'The statistics are what stand out for me'

Why does Shane Watson visit ESPNcricinfo? To look up Richards, Botham, Lillee and others

'We were burning through a million dollars a month'

In part two of his account of Cricinfo's first decade, Badri Seshadri looks at how the site changed hands during the dotcom boom

A bot called Cricinfo

Badri Seshadri, one of the site's founders, looks back at its origins and evolution over a memorable first decade

My life with the beast that never sleeps

The site is an all-consuming endeavour. By David Hopps

'I plan my diary through Cricinfo'

Shane Warne, Devon Malcolm and John Emburey talk about why they spend time on the site

The wizard Elz

Twenty-two years ago an Australian computer programmer pioneered online text commentary for cricket matches. By Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

A media role model

ESPNcricinfo's geographically customised homepages offer a pointer to a trend that just might be the redemption of print. By Rob Steen

A decades-long obsession

For one long-time user, ESPNcricinfo remains a testament to the power of fandom. By Samir Chopra

'It's my go-to to find out everything'

Mahela Jayawardene, Ian Bell, Damien Martyn and Alex Tudor talk about how and why they spend time on ESPNcricinfo

1993 vintage

Sidharth Monga: Twenty years ago things were different in the country that had only started out on the road towards becoming cricket's economic powerhouse

'Domestic scores got me hooked on to Cricinfo'

Rahul Dravid first logged on while playing for Karnataka, and has been a fan since

The way we were

For cricket journalists, life in the pre-Cricinfo age was no picnic, but it wasn't all drudgery either. By Sharda Ugra

How good is MS Dhoni?

Sanjay Manjrekar, Harsha Bhogle, Sambit Bal and Prakash Iyer talk about the leadership skills and style of India's captain

Cricinfo's own World Cup

The 2000 women's tournament was a watershed, thanks in no small part to one website. By Raf Nicholson

'Cricinfo is part of my cricketing life'

John Wright talks about how he graduated from using a radio to keep abreast of the scores

A fan's notes

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan tells of first coming across the site, going on to work for it, and going back to becoming an ordinary reader again

In praise of Statsguru

Could the world live without ESPNcricinfo's stats-spewing thingummybob, Andy Zaltzman asks

An enduring love story

ESPNcricinfo turns 20 this year. Sambit Bal on the pioneering spirit and inclusiveness that made it an essential part of cricket's fabric

The site that turned into a description

Iain O'Brien on why a cricketer's relationship with ESPNcricinfo endures beyond his playing career

One night in 1996

Ball-by-ball text commentary, the core of ESPNcricinfo's offering, was born out of adversity during the sixth World Cup. Vishal Misra was there