Where do Afghanistan go next?
The national team is making headlines, their domestic cricket is thriving, and money is not an issue. So what's holding them back?Tim Wigmore10-Oct-2013"From refugee camps to the World Cup" is a great headline. But it…
Warne, Haddin fortify Clarke
Brad Haddin and Shane Warne have both provided reassurance to Michael Clarke during his captaincy and helped him, in different ways, during his hundred in AdelaideDaniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval06-Dec-2013Among the many routines established by…
Six astonishing lines from the Mudgal report
The report of the IPL Probe Committee, headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal, revealed some insights into the workings of the IPL that need to be read to be believedESPNcricinfo staff10-Feb-2014Nebulous ownership: The Committee in relation…
South Africa T20 seeking right formula
A lack of public interest coupled with the prospect of Champions League qualification leaves the Ram Slam T20 in danger of becoming a means to an endFirdose Moonda08-Jan-2014"The future is that we will play in…
Left-arm spinner 1, KP 0
Plays of the day for the match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab in DelhiKanishkaa Balachandran19-May-2014The ballKevin Pietersen's weakness against left-arm spinners with varying degrees of experience is well known. Tonight it was Akshar…
Malinga's secret ingredient, the meaning of life, and why the rain stopped
All the burning questions from the World T20, accorded the respect they deserveAndy Zaltzman08-Apr-2014@just1fan: Did the final prove India have just been riding on Kohli?No, it did not. In fact, in India's first three games,…
Morgan stokes fires of imagination
The Edgbaston T20 reinforced Eoin Morgan's credentials as the fulcrum of England's limited-overs cricket. Approaching his peak, is it time they made him their World Cup captain as well?David Hopps08-Sep-2014So was that it then? A…
Anderson's Oval jinx and India's five-Test jinx
A stats preview to the fifth Test between England and India at The OvalBishen Jeswant13-Aug-201496 Number of Tests that have been played at The Oval. This is the fourth-highest number of Tests hosted at a…
McCullum joins the Don
Stats highlights from the third day of the third Test between Pakistan and New Zealand at SharjahBishen Jeswant29-Nov-20144 Number of players who have scored three double-centuries in a calendar year; Don Bradman, Ricky Ponting, Michael…
The Boxing Day phenomenon
The stands will be teeming with life at the MCG and they will need to be entertained, no matter how much pressure the player might feel out in the middleSidharth Monga in Melbourne25-Dec-20141:18Australia turn the…