George Binoy

England turned an impending draw into a 238-run victory by routing CCI President's XI for 75

England managed to gain a 47-run lead by dismissing CCI President's XI for 252

Ian Bell's patience, control and the ease with which he handled the spinners during his 78 was the highlight of England's innings

Flintoff looks to improve batting record in India

Kevin Pietersen believes that high confidence and the readiness to be on a learning curve will be crucial if England are to overcome India in the upcoming series

Which bowler hits the stumps most often? Whose stumps rarely get hit? Has Kapil Dev ever been run out? The List looks at modes of dismissals for bowlers and batsmen

When a player is named captain, you wonder what effect the added responsibility will have on his form. This week, the List looks at batsmen who've struggled as captain and captains who've thrived as batsmen

After the run-fest in the Test series, India and Pakistan prepare to clash in five one-day internationals, and if recent history is any indicator, we have another leather hunt in the offing

The List looks at heavyweight hat-tricks, measured in terms of the sum of the average of the batsmen dismissed

While India let Pakistan off the hook in their first innings, the Pakistani bowlers kept up the pressure throughout the Indian innings with incisive bowling

After feasting on two placid pitches, the Pakistani batsmen were found wanting in footwork and caution but Akmal rose to the occasion with a superbly controlled yet aggressive innings

The focus this week is on players with high scores that are grossly disproportionate to their averages

Mahendra Singh Dhoni slashed, pulled, hoicked, drove and even defended, and brought up his maiden Test century

At the time of his retiring, Chris Cairns was 50 runs short of becoming only the third player to score 5000 runs and take 200 wickets in one-day cricket

Shahid Afridi steamrolled the Indian bowlers for the second time in as many Tests

After the draw at Lahore, both players and spectators will hope that the Faisalabad pitch will be conducive to a result

This week's List focuses on teams that have recovered from major setbacks, and those that squandered huge advantages

Rahul Dravid has the opportunity to become the first Indian captain to win a Test at Lahore when the series gets underway on Friday the 13th

The stubborn tailender is high up on cricket's most-frustrating list and this week the List looks at their more notable performances

While 2005 will always be known as the year England regained the Ashes and Bangladesh beat Australia, on an individual front, the Australians took top honours in all forms of the game