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More than his batting numbers
Andrew Strauss’ contributions for England go beyond the stats that he has achieved as an opening batsman S Rajesh15-Aug-2012Statistically, Andrew Stra
Stats – Deepti Sharma in a league of her own in World Cups
Stats highlights from the Women’s World Cup final between India and South AfricaSampath Bandarupalli02-Nov-2025Deepti Sharma had an exceptional tourna
A brief fling, not a long-term plan – Manish Pandey's latest comeback
To be an ODI regular beyond the Sri Lanka tour, Pandey must go past Iyer, Yadav and KishanVarun Shetty16-Jul-2021Manish Pandey’s most memorable inning
India's strongest suit turns weakest link in Madchester drama
All tournament long, India’s top three had piled up the runs; yet, just as in the 2015 World Cup, they collectively failed at the first knockout hurdl
The effective DJ
Plays of the day from the third T20 between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in KhulnaVishal Dikshit20-Jan-2016The stand-out debutantBangladesh let loose as ma
A run fest and Johnson's swansong
ESPNcricinfo staff17-Nov-2015And when the players got onto the park, Tim Southee took 4 for 97 including Adam Voges for 119•Getty ImagesMitchell Johns
A magisterial thesis
Ed Smith’s book on the meaning of sport is a potential classicMatthew Engel30-Mar-2008 What’s the point of sport? To win, of course, some bar-p
Back with a vengeance
It was the naked hunger and opportunism of Vandort that was the most compelling story of the dayCharlie Austin25-Jun-2007 Despite, or
Soft balls and hard times – Test cricket is facing a midlife crisis
The unholy union of flat, long-lasting pitches and quickly softening Dukes balls are making the contest totally one-sidedSidharth Monga05-Jul-2025Ben
Aiden Markram is not your typical South African captain (and that's a good thing)
Cast in a different mould than his predecessors, he hopes to lead his way at the T20 World Cup and afterFirdose Moonda17-May-2024South African captain