How do Royals resolve the Rahane issue?
If the captain isn't the best man to open the innings, who is?Shiva Jayaraman15-Apr-2018T20 is more of a team game than cricket's longer formats. Teams only have 120 balls to play with, and are required…
The demerit points awards: Who lost and who didn't?
Which of these transgressions resulted in demerit points? Find out by flipping the cards belowESPNcricinfo staff20-Mar-2018
'Thought I'd seen it all'
An astonishing performance from Andre Russell in his first game as captain earned him praise on TwitterESPNcricinfo staff11-Aug-2018T20 performances don't get better than Andre Russell's in Port-of-Spain. He became only the second player to take…
Five TNPL players who could be on the IPL radar
A look at some top performers from this year's Tamil Nadu Premier League Deivarayan Muthu13-Aug-2018TNPLVarun ChakravarthyTeam: Siechem Madurai PanthersRole: Right-arm mystery spinnerSkills: Bowls in the Powerplay as well as in the slog oversVarun began his…
Lancashire's batting black list the prime cause for relegation
There were flashes of promises - notably the development of Tom Bailey and Matt Parkinson - but Lancashire failed to produce the runs required for Division One survivalPaul Edwards at the Ageas Bowl25-Sep-20181:23We hoped a…
'I was trying to be Australian captain rather than being myself'
From not being in the team to being thrown into the leadership role, plus a winless tour of England and a chance encounter on a Chicago baseball field - Tim Paine's journey has been far…
The beauty and turmoil of VVS Laxman
Laxman's autobiography does not - among other things - shy from revealing the agonies he went through off the fieldS Giridhar09-Feb-2019When asked if I would review VVS Laxman's autobiography, I said yes immediately. As a…
Nitish Rana yearns to make good on another promising start
The KKR batsman has seen his form in previous editions dip quickly after strong starts. It's an area he has worked hard to addressSreshth Shah in Kolkata28-Mar-20193:12Had a clear plan against Kings XI spinners -…
Misfiring middle order nullifies Warner-Bairstow impact
The launching pads that the openers provided often went in vain, and the team also lacked a finishing kickSaurabh Somani09-May-20196:49What went wrong for Sunrisers in IPL 2019?Where did they finish?Fourth, equal on points (12) with…
Kohli's India, a scary machine
India out-muscled South Africa then Australia and now Pakistan in every departmentNagraj Gollapudi16-Jun-20191:40Effortless Rohit making this his World CupPakistan were reeling at 146 for 5. MS Dhoni pointed to the third man fielder, asking him…