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Rohit Sharma and the art of the non-violent six

He eases the ball over the rope with minimum fuss and a lack of warning about what is coming

08-Jul-2019•Sambit Bal

The bat-first advantage at this World Cup

Of the last 20 games played in the tournament, 16 have been won by the team batting first and that trend might well continue in the semi-finals and final

08-Jul-2019•S Rajesh

'Rohit is now making numbers look silly'

The cricketing fraternity was full of praise for Rohit Sharma, who scored a record-breaking fifth hundred at this World Cup

06-Jul-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bairstow beats a shadow as Dhoni becomes one

ESPNcricinfo's reporters pick the moments they remember from an action-packed Week 5 at the World Cup

05-Jul-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

From NY to UK, all for Bangladesh

Bangladesh may not have made the semi-finals, but watching their fighting spirit in this World Cup was well worth a long trip for this particular fan

03-Jul-2019•Sheikh Minhaj Hossain

Pant shows he can be a bestseller - in three balls

Rishabh Pant offered glimpses of the promise and hype that has been built around him, with audacity and sparkling strokeplay

02-Jul-2019•Nagraj Gollapudi in Birmingham

Tamim's costly miss, and Rohit's surge

According to Luck Index, Bangladesh could well have beaten India had Tamim Iqbal not grassed an early catch that Rohit Sharma offered

02-Jul-2019•ESPNcricinfo stats team

Don't blame Dhoni or the boundary, the better side won

The curious ending to the match provoked anger and suspicion among fans but there are good cricketing reasons why it ended the way it did

01-Jul-2019•Sambit Bal

Mashrafe calls for calm as Bangladesh face the team their fans love to hate

There might be more Indian fans at Edgbaston, but the 'tigers' are all set to make their presence felt

01-Jul-2019•Mohammad Isam in Birmingham

Here's a massively premature review of the 2019 World Cup

Because, you know, why not

01-Jul-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

England slay demons in dominating India's spinners

Dobell: 'They knew the challenge that awaited them in this game. They had learned from last year and trained extensively'

30-Jun-2019•George Dobell at Edgbaston

India do the hard yards to hide their soft centre

The tournament favourites are cruising but their middle order could be tested if England set them a stiff target

30-Jun-2019•Sambit Bal at Edgbaston

What does KL Rahul need to do to take the next step?

KL Rahul has made a start every time he has opened at the World Cup, but he is yet to make an impact. Is it a case of mind over matter?

29-Jun-2019•Nagraj Gollapudi at Edgbaston

Indian cricket's age-fraud problem

Rasikh Salam's two-year ban has brought age-fudging back into the spotlight. What steps has the BCCI taken to combat it, and why is it so difficult to eradicate?

29-Jun-2019•Shashank Kishore

The sounds of watching Virat Kohli bat

Kohli has yet to make the defining hundred of India's World Cup but his contributions have been no less significant

28-Jun-2019•Sambit Bal at Old Trafford

Mohammed Shami shows the Maestro in him to stop the music for West Indies

In a week, Shami went from back-up to match-winner. In six balls, he let West Indians know their World Cup was over

27-Jun-2019•Sharda Ugra at Old Trafford

How West Indies' dream went up in smoke

Gollapudi: 'What, if anything, has changed for West Indies at this World Cup?'

27-Jun-2019•Nagraj Gollapudi at Old Trafford

Gollapudi: What Vijay Shankar brings for India at No. 4

There are two men directly in competition for his spot in the XI, but as long as he applies himself well and plays to the situation, Vijay holds a distinct advantage

25-Jun-2019•Nagraj Gollapudi

Dhoni in the middle of India's middle-order mess

India had one weakness coming into this tournament and it was on full display against Afghanistan

23-Jun-2019•Nagraj Gollapudi in Southampton

How Mohammad Nabi almost hustled a big upset for Afghanistan over India

"At times, we felt the way Nabi was playing was irritating" - Mohammed Shami

22-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Southampton

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