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England's itinerary madness leaves no room for white-ball reboot
Crammed schedule for 2024-25 highlights impossibility of fielding best players across formatsMatt Roller22-Jul-2024England teams have played three gam
Were the pitches tougher to bat on in the 2023 India-Australia series or the 2017 one? Here's what the data says
Looking at pitching lines and lengths for offspinners against right-hand batters tells a storyKartikeya Date13-Apr-2023Australia toured India for four
The anatomy of Virat Kohli's century drought
Virat Kohli’s recent record of converting starts has suffered in comparison to his own lofty standardsShiva Jayaraman11-Mar-2022Virat Kohli has gone 7
Glenn Phillips, Kieron Pollard, Mujeeb Ur Rahman in ESPNcricinfo's CPL team of the 2020 season
Three players each from champions TKR and semi-finalists Tallawahs in ESPNcricinfo’s XISreshth Shah11-Sep-2020Glenn Phillips (Jamaica Tallawahs, wicke
Vijay Shankar ready for ODI leap
Vijay Shankar has put the memory of the Nidahas Trophy final behind him, using the A tours to gain confidence in finishing the innings in 50-over cric
Du Plessis must lift spirits of SA pack
The Test captain has returned with South Africa licking their wounds and Faf du Plessis has work to do to turn things aroundFirdose Moonda11-Jul-2017D
A reunion and a potential audition
Malibongwe Maketa and Makhaya Ntini went to the same school, played for the same provincial team, and will now go head-to-head during South Africa A’s
Ashwin finds peace with the offbreak
R Ashwin has reaped the benefits of reverting to classic offspin bowling and with the confidence his captain shows in him, he can become deadlyAlagapp
Five Tests, five defeats
Stats preview to the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, which hasn’t seen a drawn Test since 1997, and where India have lost each of their last five matche
When attack is the best form of defence
The best way to survive and flourish on a pitch with variable pace and bounce is to adopt a more aggressive approachAakash Chopra at Sabina Park 01-Ju