The best batting unit of all IPL seasons
Kings XI Punjab had the best batting unit of the season by a distance but their bowling group - with the notable exception of Akshar Patel - was ordinary and it cost them the titleGeorge…
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Marsh a beacon in Australia's gloom
Improving their game against spin and reverse swing will be top of Australia's agenda after their performance in the tri-series in ZimbabweBrydon Coverdale07-Sep-2014It's tempting to think Australia should have stayed at home. After losing their…
The year-end party in cricket's hinterlands
Between these two teams, in 2014, they have walloped India, defeated England in England, won a World T20 and an Asia Cup. Is this not the year-end tour, and the Boxing Day Test you'll be…
Perfect Williamson marks near-perfect series
ESPNcricinfo marks the New Zealand players out of 10 following their 2-0 series win against Sri LankaAndrew Fidel Fernando08-Jan-20153:32O'Brien: Two-fold improvement has brought NZ success10Kane Williamson (396 runs at 198, one hundred, two fifties )Not…
Karnataka sow the seeds for long-term dominance
The team's success over the last few years has been built around a group of youngsters who have stepped up in times of dire need and crisisVishal Dikshit16-Mar-2015Staying unbeaten for 28 first-class matches in a…
Another day in Paradise
If it's Hyderabad, it's biryani first, business laterAmol Karhadkar19-May-2015May 11The last time I was in Hyderabad was early June 2014. The new state, Telangana, had officially come into existence a day earlier, following a prolonged…
Ashish Nehra and the recall that never came
The India fast bowler fell off the radar when he was at his peak due to injury and has not added to his international caps since. He's not sure why, but has learned to deal…
Miller's bludgeon, and a near miss for Mustafizur
Plays of the day from the second T20 between Bangladesh and South Africa in MirpurMohammad Isam in Mirpur07-Jul-2015The big bounce After much talk about the lack of bounce in the pitch for the first Twenty20,…
Short Ashes, and young accumulators
Also: highest Sri Lankan averages, most ODI hundreds against South Africa, and best bowling strike ratesSteven Lynch01-Sep-2015None of this summer's Ashes Tests reached the fifth day. Is this a record? And was the total number…
Classy Williamson, cathartic Taylor, off-key Boult
ESPNcricinfo marks the New Zealand players out of 10 following their 2-0 series defeat to AustraliaBrydon Coverdale30-Nov-20158.5Kane Williamson (428 runs at 85.60) Australia had no answers to Williamson's class in Brisbane and Perth, where he…