The losses kept piling up and there were off-field troubles as well. But Zimbabwe decided enough was enough and their stand-in captain was at the centre of a stirring victoryLiam Brickhill in Harare19-Jul-20153:48'Our changeroom is…
Plays of the day from the second ODI between Zimbabwe and New ZealandKarthik Krishnaswamy04-Aug-2015McClenaghan turns McNastyCraig Ervine had been the picture of serene certainty while scoring an unbeaten century in the first ODI. Now, he…
A county stint helped him add variety to his high-quality left-arm pace and taught him to bowl within himself when wickets seemed scarceAakash Chopra18-Oct-2015An aggressive run-up, a high jump and a solid action ensured that…
James Anderson and Stuart Broad could have been forgiven for grumpiness when Alastair Cook lost the toss yet again. But England's senior quicks combined superbly for figures of 28.1-15-30-6Andrew McGlashan in Sharjah01-Nov-2015There is a sign…
The batsman has made a name for himself with Hong Kong, but he knows that his best chance of making it big lies elsewhereTim Wigmore02-Dec-2015Ten cricketers have scored a century on ODI debut. The group…
England reached a respectable first-day total at Newlands, but a better bowling attack than South Africa's would have punished the impatience of their top fiveGeorge Dobell in Cape Town02-Jan-2016It was entertaining and it was, at…
Stats highlights from the third ODI at the MCG, where Australia took an unassailable lead in the five-match seriesBharath Seervi17-Jan-201617 Consecutive ODIs won by Australia at home, including this three-wicket win at the MCG -…
Opening batsman, offspinner and yoga expert, Jalaj Saxena reveals the intensely driven cricketer behind the self-effacing facadeArun Venugopal02-Feb-2016It isn't easy to mine information about Jalaj Saxena. When I tell him about my futile attempts at…
It's all in a week's work for our correspondent in the Bangladesh capital and nearbyVishal Dikshit15-Feb-2016February 3Sri Lanka and Pakistan play their first televised match of the World Cup. Pakistan's talented allrounder Hasan Mohsin, Sri…
Plays of the Day from the third T20I between India and Sri LankaSidharth Monga14-Feb-2016The dummy Runs. That's what everybody saw on the Visakhapatnam pitch before the match. It looked white, was hard, didn't have moisture…