Features

Throwdowns from the coach are a common part of practice, but what about bowling to the coach? And not in the nets - in the heat of battle in a World Cup match

As a boy Albert van der Merwe watched South Africa return to international cricket, and dreamed of playing at Eden Gardens. Now he's living that dream - only not for the country he was born in

Six-fors at No. 6, careers without sixes, longest innings at Lord's, and more

Umar Gul is the most unassuming bowling spearhead Pakistan have had for years, possibly ever, so much so that it is easy to not think of him as the leader of the attack at all

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group A match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Pallekele

The CAB is adamant Eden Gardens would have been ready in time for the India-England match, but they are expecting a crowd of 35,000 for the game between South Africa and Ireland

Plays of the day from Bangladesh's must-win Group B clash with Netherlands

Bangladesh and Netherlands may have played each other only once in an international match, but they were involved in two World Cup qualification games that defined the future of Bangladesh cricket

After a 20-day break since their last game, Australia were happy just to get 100 overs under their belt against Kenya in Bangalore

Plays of the day from reigning champions Australia's Group A encounter with minnows Kenya

On a day when Canada made their highest score against a Test-playing nation, Ashish Bagai will disappointed at the rubbish fielding on display

The batting Powerplay seems to have been more advantageous to the bowlers in the World Cup, and though Pakistan's numbers in it read well, they are quite inflexible in deciding when to take it

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from another one-sided Group A match, between New Zealand and Canada

The batting Powerplay a potential banana skin for the team seeking it, has created a period of play when anything can happen

Sehwag v Steyn, Zaheer v Smith, Bollywood beauties, and mum's cooking - what more could a guy ask for?

India failed where they were expected to succeed, and impressed where they'd struggled in the past. In the end, that failure cost them

The game was decided in two five-over phases in each innings

Mismanagement, lack of competitive cricket and a poor structure are at the root of Kenyan cricket's current state, says Steve Tikolo

Some key stats from the thrilling game between India and South Africa in Nagpur

Bangladesh had thrown away a chance of a victory. The crowd were leaving stadium. Then one man played the innings of his young life