A nod to the future for Root and England
This was one day at the start of a long summer but after a long and painful winter it was a day for England to enjoy the sunshineAndrew McGlashan at Lord's12-Jun-2014We may never really know…
A touch of Bradman
Hundred in a session? Easy peasy for Doug WaltersAshley Mallett14-Sep-2014Doug Walters was more than a fabulous batsman of the 1970s. There was a touch of genius about him.He played a number of Bradman-like innings. He…
Ajmal move reveals ICC's firm hand
The scrutiny over Saeed Ajmal is one of the signs that the ICC is taking greater control in the process of identifying suspect bowling actions by backing match officials and bringing uniformity in testingOsman Samiuddin12-Aug-2014If…
Buttler's mind-eye fails him
Plays of the day from the fifth ODI between England and India at HeadingleySidharth Monga at Headingley 05-Sep-2014The gullyIn the previous ODI, on a slow and low Edgbaston track, MS Dhoni had moved his second…
Hope springs eternal in Buttler
Jos Buttler's Test debut comes with England reeling from their worst run in 20 years. England's most original player for years carries hope of brighter timesDavid Hopps25-Jul-2014Was Jos Buttler aware of all the hope he…
Sri Lanka's nightmare to forget
Sri Lanka had scaled down their expectations for the series, given the lack of preparation, but the team has still disappointed, even by those lowered standardsAndrew Fidel Fernando15-Nov-2014Is it too late for Sri Lanka to…
Sangakkara's golden year to remember
Stats highlights from the final ODI between Sri Lanka and England, in ColomboBishen Jeswant16-Dec-20141256 Runs scored by Kumar Sangakkara in ODIs in 2014, more than any other player. Sangakkara is already the highest scorer in…
Thrown in at the deep end
Players with little or no ODI experience who have been picked by Full Member countries for their 2015 World Cup squads17-Jan-2015Sheldon CottrellWest Indies, fast bowlerODIs: 0*West Indies have left some high-profile names out of their…
Bradman-12, Sangakkara-11
Stats highlights from the second day of the Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in WellingtonShiva Jayaraman04-Jan-201511 Number of 200-plus scores Kumar Sangakkara has in Tests now - only one behind Don Bradman's record…
A Maxwell lookalike among five domestic unknowns
Five new domestic names who might make a mark during the 2015 IPL seasonAmol Karhadkar06-Apr-2015Shreyas Iyer, Delhi DaredevilsTo emerge as your team's highest run-getter in your maiden first-class season is an achievement. To do it…