India's batting fragility has been exposed at a crucial time, just before their tour of Australia Ian Chappell03-Nov-2024It's never good to experience batting failures but India's capitulation against New Zealand's pace and spin bowling came…
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How much longer will Mathews and Chandimal go on? And more worryingly, what of Sri Lanka's Test-match future?Andrew Fidel Fernando08-Feb-2025Dimuth Karunaratne had begun his final trek to the pavilion when his batting partner Dinesh Chandimal…
They suffered a chastening defeat on their last visit to the Wankhede, and resolved to become an entirely different teamSampath Bandarupalli06-Apr-2025Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have had quite a horror run at the Wankhede Stadium, the…
Regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in New Zealand, 25-year-old Matt Fisher is ready to make the most of a surprise call-upDeivarayan Muthu27-Jul-2025Matt Fisher wasn't supposed to be in New Zealand's Test squad for…
Slip catching is increasingly a specialist's job - and made more so because white-ball cricket doesn't have much of a place for itGreg Chappell30-Jun-2025The old adage about catches winning matches remains as true today as…
The New Zealand quick chats about what inspired her to take up fast bowling, the tools of her trade, and its pitfallsSruthi Ravindranath22-Oct-2025Rosemary Mair always wanted to bowl fast. Watching Shane Bond tear through batting…
Haydos in the altogether at the MCG: you didn't hear it here firstAlan Gardner16-Sep-2025The ECB has tried calling it "Super September", which the Light Roller understands is short for "Super Sopper September" - and South…
A 92-ball phase saw Hope turbocharge WI's innings before Seales blew away Pakistan's specialist battersDanyal Rasool12-Aug-2025Knowing when it's time to go is a valuable trait, and if Pakistan were in any doubt their time in…