The decade of the batsmen

Sep 4, 2009: With several top bowlers retiring, the 2000s has truly been the decade in which batsmen have made merry

Samaraweera sizzles in his second innings

Aug 28, 2009: Since his return to the team, Thilan Samaraweera has added a whole new dimension to his game

Dilshan goes the Sehwag way

Aug 21, 2009: Tillakaratne Dilshan has always preferred aggression over defence - markedly so over the last few years

How good is England's middle order?

Aug 14, 2009: Stats indicate it compares quite poorly with those of the other top teams over the last decade

From pup to top dog

Aug 7, 2009: A century in his 50th Test has only confirmed that Michael Clarke has risen more than a few notches over the last three years

Bangladesh's best

Jul 31, 2009: Shakib Al Hasan has been a terrific find with bat and ball in Tests and ODIs

Happy at last

Jul 24, 2009: Batting in the fourth innings of a match is no longer the nightmare it once used to be

First-Test stars and flops

Jul 17, 2009: Batsmen who have stamped their authority on the first Test of a series, and others who have struggled

Is top-order batting so difficult in England?

Jul 10, 2009: Traditional wisdom suggests facing the new ball is the most difficult proposition in England, but numbers from the last two decades indicate otherwise

Why Younis Khan shouldn't have retired from Twenty20 cricket

Jun 26, 2009: Pakistan's captain may have announced his retirement from Twenty20 cricket, but stats suggest he is the perfect batsman for the format

New Zealand's bogey opposition

Jun 19, 2009: Ask any New Zealand cricketer which team he least prefers to play, and the answer will probably be Pakistan

Australia's bowling debacle, and left-arm seamers on the rise

Jun 12, 2009: The Australian attack was one of the most profligate in terms of conceding boundaries in the first stage of the World Twenty20

Batting tactics in the Powerplays and the slog overs

Jun 5, 2009: Go all out from the beginning or keep wickets in hand and launch an assault at the end? Stats indicate different teams adopt different measures

A lowdown on Twenty20 internationals

May 29, 2009: In a frenetic format, the only languid aspect has been the rate at which Twenty20s have been played at international level

The slog-over specialists in the IPL

May 22, 2009: IPL 2009 has placed greater demands on batsmen, but in the last six overs they have scored at a fair clip, with several teams going at around nine runs per over

How West Indies lose the plot overseas

May 15, 2009: Why the capitulation at Lord's conforms to pattern that has been established over the last few years

England's No. 3 problem, and IPL's 11th-over syndrome

May 8, 2009: One-down has been a source of worry for England for a while now

Top priority for the middle overs

May 1, 2009: The major difference between this IPL and its previous edition has been the way teams have handled the middle overs

Australia's ODI slump, and IPL's new spin

Apr 24, 2009: Australia may have regained their pre-eminence as a Test team, but in the one-day format the year 2009 has been an unmitigated disaster

South Africa's home run, and Gambhir's resurgence

Apr 17, 2009: The toughest country to beat in their own backyard, and the Indian who's had an amazing 10 months