Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

A haunting in Bridgetown

Ghosts of losses past, the spectre of Jasprit Bumrah, opponents hungry for a trophy, and five overs where anything that could happen did

22-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Santner says New Zealand missed Henry but proud of group

Matt Henry finished as the leading wicket-taker in the Champions Trophy despite missing the final

09-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rohit on India's unbeaten ICC run: 'Shows the quality in the team'

India captain hails "great, great milestone" after his side made it 23 wins from 24 in ICC tournaments

09-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

India's spin quartet pulls the strings in dominant display

Kuldeep, Jadeja, Axar and Varun don't so much spin a web as represent a 4D threat to India's opponents

09-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Santner: 'New Zealand will be better for the run against Varun'

New Zealand captain says his side is well aware of Varun's threats, having faced him in the group-stage match

08-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Shubman Gill: 'This is the best batting line-up that I have been a part of'

India vice-captain says the team's depth in batting also frees up the top order

08-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Michael Bracewell: 'Kiwi ingenuity is a real thing. You find a way and everyone mucks in'

The NZ allrounder speaks about growing up in a cricketing family, the challenge of bowling offspin to right-handers, and the planning that helps the team take down bigger oppositions

08-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Stead: Hectic travel schedule 'takes it out of you a little bit'

New Zealand's coach says that the Champions Trophy scheduling was 'out of [their] hands'

07-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rohit and Kohli, making each other greater

They have been giving us less and less time at the crease together in this format, the one whose limits they have most stretched

07-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Henry's availability for Champions Trophy final 'a little bit unknown'

Matt Henry hurt his shoulder while fielding in the Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa in Lahore

07-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'I missed a full toss' - Smith rues Australia's missed opportunities

Smith says his dismissal was a crucial moment in Australia's semi-final loss to India

05-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kohli conquers legspin to add new layer to his mystique

Australia threw two legspinners at Virat Kohli and he scored off both with ease to control India's chase

04-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'We guessed right in the end' - Smith relieved fixture tangle worked in Australia's favour

Australia had arrived in Dubai not knowing whether they would be staying in Dubai, or heading to Lahore for the second semi-final

03-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Can Australia's weakened bowling stand up to India's top-order might?

It's a mismatch India are primed to exploit, and Australia will need to find ways to stop that happening

03-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rohit: 'Dubai not our home, it's new for us as well'

The India captain also feels that the pitches in Dubai have been challenging for batters, while the bowlers have also had to adjust

03-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

A Sri Lankan in Lahore: remembering that life-changing night in 1996

Sri Lanka are not playing in this Champions Trophy, but it's hard to feel sad at a venue with such hallowed memories of Aravinda and Co

03-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Varun keen to maintain the mystery as he makes compelling semi-final case

"In T20, my sequencing of balls - as in how I construct an over - is totally different compared to the 50-over format," he says

03-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Glenn Phillips' divine intervention puts tournament rivals on notice

Fielding brilliance underpins New Zealand's low-key threat as they lay down a marker even in defeat

02-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Phillips confident NZ have the resources to find success in slower Dubai

After games in Karachi, Rawalpindi, and now Dubai, New Zealand will head to Lahore for their semi-final - they are the only semi-finalist who will have played four games at four different venues

01-Mar-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Travis Head, Australia's everyman, enters his box-office era

The sharp end of a global tournament is looming, so guess who is getting back into his stride?

28-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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