India hit by their perfect storm
A five Test series has brought challenges this India side have not faced before and, after the high of Lord's, it has found out many of them, whether technically, physically or mentallySidharth Monga at The…
Twin hundreds on captaincy debut, and Lyon's ten-for
Stats highlights from the fifth day of the first Test between Australia and India at AdelaideBishen Jeswant13-Dec-2014256 Runs scored by Virat Kohli in this Test (115 and 141), the most by any player on captaincy…
Sangakkara: 474 dismissals, 13050 runs
Stats highlights from the third ODI between Sri Lanka and England in HambantotaBishen Jeswant03-Dec-2014474 Number of ODI dismissals made by Kumar Sangakkara, a record. Prior to this game, Sangakkara and Adam Gilchrist were tied on…
Runs inside, fun outside
The area outside Eden Park is heaven for those gearing up for - or recovering from - game dayAlex Braae26-Nov-2014The scheduling of major World Cup matches in at Eden Park in Auckland is no accident.…
Rohit's record, and captains' equal scores
Also, scoring a hundred and opening the bowling, the youngest Australian player, and scoreless in three TestsSteven Lynch18-Nov-2014Was Rohit Sharma's 264 the highest score in any one-day game? asked Vasant Mukund from DelhiIf the last…
'No one gives us any chance in any tournament'
Mahela Jayawardene talks about Sri Lanka's struggles so far in the World Cup, and why their batsmen take as long to bloom as they do Interview by Andrew Fidel Fernando21-Feb-2015What's the feeling in the team…
Taylor leaps, Simmons goes to sleep
Plays of the day from the match between South Africa and West Indies in SydneyDaniel Brettig at the SCG27-Feb-2015The paddleAB de Villiers pulled off numerous feats at the SCG - it was difficult to better…
A disappointing result, and a solemn farewell
The quarter-final match between Sri Lanka and South Africa promised plenty of electric contests but turned out to be tepid. It was the last chance, however, to see two Sri Lankan greats in action for…
The cult of Kane
He is small. He is quiet. He is flabbergastingly good. Little in sport is more enchanting than this confluence of raw talent and tireless refinementAndrew Fidel Fernando23-Mar-2015They speak in whispers across the nation. There is…
Raina rediscovers mojo
After managing scores of 29, 17,8 and 23 in his last four innings, Suresh Raina bounced back to form and led Chennai Super Kings' batting with a knock laced with his go-to shots: back-cuts, glides…