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How we're coping without live cricket. This week, we're watching BradmanHemant Brar23-Mar-2020What We're Watching, our writers are living off YouTube while there's no live cricket on. First up, it's all about the greatest of them…
Smart Stats: Lungi Ngidi's super spell for CSK, and Chris Gayle's 175 not out
We look at the most impactful match performances in IPL historyESPNcricinfo stats team16-Sep-2020There have been 58 centuries scored in the 12 seasons of the IPL - ranging from Chris Gayle's 175 not out to Virat…
Daniel Bell-Drummond: 'T20 is moving forward, I don't want to be left behind'
Opener's new-found aggression part of a deliberate strategy to adapt his gameMatt Roller14-Sep-2020It was at the end of last season's Blast that Daniel Bell-Drummond realised he had to make changes to keep up as a…
From 86,000 to zero – the week Covid-19 changed cricket
As the game's set to resume, here's a look back at how cricket went from a full MCG to a juddering haltAndrew McGlashan06-Jul-2020Sunday, March 8The Melbourne Cricket Ground. One of the most iconic stadiums in…
What's the greatest over ever bowled in a T20? Is it a Malinga one?
Or Dale Steyn? Or Sunil Narine? Or Rashid Khan? Our staffers trawl through the T20 archives to find the best one13-Oct-2020Mohammad Isam, Bangladesh correspondent: So we're talking about the best T20 over. How about some…
How James Bazley plotted his way back, with a little help from Marnus Labuschagne
The allrounder has impressed for Brisbane Heat after paying his own way back into the gameAlex Malcolm10-Jan-2021They say it takes years to become an overnight success, and that certainly is the case for Brisbane Heat…
Captains' report card: In Kraigg Brathwaite's proactive leadership is a lesson for Mominul Haque
Trusting just one formula might have been the reason Bangladesh lost the Test series to West IndiesMohammad Isam15-Feb-2021West Indies' series win against Bangladesh was built on outstanding decision making, with captain Kraigg Brathwaite leading the…
The greatest IPL performances, No. 10: Andre Russell's 48 not out vs the Royal Challengers Bangalore
Need runs stat? Give Dre the batMatt Roller31-Mar-2021, "it's not enough to act like a king. You must be the king. There can be no doubt, because doubt causes chaos and one's own demise." Under…
Does it make sense for cricketers to be locked down in a country where the public at large is free?
The outbreak of Covid in the England ODI camp throws some of the game's inequities into reliefOsman Samiuddin07-Jul-2021Within minutes of the news of the Covid outbreak among members of the England squad and management, a…
What makes Williamson, Smith, Kohli and Root excel?
The four greats of modern batting have their signature ways. Which of them will leave the greatest legacy?Mark Nicholas02-Jul-2021Aged 15, I saw Sir Garfield Sobers make 150 at Lord's in 1973. This was the match…