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What looking at James Anderson's and Ishant Sharma's careers as collections of spells tells us about them as bowlers
There’s a fair bit to be learned by looking at these bowlers in terms of the support (or lack of it) at the other endKartikeya Date30-Mar-2021Batting
Afghanistan showcase benefits of long-term planning and fortitude
Their historic victory showed how well they had planned after their disastrous World Cup, using their limited resourcesMohammad Isam09-Sep-2019If a te
The night terror hit cricket in Afghanistan
A look back at the horrific events of May 19 at a club game in JalalabadSharda Ugra10-Jun-2018An innings has ended. The floodlights, shipped in from o
Crowd clamours for Dhoni at captaincy swansong
It may have only been a warm-up match, but the sense of occasion to entertain the fans did not escape MS Dhoni in what may have been his last time lea
Australia cash in on New Zealand's misses and misfortunes
New Zealand might have been unlucky with the Adam Voges reprieve on day one, but for the rest of the Test, Australia and New Zealand made their own lu
Guptill scales many mountains
Top World Cup score, the top score by a New Zealand batsman, and a glut of boundaries among the stats highlights from the fourth World Cup quarter-fin
South Africa less than the sum of their parts
South Africa, for once, cannot be accused of letting pressure get to them at a major tournament, but did they make the best use of their resources?Fir
Not the '90s again, please
The Chennai victory also brought home some warnings for India from past experiencesSharda Ugra01-Mar-2013On the eve of the Hyderabad Test against Aust
New Zealand enliven dull day with piercing bowling
After a cagey beginning, New Zealand decided to depend on aggression rather than the pitch to make inroads, with Chris Martin leading the way. Once co
Outplayed Sri Lanka fall short
India bowled, batted and fielded better than Sri Lanka, but that’s just part of the storySidharth Monga07-Dec-2009Review systemIndia may still have go