The MCG has provided the pitch and the stage to two less-than-perfect teams to weave together the perfect narrative that has kept everyone - batsmen, bowler, and spectators - interested Sambit Bal at the MCG28-Dec-2011If…
For Rahul Dravid, analysing his cricket and working his weaknesses out methodically was a way of making up for his relative lack of conventional talentESPNcricinfo staff09-Jul-2012Timeless SteelOn being seen as an intellectual, and whether he…
Ryan McLaren has been called up as cover for Jacques Kallis. The replacement is no where near the quality of the incumbent and South Africa's supply of allrounders seems to have dried upFirdose Moonda27-Nov-2012Ryan McLaren…
Lifestyle choices of the urban teenage demographic are being increasingly shaped by the gaming industry, and this also applies to the sports they consumeCricinfo25-Feb-2013 Cricket video games haven't achieved the popularity of those of other…
From Benjamin Matthews, United Kingdom Cricinfo25-Feb-2013Getty ImagesReginald Shirley Brooks earned himself a certain immortality with 40 words published in The in 1882. Little did Brooks know that his mocking obituary was to spark more than…
Not for the first time in recent Tests, Australia received a hammering from a ruthless, risk-free inningsBrydon Coverdale16-Mar-2013As he walked off the field at the end of his first day of batting in Test cricket,…
Kamran Akmal talks about being relegated to the fringe, and life after SydneyInterview by Umar Farooq16-Apr-2013Do you count how many catches you've dropped?The media does. They love doing it. []Dropping one always puts extra pressure,…
An authoritative run-down of the Champions Trophy finalAndy Zaltzman25-Jun-2013"Deciding a 50-over ODI tournament with a 20-over match is an empty experience. But, as empty experiences go, it was one of the best" -- Woody Allen,…
Graeme Swann will be remembered as England's finest spinner since Derek Underwood and their finest off-spinner since Jim Laker. The fact that he had a bowling average of 22 in the Tests he won underlines…
Plays of the day from the second T20 between Pakistan and South Africa in DubaiFirdose Moonda15-Nov-2013When you don't give the big man restConcerns over Mohammad Irfan's workload began mid-way through the one-day series when he…