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Hardie an allrounder on the rise but injury hits bowling role
A ongoing quad problem flared just as Hardie was putting together a string of promising performancesTristan Lavalette25-Dec-2024Make no mistake, Aaron
How often has a Test innings started with one captain bowling to the other?
And how many Test batters have converted their last two Test centuries into doubles?Steven Lynch13-Jun-2023India’s second innings in the WTC final sta
The many multitudes of Sourav Ganguly
A veteran journalist recalls the BCCI president’s playing days, and his relationships with John Wright and Rahul Dravid, in an excerpt from a new book
Is the difference in Rohit Sharma's averages in home and away Tests a record?
And does Angelo Mathews hold the record for the most fifties at a ground with no hundreds?Steven Lynch26-May-2020I noticed that Rohit Sharma has a muc
Pandey and Goswami serve up perfect fast-bowling cocktail
The two presented a rare sight of a pair of Indian quicks dictating terms to a champion side on a typical subcontinent surfaceAnnesha Ghosh25-Feb-2019
Three challenges for Ottis Gibson
From reintegrating AB de Villiers to finding a second Test opener and bolstering the pace attack, there is a bit for the newly appointed South Africa
Silva's Lord's love, and England's lower-order runs
Stats highlights from a batsmen-dominated day at Lord’sS Rajesh and Shiva Jayaraman10-Jun-2016118.80 Jonny Bairstow’s average in Tests in 2016; he has
Which was the innings of the English summer?
Match-winning or not, a hundred or not, seven Tests and ten ODIs later, spread across four months, which innings would you pick as the best of the sum
Phillip Hughes: Country kid who moved a nation
Likeable, hard-working and skilful, it was a matter of time before Phillip Hughes cemented his spot in the Australian Test team. Then, improbably and
Yuvraj, Raina face Johnson test
Australia’s plan against left-hand batsmen in this series has been simple – Unleash Mitchell Johnson and pepper them with short deliveriesSidharth Mon