The T20 Blast quarter-finals get underway on Tuesday. ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over the eight teams left in the competitionWill Macpherson21-Aug-2017Derbyshire v Hampshire (Tuesday, 6.30pm)Story so far: Hampshire looked destined for a home quarter until…
Young, talented, uncapped Indian cricketer? Hot property at the IPL auction then, as teams look to build strong local nucleus to boost results. A better scheduled domestic T20 competition helps in this regard tooArun Venugopal07-Feb-20162:24Franchise…
The long winless Australian summer might just have given those watching the wrong impressionSambit Bal23-Feb-2015Piece by piece, India are rediscovering their one-day mojo. Or perhaps they had never lost it really, and their lacklustre performance…
The youngest player on either team, Joe Root appeared the senior man during a potentially match-defining partnership with Jonathan TrottGeorge Dobell at Lord's18-May-2013There must be something disconcerting about being thwarted by Joe Root. Like being…
Through his career Ashwell Prince has had doubters but he has repeatedly proved them wrong with fighting innings Firdose Moonda07-Nov-2011Mention the Newlands Test against Australia in 2009 and Ashwell Prince's face changes. His expression, usually…
The first time the cricket world heard of Adrian Barath was when BrianLara took the 17-year old to England to watch a few matchesGeorge Binoy in Kuala Lumpur18-Feb-2008 Adrian Barath has pushed his way up…
The ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary series would retain interest through “adversity” as Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have exceeded expectations.Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues belowHistoric run of three successive promotionsDocumentary opened up a window…
Wayne Rooney has revealed that he once clashed with Jose Mourinho over Manchester United “standards” and was left wondering “what’s the point?”Portuguese coach took over in 2016Won three trophies in debut campaignNever imposed strict rules…
UEFA are considering transforming the annual Super Cup fixture into a four-team tournament that could be staged outside of Europe as early as next season.UEFA keen to make Super Cup tournamentUS and Middle East could…
Shubman Gill broke out of a run of poor form in Test cricket with his third century, against England in Visakhapatnam. Until this innings - 104 off 147 balls - he had crossed 35 only…