Babar Azam, KL Rahul, Shaheen Afridi and Beth Mooney make it to our teams of the year
ESPNcricinfo’s staff picked their Test, ODI, T20 and women’s T20I teams of the year. Do they resemble yours?Matt Roller30-Dec-2020Even including the t
How should India bowl to Steven Smith?
Don’t bother trying to get him out lbw, among other thingsAakash Chopra15-Dec-2020Two things were frequently said and written about Steven Smith’s bat
Can Babar Azam's personal form rub off on his team?
The prospects of losing his batting because of the captaincy is too frightening to considerOsman Samiuddin20-Nov-2020In October last year he became Pa
NZ, SA brace for contest of craft and class
New Zealand are unbeaten at home this season, but will have their task cut out against a side keen to re-establish their old mantra of ‘success withou
Blood, sweat and insults – the battle of day two
The series was on the line – or at least that’s how it felt – and after 90 overs of the best Test cricket in a long time both Australia and India are
'You're a hero. You're a hero'
In a corner of the vast Gabba stands, a small band of Pakistan supporters watched their team almost pull off the greatest chaseMelinda Farrell at the
Pakistan ready to bury ghosts of the past
They have won only four Tests in Australia, the last of which came in 1995. But the ludicrous has seemingly become logical in 2016 and Pakistan can ta
Panchal's 314*: fourth triple-century of the season
Stats highlights from the eighth round of the Ranji Trophy, with landmarks for Shadab Jakati and Devendra Bundela tooBharath Seervi02-Dec-20161 Priyan
New Zealand set back in fading light
Like in the first Test, rain stalled New Zealand’s batting momentum and the middle order bore the brunt of Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s nagging accuracy in glo
'Botham hit it hard, but Viv hit it harder'
When a part-time club spinner bowled long hops to the two biffers to see how far they could hit itSimon Shearman04-Sep-2016It was a Joel Garner benefi