No crowd, no Tendulkar, and Dhoni the bowler
A journalist finds every one in the press box glued to another game David Katz01-Oct-2009.Dhoni lucked out with his first ODI wicket, but the fans were not quite so fortunate when it came to being…
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The ultimate ODI innings
A barrier that had not been breached in 2961 one-day internationals finally fell in Gwalior, and it was fitting that the batsman with the most ODI runs became the first to touch 200 in an…
Patel's escape, and free-hits in Tests
Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between India and New Zealand in AhmedabadESPNcricinfo staff04-Nov-2010The face-saving drop of the dayOnly a brave man would have called it a dropped chance.…
Patience is a missing virtue
The talent is there in the Pakistan line-up, but if the team is to compete it has to learn very quickly about the demands of Test cricketNagraj Gollapudi at Lord's16-Jul-2010The Shahid Afridi episode is a…
Railways get back on track
The story of Railways' journey from the bottom of Group A to the quarter-finalsAbhishek Purohit20-Dec-2010Railways are the New Zealand of the Ranji Trophy. Hamstrung by a lack of resources, working with a wafer-thin player base,…
Recent successes give Pakistan the edge
Pakistan have not won a single Test series in the West Indies, but they start the two-Test series as favouritesMadhusudhan Ramakrishnan11-May-2011Pakistan's continued problems and West Indies' decline have meant that what was once a highly…
False dawn then the real deal
The second part of England's rise to No. 1, from 2005 to 2011Andrew McGlashan14-Aug-2011After the 2005 Ashes, Michael Vaughan's knees gave him regular problems•Getty Imagesv Pakistan, Multan, 2005: The dip beginsIt probably stretches the point…
McDermott's vigilance needs emulating
Under the guidance of their pace-bowling coach, Australia's fast bowlers have adopted the simplest of methods and delivered excellent resultsDaniel Brettig at the SCG03-Jan-2012Entering the second hour of the morning session, Craig McDermott, Australia's pace-bowling…
West Indies only a little bit lost
History will give a bland explanation of this match but the West Indies have had plenty to take heart fromGeorge Dobell at Lord's19-May-2012Just as you cannot be a little bit pregnant or a little bit…
Abul Hasan's ton masks batting woes
Abul's innings was the most unlikely of sources to put Bangladesh ahead, but the others now need to chip in to help the home side strengthen its holdMohammad Isam in Khulna21-Nov-2012Abul Hasan's stunning debut century…