Mavericks

Why do remorselessly excellent players get faint praise?

In cricket as in life, we favour sharp drama and narratives of redemption, doing the Stewarts and the Gooches of the world a disservice

13-Feb-2016•Jonathan Wilson

The ex-wild man of the East Rand

Andre Nel was always getting into trouble, but he had talent and his heart was in the right place - as he's proving now, dishing out guidance and tough love to upcoming cricketers

12-Nov-2015•Luke Alfred

What is the X-factor in cricket?

It's hard to pin down, particularly in statistics. You could say it's an aesthetic, an impression that what players who have it are doing is innate to them

25-Sep-2015•Jon Hotten

The return of the merciless Mitchells

Even as England are tested by Australia's twin left-arm menaces, they must wonder why they can't regularly produce genuine pacemen themselves

27-Jun-2015•Scott Oliver

Brendon McCullum and the algebra of batting risk

Traditionally, batsmen have found the best way to score runs is to take time to settle in and minimise risks early on. The New Zealand captain does otherwise

11-Jun-2015•Kartikeya Date

Boom Boom Afridi: one of a kind

Shahid Afridi entertained us with his unique brand of cricket and surely left a lasting impression on the game. He was cricket's greatest entertainer. Boom Boom is irreplaceable

25-Mar-2015•Uzair Rizvi

The perfect tourists

14-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Explaining Pakistan cricket

Pakistan's unpredictability is renowned. They scale unbelievable highs and slump to inexplicable lows. Andy Bull still loves them though and he says why in the Guardian

30-Oct-2014

Where does Pietersen stand among cricket's villains?

For all his transgressions, he still can't compete with cricket's long list of rogues and rascals. Does the level of abuse he receives fit his crimes?

16-Oct-2014•Daniel Brigham

Will ECB take control of the Pietersen mess?

Ted Corbett, in his blog, asks if the England Cricket Board would provide a swift solution to the feuds that have begun in the wake of Kevin Pietersen's autobiography

09-Oct-2014

Any multi-skilled bowlers out there?

Bowlers who can switch between pace and spin, left-arm and right-arm and vice versa will spice up the contest between bat and ball

06-Oct-2014•V Ramnarayan

The KP files

In an explosive interview with the Daily Telegraph on the eve of the release of his autobiography, Kevin Pietersen lashes out

06-Oct-2014

Let's hear it for the unorthodox

Spinners who can't be bracketed into one style flourish today in cricket, while they struggled to make it big in the past

26-Jun-2014•V Ramnarayan

Green gloves, ducks and bats taped to ceilings

While reviewing Chris Waters' book 10 for 10 on Hedley Verity's record for the Guardian, Andy Bull recounts some entertaining stories of superstitions that cricketers have followed

06-Jun-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Serving the community with Chris Gayle's Big Six Club

Chris Gayle is looking to give something back to Jamaican society, through cricket. He has opened an academy in Kingston, at the Lucas Cricket Club, for "underprivileged youngsters"

06-Jun-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sehwag finds runs but searching for swiftness

Virender Sehwag has his first fifty of IPL 2014, and while his numbers compare favourably with his Indian counterparts in the tournament, he has not scored as quickly as he has done previously

14-May-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

KP for England captain?

Ted Corbett, in the Hindu, wants Kevin Pietersen to be back playing cricket for England and offers examples of previous comebacks from improbable circumstances

21-Mar-2014

The contagious madness of Shahid Afridi

He frustrates his fans more often than not, but he is also an addiction, one that pulls at the heartstrings

05-Mar-2014•Hassan Cheema

Why we'll miss Swann

Not just a fine and match-winning bowler, he could also be relied on for a wry smile, a joke, and a willingness to go left-field when answering a question

27-Dec-2013•Dave Hawksworth

The birth of the reverse sweep

Mushtaq Mohammad took Aditya Iyer of the Indian Express on a trip down memory lane to explain how he invented the reverse sweep

10-Jun-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

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