Root's great day, Yasir's toil
Stats highlights from second day's play at Old Trafford where Joe Root smashed a few of England's batting records.Shiva Jayaraman23-Jul-20168 Number of England batsmen who had made 250 or more in a Test innings in…
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India fail after Kohli's rare failure
ESPNcricinfo staff26-Oct-2016Both batsmen struck 12 fours together in the first 10 overs as the visitors raced to 80 for 0•AFPThe introduction of spin, however, slowed down New Zealand through the middle overs•AFPGuptill made his second…
Can we have an allrounder, please?
A letter to Santa from Australia's selectorsBrydon Coverdale in Melbourne22-Dec-2016Dear Santa,Our names are Trevor, Greg, Mark and Darren.We have been very good this year. Well, quite good, anyway. We helped Australia get to No.1 in…
Finding a second wind
After India's spectacular win in Pune against England, ESPNcricinfo looks at other successful come-from-behind chasesAndrew McGlashan16-Jan-2017India pulled off an astonishing chase in Pune, recovering from 63 for 4 to hunt down 351 thanks to a…
Lowest scoring rate in 19 years
Another sedate day in Dunedin meant that the scoring rate in the first Test is the slowest in New Zealand in the last 19 yearsShiva Jayaraman11-Mar-2017548 Balls faced by Dean Elgar in this Test -…
The second shortest T20 innings
Exactly four years after posting the highest score in IPL history, Royal Challengers slumped to a record lowBharath Seervi23-Apr-201749 Royal Challengers Bangalore's total - the lowest in IPL history. The previous lowest was by Rajasthan…
Same old Pujara, all-new approach
While scoring his 13th Test hundred, Cheteshwar Pujara showed a new-found willingness to take calculated risks to manipulate Sri Lanka's fields and open up his favoured scoring areasSidharth Monga at the SSC03-Aug-20173:03Maharoof: Sri Lanka can't…
From labour camps to left-arm fast
Salauddin Sakil has left the deserts of Dubai behind to, quite improbably, become a professional cricketer in Bangladesh. And his fast-bowling skills could take him furtherMohammad Isam24-Apr-2018Salauddin Sakil's life as a migrant labourer on the…
RCB's plans go awry as Narine, Lynn live on the edge
Royal Challengers' bowlers caused discomfort and created chances early in their defence of 175, but they had nothing to show for it in the endSreshth Shah in Bengaluru30-Apr-20181:55'Not your typical T20 game' - LynnSunil Narine's…
How England's slips in the slips let the pressure on India drop
England's fielding lapses could prove to be the difference between victory and defeat as India rally round Virat Kohli's brillianceMelinda Farrell at Edgbaston02-Aug-2018Day One: England are in a strong position, 216 for 3, with Joe…