In Tim Southee and Trent Boult, two bowlers who swing the ball at pace and complement each other, New Zealand possess one of cricket's most exciting partnershipsAndrew Fidel Fernando at Hagley Oval27-Dec-2014There's a gentle cadence…
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Virat Kohli sledges, he celebrates aggressively, he stares, he gets angry - with his team and the opposition - but at the end of it all he's scored a mountain of runs and refuses to…
In 1992, they were completely underprepared and had to face the ignominy of an early exit at home. A win on Sunday would go a long way towards removing the scars of that failureDaniel Brettig28-Mar-2015As…
The best bowling spells of IPL 2015Siddarth Ravindran25-May-2015Ashish Nehra, 3 for 28 v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Qualifier 2A quick bowler prone to injuries, aged 36, with four middling seasons of IPL behind him and little…
Statistical highlights from the second day of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff Bishen Jeswant09-Jul-20157 Number of consecutive 50-plus scores for Chris Rogers in Tests, a world record (joint). The other players to have done…
In his latest avatar, the Indian legspinner not only understands his craft better but also refuses to get bogged down by rejectionSidharth Monga01-Jul-20152:14Quick Facts - Amit MishraThe new Amit Mishra might have trouble being the…
ESPNcricinfo staff29-Aug-2015Ateeq Javid's partnership with Rikki Clarke, as well as some late hitting from Laurie Evans, gave Birmingham hope, but their 131 always looked underpar•Getty ImagesAnd so it proved, as Richard Levi's half-century, and a…
Punjab were bolstered by the presence of four members from the national squad in the Vijay Hazare trophy this season, but only managed to finish as contenders again. Instead of kicking on to secure the…
Amidst the strife and churning of a troubled 2014-15, Mumbai tore up their long-established Ranji Trophy template and settled upon a youthful combination that would go on to win them their 41st title the next…