so long…
Aesthetics isn't his thing, but when you're pretty fast and pretty skillful, do you really need to bother being pretty?Andrew Fidel Fernando15-Sep-20231:13'Charith Asalanka almost knew where the last ball would be bowled'Charith Asalanka, midway through…
Australia's supreme bowling attack puts paid to the pretence that this is a contest between equalsDanyal Rasool16-Dec-2023"If it's black, fight back. If it's brown, lie down," the camping manual goes.It is useful, possibly life-saving advice…
The left-arm quick provided the one high point in another defeat for Sri LankaAlagappan Muthu16-Oct-20231:13Maharoof: Madushanka a real positive for Sri LankaW 0 0 0 0 WIt is so easy to wax lyrical about fast…
They don't consider "defensive" to be a negative but rather a big skill to have, and that brings them successSidharth Monga14-Oct-20231:27Is Bumrah the best bowler at this World Cup so far?Kuldeep Yadav was justifiably smug…
While hosts were indecisive with the bat, England bowlers were good at varying pace and lengthSruthi Ravindranath09-Dec-2023A batting-friendly Wankhede surface. Shorter boundaries. At the pitch report, the broadcasters said it should be a "belter". But…
The Mumbai Indians left-arm spinner talks about her journey in the gameVishal Dikshit28-Feb-20245:04Saika Ishaque on how she made her way into the WPLOne day as a teen, Saika Ishaque decided to not turn up at…