Karachi symphony
From S.M Arsalan Arif Khan, Pakistan I was sitting at the National Stadium of KarachiCricinfo25-Feb-2013S.M Arsalan Arif Khan, Pakistan I was sitting at the National Stadium of Karachi. All alone; surrounded by a pack of…
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A bit of spiritual fumigation
After a month of politics, only cricket can restore the soulAndy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013 England: unconscionably heroic at the World Twenty20 © Getty Images Hello Confectionery Stallers, and apologies for my long break from the hallowed virtual…
Bresnan's 'bouncer' keeps England chins up
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second ODI at the Ageas BowlAndrew McGlashan at the Ageas Bowl02-Jun-2013Slower ball of the day Tim Bresnan is waiting for a special delivery at home (his…
Unrelenting Steyn mutes power hitters
Dale Steyn can be an interesting yardstick to measure how good a batsman you are. Not for the first time in recent memory, he managed to suffocate the destructive Kieron PollardNagraj Gollapudi in Cardiff15-Jun-2013Marlon Samuels…
Reviews gone wrong
Plays of the day from the first day of the second Test between Pakistan and South Africa in DubaiFirdose Moonda in Dubai23-Oct-2013Hasty reviews of the day South Africa did it when they asked for a…
Rohit's record, and Ashwin's feat
Also, lowest "missing scores", a hundredth ODI on one's birthday, and West Indians with 20,000 international runsSteven Lynch12-Nov-2013I noticed that the lowest score Sachin Tendulkar never made in a one-day international is 56. The corresponding…
Persistent Kaushal makes a case for the future
Kaushal Silva's entry into the Test scene hasn't been smooth, but if given the opportunitiy to blossom, Sri Lanka may have a man who can stabilise the top orderAndrew Fidel Fernando in Abu Dhabi02-Jan-2014Ajmal not…
Twins scores, and most caught-behinds
Also, IPL century in an unsuccessful chase, oldest living Indian Test player, Eranga's firsts, and playing for England and AustraliaSteven Lynch03-Jun-2014What's the highest score a batsman has made twice in the same match? asked Gerry…
Swinging Steyn stings Australia
Once he had the ball reversing, Dale Steyn showed why he is the world's finest bowlerLiam Brickhill in Harare06-Sep-2014'Today I thought, what the hell, I'm actually going to go for it' - Steyn"Once I saw…
The futility of Bangladesh's fifties
Conversion of fifties to hundreds has been a problem for Bangladesh. When their batsmen again found ways of getting out after reaching half-centuries, it reeked of casualness. Fifties don't take you too far in TestsDevashish…