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The A to Z of ESPNcricinfo

The A to Z of ESPNcricinfo

A brief alphabetical history of the site

31-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

The cricketer who shaped T20

The cricketer who shaped T20

Shahid Afridi was the perfect T20 cricketer even before people began to realise what that looked like, but time is finally catching up with him

13-Mar-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Misbah breaks it down

Misbah breaks it down

The Pakistan captain talks about the many observations, plots and decisions that go into the game's most important task: taking wickets

13-Mar-2018•Osman Samiuddin

The greatest time of our lives

The greatest time of our lives

Whatever happens, the Australia-New Zealand World Cup final at the MCG will be the most divine fun

13-Mar-2018•Martin Crowe

The prizefighting artist

The prizefighting artist

There was something quite thrilling in the expectation of watching Phillip Hughes bat. Compelling and irresistible, he left a brushstroke on the canvas of the game

13-Mar-2018•Mark Nicholas

The man whom cricket loved back

The man whom cricket loved back

Tendulkar was the biggest worshipper the game could ever find, and in that lay the foundation of his greatness

13-Mar-2018•Sambit Bal

In Gayle's slipstream

In Gayle's slipstream

An American writer gets swept up in the foaming excitement of the World Twenty20

13-Mar-2018•Wright Thompson

Watching Sehwag bat

Watching Sehwag bat

There's something charming about his disregard for the conventions of batsmanship and impressive about how unconcerned he is with everything other than the next ball

10-Mar-2018•Chandrahas Choudhury

Inzi turns back the clock

The former Pakistan captain allows himself to be persuaded down memory lane

10-Mar-2018•Sriram Veera

Two thousand Tests, I've watched them all

Two thousand Tests, I've watched them all

Test matches burn bright in the memory whether you watched them or not

10-Mar-2018•Suresh Menon

The mentor, the seeker, the fighter

The mentor, the seeker, the fighter

Peter Roebuck was a man of many parts, one who combined qualities that appeared to be at odds with one another

10-Mar-2018•Fabian Muir

The other side of Gravy

The other side of Gravy

Antigua's No. 1 cricket fan has hung up his boots officially, but he's still around at the ARG

10-Mar-2018•Rahul Bhattacharya

Living the dream

Living the dream

What an extraordinary journey this Ashes has been. We may never see its like again

10-Mar-2018•Andrew Miller

The pace race

The pace race

Never before has there been so much competition to melt the speed gun

10-Mar-2018•Eddie Smith

Sing a song of cricket

Sing a song of cricket

The game has been inspiring tunes for hundreds of years now. Does cricket possess a quality that lends itself to expression in music?

09-Mar-2018•Sidharth Monga

'You must forget about what's gone while batting'

'You must forget about what's gone while batting'

Garry Sobers answers readers' questions on his memorable innings, concentration techniques, and those six sixes

A day with the record-breakers

A day with the record-breakers

Our reporter catches the action in Taunton on that special day at the 1999 World Cup

06-Mar-2018•Tail-Ender

From the handshake to the airplane

From the handshake to the airplane

Players' celebrations of milestones and wickets are now full-blown, thought-through routines that range from the extravagant to the embarrassing

04-Mar-2018•Osman Samiuddin

Abbamania

Abbamania

Twelve years ago, Abdul Qadir, still good enough to turn out for Pakistan, spent a summer playing club cricket in Melbourne. The few who saw him remember it like it was yesterday

04-Mar-2018•Christian Ryan

'The 300th would stand out as it was the first time it ever happened'

'The 300th would stand out as it was the first time it ever happened'

Fred Trueman chats with readers and answers questions about his best spells, the great batsmen he bowled to, intimidatory bowling, and modern-day cricket

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11-Feb-2026•PTI and ESPNcricinfo staff

Nazrul U-turn: T20 World Cup decision made by 'BCB and players', not government

Nazrul U-turn: T20 World Cup decision made by 'BCB and players', not government

11-Feb-2026•Mohammad Isam

Smith called up as cover for Australia with Marsh injured for T20 World Cup opener

Smith called up as cover for Australia with Marsh injured for T20 World Cup opener

11-Feb-2026•ESPNcricinfo staff

One Super Over is a lot to handle; South Africa and Afghanistan endured two

One Super Over is a lot to handle; South Africa and Afghanistan endured two

11-Feb-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

The day Gurbaz (almost) defied the cricketing gods

The day Gurbaz (almost) defied the cricketing gods

11-Feb-2026•Sidharth Monga

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