That fiery feeling of victory
A scorching sun is no bother when the ground is lit up by a magnificent performance, is it?Gaurav Kheterpal09-Apr-2012Choice of gameA hot sunny April afternoon in Jaipur may hardly sound like the best setting to…
A scorching sun is no bother when the ground is lit up by a magnificent performance, is it?Gaurav Kheterpal09-Apr-2012Choice of gameA hot sunny April afternoon in Jaipur may hardly sound like the best setting to…
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Sri Lanka against England as the World Twenty20 holders go out of the tournamentDavid Hopps in Pallekele01-Oct-2012Captain of the dayMahela Jayawardene conceded the captaincy to his team-mate…
Sunil Narine didn't rely on mystery to defeat Ed Joyce, nor even on big turn. He cornered the batsman into surrendering his wicket - a hallmark of a maturing spinner.Andrew Fernando in Colombo25-Sep-2012On a forgettable…
Stats highlights from the second day of the third Test between India and England in KolkataMadhusudhan Ramakrishnan06-Dec-2012 Alastair Cook's century is his 23rd in Tests. He is now on top of the list of England…
Plays of the Day from the third day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in GalleAndrew Fernando in Galle19-Nov-2012The ominous dismissalMartin Guptill had missed the limited-overs leg of the tour so…
Most captains would have rested their two star bowlers after making the initial breakthroughs in a World Cup final. But Jodie Fields isn't like most captainsAbhishek Purohit at the Brabourne Stadium17-Feb-2013Before probably the biggest game…
Stats highlights from the second day's play in JohannesburgMadhusudhan Ramakrishnan02-Feb-2013 Pakistan's total of 49 is their lowest in Tests and their second sub-100 total against South Africa after the 92 in Faislabad in 1997. Their…
Defeat-courting 19th-century performancesAndy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013 James Anderson: top class and toothless by turns © Getty Images The evidence of the last two Pakistan Tests would seem to suggest, incontrovertibly, that England will win this winter’s Ashes…
Alastair Cook fell early, but the job he so often does for England was performed ably by Jonathan Trott and Nick ComptonAndrew McGlashan in Wellington14-Mar-2013The road surface on the proposed flyover next to the Basin…
What is it: boredom, poor luck, loss of the ability to be excited by milestones?Andy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013Amongst all the cricket-related questions that fire themselves into my brain during quiet moments, of which there are disturbingly many…