Pujara calm about indifferent form
Cheteshwar Pujara, the India A captain, has yet to make a fifty this series, but does not feel too perturbed as he prepares ahead of the 3rd unofficial Test in HubliSidharth Monga in Hubli08-Oct-2013While the…
Clarke's counting error
Plays of the Day from the second ODI between Australia and England at the GabbaAndrew McGlashan at the Gabba17-Jan-2014No-ball of the dayMichael Clarke is often praised for his 'funky' captaincy and, for a moment, it…
Time to ban the mobiles
ESPNcricinfo's countdown on the things that mattered in the latest round of matches in the NatWest T20 BlastTim Wigmore19-May-20145 This person's phone is currently unavailableAfter a weekend of pulsating cricket, it feels amiss to begin…
ICC Academy hones Associates' development
The variety of pitches at the Academy ovals and its facilities to simulate various scenarios are helping Associate teams prepare better for world tournamentsKarthik Krishnaswamy in Dubai20-Apr-2014At certain points during their riotous World T20 campaign,…
Graceful steel
A maiden Test hundred, a century at Lord's, a triple against South Africa, and a 180 when his team-mates floundered are among Mahela Jayawardene's virtuoso performancesAndrew Fidel Fernando12-Aug-2014167 v New Zealand in Galle, 1998Mahela Jayawardene's…
Piedt makes immediate impact
It only took one ball for Dane Piedt to make his name as a Test bowler and early signs are good for South Africa's latest spin pretenderFirdose Moonda in Harare09-Aug-2014There was flight on it, the…
Test cricket enters its toughest week
The first Test will be hard to play, but it must be played. It will be difficult to watch, but it must be watched. The first ball can't be bowled soon enough, though nobody can…
Cook form leaves England in chaos
England's biggest problem ahead of the fast-approaching World Cup is the form of Cook and it becomes more acute each time a member of the ECB hierarchy launches into an impassioned defence of the captainAlan…
India, Australia's most formidable opponent
A stats analysis of India's recent record in and against Australia, and their chances going into the first Test in AdelaideBishen Jeswant07-Dec-2014India's record against AustraliaIn the last 20 years, India are the only team to…
Historic 80s+ for Pakistan's top five
Stats highlights from the second day of the first Test between Pakistan and New Zealand, in Abu DhabiBishen Jeswant10-Nov-20141 Number of instances where all of the top-five batsmen have made 80-plus in the same Test…