South Africa's ascent, India's tailspin

2012 Review: This Test No. 1 team has what others from the country lacked: an air of invincibility and ruthlessness. By Sambit Bal

The year-end essay 2

The thorny question of retirement

2012 review: What gives us the right to expect a player to know exactly when to give it all up? Part 2 of Sambit Bal's year-end essay

The teams of the year

2012 Review: The Test, ODI and T20I XIs of 2012, as picked by ESPNcricinfo staff

Hello KP, goodbye you other lot

2012 Review: Lots of Pietersen and SLC and plenty of fond farewells in our look at the top dogs and bottom feeders of the year gone by

A year for Clarke, and for left-arm spin

2012 review: A look at the major numbers from 2012. By S Rajesh

Timeline 3

Five-dayers and farewells

2012 Review: The last four months witnessed a Caribbean party in Colombo, a November Test-fest, and even more retirements

Shakib to the rescue, and NZ's bad PR

2012 Review: A case for Mankading, and farewell to Punter, in part two of our best and worst of 2012

Timeline 2

Sagas, sendoffs, and South Africa's glory

Timeline: The second third of 2012 saw the Pietersen controversy play out, Gayle's standoff with the WICB resolved, and more

Muesli, murder, and Martian visitors

2012 Review: Who said what and about whom: the agony of being KP, talking stumps, hamburger-stopping, and more

Salute the messenger

2012 Review: In a year of great performances, let's not forget the brave efforts of Tony Palladino in outing fixing in county cricket. By Rob Steen

A preposterous innings, a horrific injury

2012 Review: From KP's Mumbai classic to Sri Lanka's Test-starved 2013: our writers pick the best and worst of the year gone by

Goodbye Rahul, hello Captain Pup

2012 Review: The first quarter of 2012 had whitewashes, record defeats, and a goodbye to India's greatest No. 3

'Beating Australia in their backyard was amazing'

2012 Review: Mahela Jayawardene, AB de Villiers and Mushfiqur Rahim look back on their best moments of 2012

'To beat the No. 1 side 3-0 was unforgettable'

2012 Review: Darren Sammy, Michael Hussey and Misbah-ul-Haq on their best moments of 2012

'Realising we've finally won a Test series in India'

2012 Review: Alastair Cook and Martin Guptill on their favourite moments of the year