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…
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…
Azhar ton leaves West Indies deflated
ESPNcricinfo staff13-Oct-2016Misbah-ul-Haq elected to bat in Pakistan's 400th Test•Getty ImagesAzhar Ali, who started shakily, survived when Leon Johnson spilled a half-chance at gully•AFPBut once the early nerves settled Azhar and Sami Aslam found run-scoring easy…
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…
India stay alive in the dying moments
The hosts' little victories in the last half-hour have proven to be a big deal in the Test series against EnglandSidharth Monga05-Dec-2016One of the defining images of India's last home series against England is from…
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…
Will Mahmudullah rise to Test challenge?
He has been excellent in transforming himself from a bits-and-pieces allrounder to a force to reckon with in limited-overs cricket. Can he do the same in the longest format?Mohammad Isam in Hyderabad07-Feb-2017Posted on the boundary…
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 over 40s… and almost
Today's countdown features players who showed an old voice of wisdom still has value even when music erupts from loudspeakers at the end of each overESPNcricinfo staff10-Mar-2017Brad Hogg, 45 years 21 matches from 2012-2016Having retired…
One of the best IPL innings I've seen – Tendulkar
A stunning 43-ball 97 from Rishabh Pant caught the attention of some big names from Indian cricket on TwitterESPNcricinfo staff04-May-2017One of the best Innings I have seen in the IPL & that includes all 10…