Allrounders

'Sometimes I can't believe I have hit a good shot'

England allrounder Ben Stokes on being a nervous cricketer, the man who yawns in team meetings and how he's turned things around since the World Cup snub

19-Jan-2016

Wanted: Faulkner the Test allrounder

He has played very little first-class cricket of late to prove his worth despite showing an aptitude for the longer format during earlier seasons

13-Apr-2015•Russell Jackson

Daniel Vettori, back from the burnout

A World Cup win could be the prefect farewell gift for Daniel Vettori, much like how it was for Glenn McGrath in 2007 and Sachin Tendulkar in 2011

14-Mar-2015•Suhas Cadambi

How many genuine allrounders does cricket have?

Of the game's many versatile greats, how many could command a place in their Test XI on the strength of one skill alone?

08-Sep-2014•Michael Jeh

Vinoo beyond the Mankad

One of India's greatest allrounders is today unfortunately mostly remembered for a mode of dismissal that, though legitimate, is seen by many to be unfair

07-Jul-2014•Stuart Wark

The all-round doubles

A look back on the players who have scored 40+ runs and taken four wickets or more in the same game, in the IPL

12-May-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Corey Anderson thrives on confidence

Self-belief plays a big part of Corey Anderson stunning rise from backyard cricket to national hero, as he reveals in an interview with Alan Perrott for the New Zealand Herald

01-Feb-2014

Would you pick Haddin over Gilchrist for an Ashes Test?

Haddin's record against England is better than his illustrious predecessor's, and he played for a far weaker team

11-Jan-2014•Kartikeya Date

Stokes is the future, the rest is dark

There has been no shortage of punditry and vitriol directed at Andy Flower and Co in the wake of the Ashes loss. They have their work cut out for them

08-Jan-2014•Jon Hotten

Can Kallis really be called an allrounder?

Jacques Kallis was among the greatest of batsmen who could bowl, but he doesn't belong to the pantheon of legendary allrounders like Sobers, Imran and Botham

01-Jan-2014•Kartikeya Date

Could Tendulkar have turned into a great allrounder?

One can only wonder what might have been had he persisted with his bowling throughout his career

08-Nov-2013•V Ramnarayan

Shane Watson and the art of self-analysis

The insularity of his approach might not necessarily mark him out as the most likeable cricketer but it makes him an endlessly interesting one

25-Oct-2013•Russell Jackson

'I'm working on becoming a genuine allrounder'

Tamil Nadu and India U-19 player Baba Aparajith talks about the experience of winning the U-19 World Cup last year, making a double-hundred on his Duleep Trophy debut, and interacting with major international stars

21-Oct-2013•Interview by Subash Jayaraman

The amazing Sobers' amazing series

In England in 1966, he glowed with the bat and toiled with the ball in a comprehensive win, but were his efforts better than Imran's against India in 1982-83?

02-Oct-2013•Stuart Wark

'My biggest mistake was refusing the Pakistan captaincy'

Former Pakistan allrounder Azhar Mahmood talks about his brief Test career, touring the world as a T20 franchise cricketer, and passing on bowling tips to younger players

30-Sep-2013•Interview by Subash Jayaraman

When Imran walked on water

Botham's 1981 Ashes has been enshrined in legend, but was it the greatest all-round performance in a single series?

18-Sep-2013•Stuart Wark

Mitch? Dunno

Miserable or magnificent - who knows which Mitchell Johnson will turn up on any given day?

13-Sep-2013•Matt Cleary

The unsung micro-Botham

In this Ashes series, Tim Bresnan was statistically unspectacular but impactful

05-Sep-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The Mercurial Mr Afridi

Aditya Iyer of the Indian Express explores a worrying trend in Shahid Afridi's comebacks, where the Pakistan allrounder announces himself in style but later fizzles out

17-Jul-2013

Jordan debut poses questions for Surrey

Six wickets on Chris Jordan's Sussex debut not only put the skids under Yorkshire it puts the spotlight on Surrey's decision to let him go

12-Apr-2013•Josh Green

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