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George Binoy

George Binoy

Deputy editor, ESPNcricinfo

Sunrisers, Kings XI make smart buys

Sunrisers, Kings XI make smart buys

Here's what the franchises did on the first day of the 2014 IPL auction in Bangalore, what their teams look like, and what they need on the second day

12-Feb-2014•George Binoy
Pakistan pull off astonishing chase

Pakistan pull off astonishing chase

Pakistan turned a Test that had been an abysmal advertisement for cricket for four days and one session on its head, with an incredible batting performance after lunch on the final day, when they scored 302 runs in 57.3 overs to sucker-punch Sri Lanka

20-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy
Sri Lanka ahead despite Shehzad ton

Sri Lanka ahead despite Shehzad ton

Ahmed Shehzad scored his maiden Test hundred but Pakistan's progress on the third day was not swift enough to weaken Sri Lanka's grip on their 1-0 lead in the series

18-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy
Mathews and Perera tire Pakistan

Mathews and Perera tire Pakistan

Sri Lanka's prospects of winning their first away series since 1999-00 (excluding those in Bangladesh and Zimbabwe) improved significantly after Angelo Mathews and Dilruwan Perera batted vast periods of time on the second day

17-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy
Ajmal finds form in slow battle

Ajmal finds form in slow battle

The Sharjah surface - largely devoid of pace, lateral movement and turn - provided the setting for a game of patience on the first day of the deciding Test of the series

16-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy
The cashless catch

The cashless catch

Plays of the Day from the second Twenty20 international between New Zealand and West Indies, in Wellington

15-Jan-2014•George Binoy
Ronchi fifty seals series win

Ronchi fifty seals series win

Luke Ronchi played a second consecutive match-winning innings to not only win the Twenty20 series for New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium but also indicate that his flagging international career might have turned a corner

15-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy
Clinical Sri Lanka take 1-0 lead

Clinical Sri Lanka take 1-0 lead

It had rained for most of the night in Dubai and the floodlights were switched on to brighten a gloomy morning, but there were no alarms for Sri Lanka once play began on time on the fifth day

12-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy
Pakistan take fight into final day

Pakistan take fight into final day

Pakistan's leader Misbah-ul-Haq batted with limitless patience and rookie Sarfraz Ahmed punched his way to a maiden half-century to give their side a glimmer of hope of saving a Test that once seemed lost

11-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy
Younis, Misbah hold up Sri Lanka

Younis, Misbah hold up Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka were a wicket away from breaking Pakistan after lunch on the third day of the second Test in Dubai, but they could not take it

10-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy
Mahela hundred strengthens Sri Lanka

Mahela hundred strengthens Sri Lanka

Kaushal Silva and Mahela Jayawardene did not put on a show but their exercise in restraint, self-preservation and gradual accumulation was exactly what Sri Lanka needed

09-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy
ESPNcricinfo Awards 2013 Test batting nominees: The Ashes, Joburg, and others

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2013 Test batting nominees: The Ashes, Joburg, and others

Several new faces in this year's Test batting shortlist, which goes to show it's not time to mourn the passing of legends yet

08-Jan-2014•George Binoy
Sri Lankan quicks vindicate Mathews' decision

Sri Lankan quicks vindicate Mathews' decision

Sri Lanka's seamers tested the Pakistan batsmen consistently with movement off the pitch to bowl the home side out for 165. Then Sri Lanka's top-order ensured they took them to end of play with the loss of only one wicket

08-Jan-2014•The Report by George Binoy
Dhawan mocks injured Watson

Dhawan mocks injured Watson

Plays of the day from the seventh ODI between India and Australia in Bangalore

02-Nov-2013•George Binoy
India edge sixathon with Rohit Sharma's 209

India edge sixathon with Rohit Sharma's 209

It is an indictment of how skewed the contest between bat and ball has become that for 2961 ODIs, no batsman broke the 200-run barrier and now three have done it in the last 467 matches

02-Nov-2013•The Report by George Binoy
South Africa in control, but hit by ball-tampering penalty

South Africa in control, but hit by ball-tampering penalty

South Africa's march towards a result that will draw the series and prolong their seven-year unbeaten record away from home continued unabated, but the gloss on their seemingly impeccable performance was lost when the on-field umpires penalised them for t

25-Oct-2013•The Report by George Binoy
Misbah delivers consolation win for Faisalabad

Misbah delivers consolation win for Faisalabad

The two eliminated teams produced similar performances in a dead rubber that ultimately ended in a tame finish in Mohali

20-Sep-2013•The Report by George Binoy
Spinners, Junaid rout Zimbabwe

Spinners, Junaid rout Zimbabwe

The probability of Zimbabwe holding out for a draw was extinguished early on the final morning, not by the expected threat Saeed Ajmal, but by Junaid Khan and Abdur Rehman

07-Sep-2013•The Report by George Binoy
Younis double-ton shuts out Zimbabwe

Younis double-ton shuts out Zimbabwe

Test victories do not come easy for an underdog striving to cause an upset, and Younis Khan capitalised on his reprieves to bury Zimbabwe's chances with his fourth double-century

06-Sep-2013•The Report by George Binoy
The team of the tournament

The team of the tournament

ESPNcricinfo picks its team of the 2013 season, with a limit of only four foreign players in the XI

27-May-2013•George Binoy
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