The problems with Law 42.3
The ball-tampering law is vague and - anecdotally at least - often flouted by players. Is it time for the game's governing bodies to have a rethink?Firdose Moonda22-Nov-20163:08Too much being made of du Plessis episode…
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Widening cracks bode well for England
The case of the missing yorkers, and how Gautam Gambhir has made his open stance work are among Aakash Chopra's analytical observations from the second day of the Rajkot TestAakash Chopra10-Nov-20161:58Ganguly: Gambhir will find cover…
Bangladesh find chaos in tranquil Galle
Bangladesh have batsmen who have experience in batting out the final day of Test matches, but none of them showed the application to do so in GalleMohammad Isam in Galle11-Mar-2017Saturday morning in Galle was peaceful…
The ten most expensive IPL spells
These bowlers would have been glad you can only bowl four overs in a Twenty20ESPNcricinfo staff20-Mar-2017Ishant Sharma, 4-0-66-0 Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings, 2013 Chennai Super Kings had a formidable batting line-up in 2013.…
Tactics Board: Where the final could be won and lost
Barely two weeks since their defeat to India in the group stage, Pakistan are a transformed side. We look at what it would take for them to upstage the defending championsESPNcricinfo staff16-Jun-20174:10Dravid: Pakistan's best chance…
Record fifth-wicket stand for England against Australia
Stats highlights from day two in Perth, where England's top half tested Australia before the tail fell away quickly Gaurav Sundararaman15-Dec-2017237 - Runs added by Jonny Bairstow and David Malan - the highest fifth-wicket stand…
India turn focus on getting forward
At a purposeful nets session on Tuesday, India's batsmen went to work on dealing with lengths they are likely to be tested with by the South African quicks. Tennis-ball props includedSidharth Monga in Cape Town02-Jan-2018There…
Dobell: England's humiliation at Lord's was an accident waiting to happen
England's crushing defeat at Lord's exposed a regime and a system that has abandoned its responsibility to Test cricketGeorge Dobell at Lord's27-May-2018What did they think would happen?What did they think would happen when they pushed…
Smart Stats: Why Agarwal's 43 was worth more than Rahul's 71
Also read why R Ashwin trumped M Ashwin despite going wicketlessBharath Seervi30-Mar-2019Mayank Agarwal's 21-ball 43 was pivotal in Kings XI Punjab's chase of 177. His good friend and state-mate KL Rahul remained unbeaten on 71…
India's fast bowlers make the big leap
Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami led the way in a year when India's fast bowlers came of age Hemant Brar31-Dec-2018"There are no fast bowlers in India," a young Kapil Dev was once told…