USA's spearhead moves to number one
Few fast bowlers in the USA are as canny and cagey at working batsmen over and getting them out as Usman ShujaPeter Della Penna23-Oct-2014A record that stood for more than a decade fell way out…
'You must have been a batter in your day'
Plays of the day from the first ODI between New Zealand and South Africa in Mount MaunganuiGeorge Binoy21-Oct-2014The quipRyan McLaren had bowled a bouncer that reared at Kyle Mills, forcing the batsman to hurriedly swerve…
Champions League T20 still battling for meaning
The thrills are rather low-octane, the skills are a bit lightweight, and the tournament overly India-centricAndrew Fidel Fernando16-Sep-2014Among the lines trotted out each year during the Champions League T20 is that the tournament is a…
The grand abdication of the Kandyan king
They came to worship Kumar Sangakkara in his final ODI in Kandy and he did not let them down, delivering the farewell century of which his fans had barely dared to dreamAlan Gardner in Pallekele13-Dec-2014"Sanga!…
Flight plan helps Taijul soar
Taijul Islam's 8 for 39 was built around the spinner's ability to flight the ball and out-think the Zimbabwe batsmenDevashish Fuloria in Mirpur27-Oct-2014The moment the fourth ball of Taijul Islam's fifth over left his hand,…
Morgan defends missing Ireland reunion
The England one-day captain continues to praise the IPL's learning experience, but his more immediate concern is ensuring the team pick themselves up from their opening-match thrashingGeorge Dobell in Wellington18-Feb-2015One way or another, it seems…
McCullum's detour, Vettori's stride
Plays of the day from the second ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in HamiltonAndrew Fidel Fernando15-Jan-2015The strideIt has been said that in the DRS age, large strides are no longer a defence against…
Pietersen's campaign to swing the voters
Runs were plundered in Cardiff, but not by Kevin Pietersen in his first meaningful innings of the season. Still, this was just the start of his quest for an extraordinary return to the England teamDavid…
Don't walk
It's a World Cup, for crying out loudAndy Zaltzman10-Mar-20151. There is a substitute for experience Or at least, there is a substitute for experience when that experience is functioning as productively as a picnic hamper…
Shreyas breaks free, Malinga sticks to script
Ajit Agarkar picks his three best batsmen, bowling spells and young Indian players in the IPL 201523-May-2015The three best batsmen2:01Agarkar: Nothing you say about de Villiers will be enough3. Shreyas IyerThe thing that stands out…