Twelve years after his first-class debut, Anupam Sanklecha is enjoying his best season yet, keeping Maharashtra's knock-out hopes alive almost single-handedly with his pace and swingAkshay Gopalakrishnan06-Dec-2016In a tournament where fast bowlers are often loaded…
Also: the longest winning streaks in ODIs, New Zealand's overseas players, and the highest partnership by Nos. 10 and 11Steven Lynch29-Nov-2016How often has a captain declared on the first day of a Test, as Faf…
The left-arm spinner, who has taken 107 wickets in the last two Ranji seasons, has played cricket at every level but the India call has eluded him. Still, his hunger hasn't diedShashank Kishore12-Jan-2017Fifteen years ago,…
Jeet Raval and Vernon Philander have called for greater solidity and stickability from their team-mates to build an inningsFirdose Moonda in Hamilton23-Mar-2017Forget the ramp shot, the reverse sweep or the really, really late cut, the…
It's been a month in which Kohli gained an elder buddy, Mithali's reading matter flattered to deceive, and England declared a new era (again)Andrew Fidel Fernando31-Jul-2017The coach-captain bondFollowing the deterioration of Virat Kohli's relationship with…
Not too many women have officiated in men's cricket before. When Claire Polosak makes her debut on Sunday, she will join a select few from around the worldSrinath Sripath04-Oct-2017Umpires Claire Polosak and Kathy Cross speak…
Karnataka's third first-class triple centurion, after KL Rahul and Karun Nair, thanks selectors for backing him despite bagging a pair in the previous gameAkshay Gopalakrishnan03-Nov-2017Mayank Agarwal struck his maiden first-class triple-century, and the 50th on…
Ajinkya Rahane's positive mindset, Shikhar Dhawan's new approach and a debutant getting off the mark with a six pinpointed a change of attitude from IndiaNagraj Gollapudi at Trent Bridge18-Aug-2018This is how they imagined they would…
Over the last two years, their batsmen are averaging below 30 at home. And if they can't score big at home, how can they be confident of scoring abroad? Mohammad Isam29-Nov-2018Bangladesh's batting average against spinners,…
With their bans swiftly drawing to a close, the Australian duo will be key driving forces in their first BPL seasonMohammad Isam03-Jan-2019Comilla VictoriansPrevious season: Knockout stage (P14, W9, L5)Big pictureDespite losing five top players to…