A subcontinent-type pitch in Port-of-Spain actively worked in favour of the visitors Alagappan Muthu21-Jul-20231:09Dasgupta: Kohli 'wired in' for his 76th centuryThere was once a time when it felt like abject cruelty to stick a 21-year-old…
And who has played the most Tests without bettering the score he made on debut?Steven Lynch19-Dec-2023I heard that Saud Shakeel had set a record for reaching 20 in the most successive Test innings. What are…
Pakistan's new Test captain is someone who has found a way through several obstacles over the yearsDanyal Rasool13-Dec-20234:32What do Pakistan need to do to win in Australia?For a man who often doesn't seem to be…
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Only three runs separated India's totals in Adelaide 2022 and Guyana 2024, but in every other sense the innings were a world apartKarthik Krishnaswamy27-Jun-20241:33Dasgupta: Axar a standout performer from game oneHow do you measure success…
Poor batting, uninspired leadership and lack of bowling make for forgettable return to scene of greatest winMatt Roller26-Oct-2024Rawalpindi was the scene of Ben Stokes' best performance as England's captain and this week, two years on,…
What should India expect? "Really good pace, really good bounce and really good carry," says head curatorTristan Lavalette12-Nov-2024Coming off dusty surfaces at home, and having opted to shelve their only practice match before the first…
Usually you see his hundreds from a mile away. Usually he doesn't have to compete for the spotlight. Usually, he's not racing against the clock. Things were a bit different in topsy-turvy PerthAlagappan Muthu24-Nov-2024Virat Kohli…
Turnaround complete as wooden spoonists from 2023 and 2024 rise up to topple double championsFirdose Moonda08-Feb-2025Mumbai Indians Cape Town said that things had changed from the first two seasons of the SA20, but now we…
Ashes spots in sight as spinners prepare for T20I series with South AfricaVithushan Ehantharajah09-Sep-2025As Shoaib Bashir bowled to Jeetan Patel - while Adil Rashid (leg slip), Rehan Ahmed (first) and Liam Dawson (padded up ahead…