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Lakmal might not be a rockstar with the stereotypical fast bowler's attitude, but his old-fashioned virtues have lately earned him rockstar returns

The resident of Lyari has made giant strides in the sport, after having been discovered by PCB's age-group programme when he was 12

The wicketkeeper reflects on the time spent at rehab, surgeries, channeling the frustration of not playing and his eagerness to return

There has been much debate about the longer Big Bash, but delving into some of the figures suggests that the length is perhaps not the main issue

Batting allrounder Vijay Shankar is part of India's World Cup plans: he talks about his one-day debut at the MCG, learning to enjoy pressure, and the bowling advice he got from Dhoni

India's Test No. 3 on emulating Williamson's T20 game, and the need to play without trying to prove a point

Test specialists getting T20 tons, a nightwatchman batting on and No.11s shocking everyone are all part of our list of the most unlikely achievements in batting

Whom would you select?

Mohammad Isam, ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent, picks his all-time Bangladesh World Cup XI

There was plenty of power and nous in Chris Gayle's comeback hundred, but it was ultimately in a losing cause

Graham Gooch's 154 against West Indies at Headingley has had to make way for Perera's masterpiece in Durban

The batsman ticked many boxes in the Dunedin ODI, but there's a crucial one that remains unchecked

The West Indies board has done well to repair fractured player relationships and is reaping improved commercial rewards, too

England captain concedes "challenge of playing on slower wickets" is still an area for batsmen to address

Also: are there any current players whose batting average has never gone below 40?

Jhulan Goswami, Lisa Sthalekar, Mel Jones and Tushar Arothe share their ideas

India's always-attacking, ever-smiling Test wicketkeeper passed a baptism by fire in Australia and England last year. He talks about his keeping, and the method behind his batting madness

The seamer looks back at his epic stand with Kusal Perera, his bowling, and his sudden call-up to Sri Lanka's Test side

Four players to watch on the road to T20 World Cup Qualifiers

She could have given up cricket to become a lawyer, but now Freya Davies is being looked at as a possible heir to Katherine Brunt