A father's duck to a son's century
Sat in the stands at Centurion, Jimmy Cook could understand what his son was going through but he had every faith that he would not be overawed Firdose Moonda in Centurion22-Jan-2016Stephen Cook should have been…
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A great tournament for captains, a poor one for spinners
Stats review of IPL 2016, in which openers and captains had a great run, but spinners struggledBharath Seervi30-May-2016Click here for full graphic - Kohli and Warner's big year41-19 Win-loss record of teams chasing in this…
Big-hitting overpowers Kohli's scampering
Regardless of how wet the ball became, India's self-inflicted errors were crucial as they could not halt West Indies' power-packed line-upKarthik Krishnaswamy in Mumbai31-Mar-20162:38Match Day - Ashwin no-ball the turning pointIf the World T20 has…
Faiz Fazal – fluid strokeplay, fluid future
Faiz Fazal displayed an impressive catalogue of strokeplay on ODI debut, but the 30-year-old's international future is by no means certainKarthik Krishnaswamy15-Jun-20162:29'This is just the first step, hopefully' - FazalOn January 10, 2000, India played…
Another day of New Zealand toil
09-Oct-2016One of them, from Matt Henry, hit him on the side of the helmet•BCCIRahane couldn't be budged from the crease though. He raised his eighth Test hundred•BCCIVirat Kohli, having been 103 overnight, kept going too.…
Sloppy England toss away advantage
Jonny Bairstow played another fine hand but too many of his team-mates gave their wickets away and squandered the opportunity to bat big in the first inningsGeorge Dobell in Mohali26-Nov-20162:24Compton: Too many soft dismissals for…
Bat, ball, keeper, spinners: how South Africa and New Zealand stack up
It's the No. 3 side versus the No. 5, so, in rankings at least, there is not much between the two sidesAndrew McGlashan06-Mar-2017Both are coming off home series wins, although Bangladesh made New Zealand work…
Keeping your ear on the ball
Blind cricket looks and sounds very different to its mainstream counterpart, but it is just as much of a batsman's gameAlagappan Muthu in Bangalore14-Feb-20172:07India lift their second successive T20 Blind World CupThe basics of blind…
Can Jadhav go from useful to indispensable?
Middle-order innovation and a uniquely low-and-slow style of offspin have earned Kedar Jadhav plenty of goodwill within India's ODI line-up, but he might need to make bigger batting contributions more often to carve a permanent…
Australia's bowling quartet dominate
Stats highlights from the last day's play of the 2017-18 Ashes, as Australia wrapped up an emphatic 4-0 winGaurav Sundararaman08-Jan-2018 Hunt like a pack Australia's bowlers hunted like a pack throughout the series with all…