A memento from another age
A collection of player portraits that reminds us of a time when cricketers walked the same common clay as ourselvesGideon Haigh20-Jul-2014David Frith appears on the cover of his new book in the top left-hand corner…
Hapless England victims of failing system
Previous England inadequacies were masked by a handful of excellent players but now the national side are showing the results of an environment too cosy for those whose faces fit and one that ostracises the…
Raina goes past 5000 runs in 200th ODI
Stats highlights from the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka in CuttackBishen Jeswant and Shiva Jayaraman02-Nov-201420 Number of times that India have posted a 350-plus score in ODIs, a record; India have also won…
McCullum takes flight once again
Brendon McCullum batted the only way he knows, giving full expression to his attacking instincts, and it came off like it often has in 2014Andrew Fidel Fernando at Hagley Oval26-Dec-2014Freeze the action just after Tharindu…
Afghanistan's frugal bowlers, prolific batsmen
A statistical preview of the Group A match between Afghanistan and Scotland on February 26 in DunedinBishen Jeswant25-Feb-20155-3 Afghanistan's win-loss record against Scotland in ODIs. Afghanistan have won three out of the last four clashes.4.63…
Good reasons for faith in Morgan
It is tempting to suggest that England are no further forward after replacing Alastair Cook with Eoin Morgan but there were good reasons for the change in the ODI captaincy and they remain validGeorge Dobell16-Feb-2015Like…
Hold back your best player
Selectorial wizardry and logic decodedAndy Zaltzman18-Mar-2015Late changes to established teams in the run-up to a World Cup are a recipe for disaster Amidst the myriad reasons for England's latest failure to win their first World…
SA's best bet – believe it's a bilateral
The World Cup's unique pressure causes teams to over-think and South Africa could be best served by keeping things as simple as possibleFirdose Moonda08-Mar-2015Six months of preparation. Enormous expectation.A consultant for every technical aspect of…
Pakistan revel in return home
Starved of international cricket at home, Pakistan's players enjoyed the chance to express themselves in their own conditions.Umar Farooq23-May-2015Ideally, the home advantage is what a player needs to kick-start his career. For the past few…
An IPL for openers and big-hitters
Batting stats and trends from IPL 2015, that set the season apart from previous editionsBishen Jeswant26-May-2015The openers In each of the seven previous seasons of the Indian Premier League, opening batsmen averaged less than 30.…