Jul 15, 2021
Decoding the World Test Championship points system
Know what changes the ICC made in the World Test Championship ahead of its second cycle in 2021-23.
Cricket Features
Latest features articles covering cricket.
Jul 8, 2021
Sourav Ganguly match-winning innings: Taunton, Nairobi and Kandy
Two big ODI hundreds in ICC tournaments, and 98 in a tense away Test chase.
Jul 6, 2021
Remembering MS Dhoni’s best quotes on the Indian legend’s 40th birthday
The world-cup winning former Indian skipper retired from international cricket on August 15, 2020 and his 40th birthday is his first after retirement.
Jul 5, 2021
Memorable ODI encounters between India and Sri Lanka
The 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka was one of several memorable ODI encounters between the teams.
Jul 3, 2021
India to Pakistan: Who has lost the most ODIs
Sri Lanka surpassed India’s record of most number of defeats in ODIs after their loss to England in the second encounter at Kennington Oval in London.
Jul 1, 2021
South Africa and England’s timeless Test in 1939 remains the longest match in cricket history
Between 1876-1939, 99 timeless Tests were played. Only England, Australia, West Indies and South Africa have been a part of timeless Tests.
Jul 1, 2021
A look at injured Shubman Gill’s potential replacements for India’s Test series against England
Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran are reserve openers while Hanuma Vihari and Cheteshwar Pujara also have opening experience.
Jun 30, 2021
EXCLUSIVE! Swinging between Mumbai and Delhi, Tushar Deshpande aims to be a capital bowler
Tushar Deshpande spearheads Mumbai’s pace attack in the domestic circuit and has claimed 50 wickets at the first class level.
Jun 28, 2021
Stats: India women’s struggle while batting-first in ODIs
Strike rates of Punam Raut, Mithali Raj and Deepti Sharma paint a grim picture.
Jun 26, 2021
Undisputed ODI Champions: Australia’s three consecutive World Cup wins from 1999 to 2007
While Steve Waugh led Australia at the 1999 Cricket World Cup, Ricky Ponting was Australia’s winning captain in the 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cup.
Jun 25, 2021
Mayank Agarwal or KL Rahul instead of Pujara for England Tests?
Among the 66 visiting batsmen to have faced at least 1370 Test deliveries in England – the same as Pujara has – his 523 runs (average 27.52) are the f...
Jun 25, 2021
R Ashwin to Tim Southee: Highest wicket-takers in World Test Championship
Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Shami are the only Indian bowlers among the top 10 wicket-takers in the tournament.
Jun 24, 2021
Iconic cricket matches that were affected by rain
South Africa’s 2003 World Cup exit is just one of many examples where rain added to the drama on the field.
Jun 24, 2021
WTC final analysis: India pay again for letting New Zealand tail wag
India’s last Test trip to England in 2018 also had a similar theme as someone from the English lower order would play a blinder and the match would sl...
Jun 23, 2021
Power-hitters: Batsmen with most sixes in Test cricket
Virender Sehwag is the only Indian batsman to feature among the top 10 players with most sixes in Test cricket.
Jun 23, 2021
Indian pace ace Jasprit Bumrah’s underwhelming stats against New Zealand
Jasprit Bumrah’s Test (41.16) and ODI (36.84) average vs New Zealand compares unfavourably to his career record against all other teams (21.36 and 23....
Jun 22, 2021
Three Indians feature in list of 46 players with hat-tricks in Tests
There were only 17 hat-tricks in the first 100 years of Test cricket from 1877 to 1977, and there have already been 29 in the 44 years since.
Jun 21, 2021
Most Test wickets in England: Ishant goes past Kapil Dev
Ishant Sharma went past Kapil Dev to become the leading Test wicket-taker for India in England
Jun 21, 2021
WTC final: Time to give the ICC a break?
ICC was hampered by the pandemic during the WTC but could be more flexible with playing conditions for the final.
Jun 20, 2021
Highest debut score: Shafali, Rana break 26-year old record
Shafali Verma and Sneh Rana went past Chanderkanta Kaul’s previous highest debut score of 75 made against New Zealand in 1995.
Jun 20, 2021
Bristol Test: India’s women team fight to achieve memorable draw against England
India Women drew the Bristol Test against England after being made to follow-on, with Sneh Rana and Taniya Bhatia’s century stand for the ninth wicket...
Jun 20, 2021
Shafali, Rana shone as India secured nerve-wracking draw against England
Shafali Verma, Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma were the standout performers for India in the Bristol Test against England.
Jun 20, 2021
Explained: What does bad light mean in cricket?
Bad light instances can happen multiple times during the course of a session or a day and can even bring an end to the day’s action prematurely.
Jun 19, 2021
Explained: Rules to enforce a follow-on in Test cricket
A follow-on can only be enforced in Tests if the team batting first achieves a first innings lead of at least 200 runs.