If India want their spinner to play only a holding role, they might prefer Jadeja to AshwinKarthik Krishnaswamy25-Feb-2020For the first few years of his career, commentators would often compare R Ashwin to VVS Laxman, finding…
According to ESPNcricinfo's Luck Index, Virat Kohli's second drop of KL Rahul cost Royal Challengers 26 runsESPNcricinfo stats team24-Sep-2020After 16 overs in their match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab were on 132 for…
Mohammad Salahuddin and Nazmul Abedeen Fahim are the men the likes of Shakib Al Hasan turn to repeatedly when they need adviceMohammad Isam30-Oct-2020It wasn't a huge surprise that Shakib Al Hasan chose Bangladesh Krira Shikka…
The 23-year-old swing bowler makes his debut for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021Shashank Kishore12-Apr-2021Who is Chetan Sakariya? A left-arm swing bowler who hails from Vartej, a hamlet 180 kilometres west of Rajkot. Sakariya grew up…
A middle order of Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya and R Ashwin would boost the team even moreIan Chappell12-Sep-2021There's no doubt that India are a very good all-round team. They have conclusively proved it…
Looking at whether a batter is in control on a delivery can tell us about the trade-offs they make between risk and rewardKartikeya Date26-Aug-2021ESPNcricinfo defines control as a measure that records whether or not a…
The structure of their team would require their attack to do the heavylifting in the second Qualifier against Kolkata Knight RidersSidharth Monga12-Oct-2021When you think of MS Dhoni in a tight finish and you have Kagiso…
The 27-year old Karnataka finisher was bought for INR 2.6 crores by Gujarat TitansShashank Kishore14-Feb-20222:12Abhinav Manohar - 'Hardly got three-four hours of sleep a night the past week'When Abhinav Manohar got picked to play for…
Breakthrough never came on fourth morning as old ball refused to move in overcast conditionsValkerie Baynes05-Jun-2022"I'd sell my soul for total control..." so sang The Motels circa 1979 and this was a match where neither…
A sport that usually follows puts on a fitting display of leadershipVithushan Ehantharajah10-Sep-2022Very few grounds do it better than the Kia Oval when it comes to giving England a burst of energy when they bound…