Legends

The crab who would be king

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, despite his one-of-a-kind technique and because of his steely grit, sits on the brink of surpassing Brian Lara as West Indies' greatest ever run maker

22-Apr-2015•Roger Sawh

Boom Boom Afridi: one of a kind

Shahid Afridi entertained us with his unique brand of cricket and surely left a lasting impression on the game. He was cricket's greatest entertainer. Boom Boom is irreplaceable

25-Mar-2015•Uzair Rizvi

All hail Mad Max

Aravinda de Silva's steely resolve at the crease, as demonstrated in the 1996 World Cup final, coupled with his vintage strokeplay made him the first true Sri Lankan great

08-Mar-2015•Janaka Malwatta

Tales of Greig and Lloyd

In the '70s, the two towering tourists managed to win the hearts of Indian fans with their charm and prowess

20-Feb-2015•Sankaran Krishna

Remembering Tony Greig, the allrounder

It's easy to forget that some popular commentators of our time were excellent cricketers before they took up the mike

01-Oct-2014•Stuart Wark

Let us now praise Dudley Nourse

The South African batsman's superior Test numbers may have slipped under the radar because of his team's poor record in the few years either side of the Second World War

06-Sep-2014•Stuart Wark

Usain Bolt seals last-ball victory against Yuvraj XI

Much 'action' was witnessed by the fans who turned up to watch the Yuvraj Singh-Usain Bolt exhibition match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore

03-Sep-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

The Wilt Chamberlain of cricket

There is one current cricketer who is as dominant and unstoppable as the legendary basketball player was

25-Aug-2014•Roger Sawh

A man of his people

Mahela Jayawardene embodies artistry and steel in his batting, and warmth and humanity off the field

18-Jul-2014•Janaka Malwatta

24-carat Tendulkar

The London-based East India Company has released a limited-edition legal tender coin commemorating the career of Sachin Tendulkar

23-Jun-2014

The remarkable arc of women's cricket in England

Joe Wilson in BBC Sport traces the remarkable arc of women's cricket in England, from amateurs to professional cricketers

30-Apr-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Fizz, flight and loop

Erapalli Prasanna was a masterful conjurer and perhaps the shrewdest of India's great spin quartet

23-Apr-2014•V Ramnarayan

Two gentlemen of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka pulled together as a team in the World T20 to give Jayawardene and Sangakkara the farewell they deserve

07-Apr-2014•Janaka Malwatta

Sanga and Mahela, a partnership for the ages

Anand Vasu, in Wisden India, encapsulates the impact Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have had on Sri Lanka cricket

06-Apr-2014

Wadekar's shoes and a Karnataka triumph

In the Telegraph, historian Ramachandra Guha reminisces about Karnataka's semi-final against Bombay in March 1974, en route to their first Ranji Trophy title

05-Apr-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

The conflicts of interest that hamper Gavaskar

Sandipan Deb, in the Mint, writes that Sunil Gavaskar can only maintain his personal authority in his role as the interim BCCI chief if he resolves his own conflict-of-interest issues

31-Mar-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Gavaskar's stunning entrance

For Indian cricket fans of a certain vintage, the Caribbean summer of 1971 was the most glorious of all

16-Feb-2014•V Ramnarayan

From 'sarong Johnnie' to national icon

By refusing to back down, Arjuna Ranatunga proved to the opposition and his own team that Sri Lanka had earned the right to compete as equals

31-Jan-2014•Janaka Malwatta

A wizard called Vishy

Remembering a magician who invariably rose to the occasion when conditions favoured the bowlers, especially the fast men

29-Jan-2014•V Ramnarayan

The Sunil-Rohan Gavaskar partnership

We've all heard or read about the pressure on famous cricketing sons to live up to their family names on the field. But what happens when a son finds himself in same commentary box as his famous father?

08-Jan-2014•Nikita Bastian

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