The Hundred: How well can you spot #FakeNews?
First it was a joke, then it was discussed, then it got real. And now... nobody really knows. The Hundred is fast approaching as a legitimate format. Are you prepared?ESPNcricinfo staff25-Jul-2018
England must seize chance to achieve special series win
The team is a work in progress, but a rare series win in Asia is very much there for the takingGeorge Dobell at Pallekele13-Nov-2018It has, at various moments of this tour, seemed as if this…
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…
Beauty, brutality and brotherhood in New Zealand
It was to be a routine Test tour for Bangladesh. Then terror and tragedy struckMohammad Isam21-Mar-2019February 25One of the first people I meet in Auckland is my colleague Andrew Fidel Fernando's child, who is a…
'Ello from Brizzle
Our correspondent takes in the delights of the west of England, language quirks and allSidharth Monga10-Jun-2019May 25Flight from Delhi to London delayed because the one coming in from London has arrived late. Once on board,…
Australia come to the World Cup singing and dancing
Is it all coming together at just the right time? Justin Langer and Ricky Ponting are impressed with the belief in this group, so they must be on to something. Right?Sidharth Monga in Bristol31-May-2019One of…
Lewis Gregory faces all-round challenge to prove himself as England's finisher
Gregory must hope his record with the ball doesn't detract from his destructive battingMatt Roller30-Oct-2019No man has come closer to international cricket without making a debut than Lewis Gregory. He has now been named in…
Stats – Sri Lanka's opening record, and New Zealand's lower-order resistance
All the stats highlights from an eventful fourth day in GalleS Rajesh17-Aug-2019133* - The partnership between Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne, which is Sri Lanka's highest for the first wicket in the fourth innings of…
Recall Umar Akmal? Drop Mohammad Abbas? What was Misbah-ul-Haq thinking!
Four eyebrow-raising selection calls from Pakistan cricket's supremoDanyal Rasool13-Dec-2019Misbah-ul-Haq is many things to many people. He was much too old to be captain, and yet led the Test side for longer than any Pakistan captain…