It is unlikely without Abbas' miserliness that Mominul and Mahmudullah would have gone chasing to Afridi's wider deliveriesDanyal Rasool in Rawalpindi07-Feb-2020There's an irresistible poignancy to the honours board at the Pindi Cricket Stadium which pays…
Guess if the 35-year old has played an international with or against the players in our quizESPNcricinfo staff19-Feb-2020On 21 February, Ross Taylor will begin his 100th Test, making him the first cricketer to complete a…
A Newlands faithful picks his XI and standout performances at the venue since the turn of the centuryMatt Riches25-Apr-2020With the Covid-19 pandemic bringing live sport to a standstill, this writer began reminiscing about the fantastic…
Also, stirring comebacks for Chakravarthy and Cummins, and a case of too much sticking around for Sunrisers' middle orderSaurabh Somani26-Sep-20204:02Should 'retired out' be normalised?Should KKR continue with Sunil Narine as opener?When Sunil Narine was first…
Celebrate Kane Williamson's 30th birthday, by seeing how much you know about world cricket's Mr Nice GuySreshth Shah08-Aug-2020Celebrate Kane Williamson's 30th birthday, by seeing how much you know about world cricket's most-loved man. If the…
And which current player has won ten Test caps but has never played a senior T20 match?Steven Lynch01-Sep-2020Garry Sobers has a bowling strike rate above 90 in Tests. Is this the worst among those who…
After his breakthrough last winter, Pope had mixed fortunes in England's home summerMatt Roller17-Nov-2020Having made his maiden Test hundred in front of thousands of travelling fans in South Africa, Ollie Pope wondered whether he might…
Oldest seamer to take a five-for in Asia shows up deficiencies of the rest of the attackGeorge Dobell23-Jan-2021During the English summer of 1986, as a Richard Hadlee-inspired New Zealand completed their first away victory over…
A caution-first mindset, a lack of long-term vision, and an overreliance on overseas stars at the BPL are among the reasons for this muddleMohammad Isam09-Apr-2021If you followed Bangladesh's recent results in New Zealand, you wouldn't…
And what's the highest ODI total without a half-century?Steven Lynch27-Jul-2021Chris Gayle won a Man-of-the-Match award the other day aged 41. Is he the oldest man to win such an award in an international? asked Brady…