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Margin call

Can a cricket team "bounce back" from a defeat by a margin of 405 runs? Logic and history suggest not

28-Jul-2015•Bill Ricquier

England's opening merry-go-round

In the absence of a world-class candidate among the pool of openers, the England selectors should give a long rope to whoever is chosen

18-Jul-2015•Jack Mendel

Trent bucks the trend

Trent Boult has shown, without doubt, that there are other ways of silencing batsmen than launching streams of invective towards them

06-Jul-2015•Danyal Rasool

Thank you, Mustafizur

What he has managed to do is create an aura, albeit momentarily, that the hardworking, less-rewarded and unfairly disregarded participant in the game, the bowler, can also be the boss at times

22-Jun-2015•Dinesh Gopalakrishnan

Not red, not white

The cricketing landscape has changed in Switzerland with the introduction of pink balls from the 2015 season

12-Jun-2015•Rajan Thambehalli

Streaky Bacon

Unlike the usual lean, mean and salty back bacon, streaky bacon is more entertaining, sometimes disappointing but difficult to give up, much like Stuart Broad

08-Jun-2015•Ayelet Haimson Lushkov

Kept in reserve

The job of reserve wicketkeeper has often been a frustrating one on tour

04-Jun-2015•Bill Ricquier

Memories from a bookshelf

A match of the one-armed v the one-legged, the bail that flew 211 yards, and other tales

29-May-2015•Zeeshan Mahmud

Moeen Ali is a bona fide Test bowler

Although Moeen Ali is not perceived as a frontline spinner, his wicket-taking propensity coupled with his batting ability could make him one of England's best Test allrounders

27-May-2015•Arthur Newman

Three reasons to love Super Kings

A fan lists her favourite Super Kings' players

19-May-2015•Janani Narayanan

Pravin Tambe - my IPL hero

Is cricket all about records and glory or is it about the dream of being given a chance to be the best one can be?

15-May-2015•Ninad Sakhadev

Sports, luck and Dhoni

What is the difference between a Twenty20, a fifty-over match and a five-day Test? Does randomness play a role?

03-May-2015•Vineet Jindal

Why I want the word 'match-winner' erased from cricket's vocabulary

"Match-tilting" a better phrase for influential performances a team sport where an individual can't decide team results entirely

21-Apr-2015• Vijay Subramanya

Kapila Wijegunawardene: the man who bowled Viv Richards

Kapila Wijegunawardene, Sri Lanka's new chairman of selectors, was an unsung cricketer. Not many know that he bowled Viv Richards and played a key role in Sri Lanka's first ODI win over West Indies

16-Apr-2015•Nirgunan Tiruchelvam

My Richie era

How Richie Benaud's passion for work and attention to detail precipitated a relationship with me that lasted until his death

14-Apr-2015•Ric Finlay

The voice of summer reason

A poem for Richie Benaud, who enthralled the cricket world for decades

13-Apr-2015•Jon Cocks

The panache of Benaud

Richie Benaud's style and innovative bowling turned him into an idol for a little boy in India during the 1950s

12-Apr-2015•HL Cadambi

Richie Benaud: Simply 'marvellous'

There is a certain beauty and charm to the game of cricket. Richie Benaud's voice raised that charm to a new plane

10-Apr-2015•Jayakrishnan Menon

Wahab Riaz: pace is pace yaar

Have you ever had the experience of watching a Pakistan fast bowler attempt to defend a slim total?

09-Apr-2015•Hamza Khan

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

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