A strange and sublime rivalry
How does India, a team that has never consistently staked a claim to No. 2, repeatedly manage to look the mighty Australians in the eye and not flinch?Sidharth Monga07-Oct-2008 Dravid and Laxman run Australia down,…
The battles within the war
A look at the head-to-head stats during The AshesS Rajesh26-Aug-2009Going into the series, there had been little to choose between the fast bowlers of the two sides - Australia had an in-form Mitchell Johnson, ably…
Cool in the hot seat
Australia's head selector has been a target of criticism lately, but he's not going to let that get to him anytime soonPeter English03-Jul-2009In the past year Andrew Hilditch went from being an occasional shadow in…
Tendulkar scales another peak
It's almost 20 years since Sachin Tendulkar played his first one-day international, but his latest innings - his 435th in this format - showed he hasn't lost any appetite for this formatCricinfo staff06-Nov-2009It's almost 20…
South African tour set up MacGibbon's career
Lynn McConnell talks to New Zealand fast bowler Tony MacGibbon Lynn McConnell17-Apr-2010As New Zealand's inexperienced bowling attack contemplates the tough job ahead in the Test series against South Africa, they could reflect on how another…
Tendulkar better than ever
Sachin Tendulkar has been in awesome form in 2010, and the journey from 13,000 to 14,000 runs has taken him the fewest number of inningsS Rajesh10-Oct-2010Sachin Tendulkar is getting older, and his skills are getting…
The consummate professional
He was New Zealand's greatest bowler and the first Test cricketer to be knighted while still active, but at home Richard Hadlee didn't get the adulation his stature demandedDon Cameron04-Jul-2010Fortunate the cricket writer who has…
'I could never plan against him'
Virender Sehwag takes his hat off to a bowler he was never quite able to figure out how to play comfortably As told to Nagraj Gollapudi20-Jul-2010I will miss facing Murali. He is the most difficult…
Hilfenhaus worth rushing back
In his first game for six months, Ben Hilfenhaus did enough to convince Australia's selectors he deserved a spot in the Test squadPeter English22-Jun-2010Ben Hilfenhaus didn't have to do much to prove he was ready…
'Its been a funny afternoon'
The IPL auction brought life-changing amounts of money to some, and snubbed others who were expecting to hit the jackpotESPNcricinfo staff12-Jan-2011"It'd be nice to earn those kind of figures in a full career. Its been…