Match Analysis

Virat Kohli happy to play the 'cushion' role as KL Rahul inflates India's ambitions

The captain has been India's kingpin at No.3 in ODIs, but he sees a new role for himself now that the cavalry has arrived

04-Jul-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi at Old Trafford

'I haven't chased anything with so much heart and passion' - KL Rahul on match-winning hundred

The f-words that describe India's matchwinner in Manchester: fearless and free-flowing

04-Jul-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi at Old Trafford

Kuldeep Yadav's flight and guile signals challenge to come

On his first international appearance in England, Kuldeep Yadav demonstrated what a potent weapon his left-arm wrist-spin is

03-Jul-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi at Old Trafford

England's spin issues reawakened by Kuldeep Yadav and India

Despite the blistering form of Jos Buttler, England were undone by a familiar inability to play high-quality wrist-spin

03-Jul-2018•George Dobell at Old Trafford

Ireland have heart, but need to upgrade skills

Two world class spinners exposed the gulf Ireland have to bridge to compete against the top teams

27-Jun-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi in Malahide

Australia must find a way to stop one-day rot

The defending World Cup champions have a mountain to climb over the next year and even the return of key names is no guarantee they will turn things around

24-Jun-2018•Melinda Farrell at Old Trafford

How Afghanistan found their feet in two sessions

As their first day in Test whites progressed, a few harsh lessons and rain breaks were all they needed to learn better

14-Jun-2018•Sidharth Monga in Bengaluru

England need sophistication with their aggression

Their current approach to ODI cricket has taken them to No. 1 in the world but if they want a trophy to go along with that ranking in 2019, they need to mind match situations better

14-Jun-2018•George Dobell at The Oval

Stanlake's fire, Tye's 22 slower balls and the old spin problems

What did we learn from the new-look Australian team's first outing since losing their best players to controversy?

14-Jun-2018•Melinda Farrell at The Oval

One year to the World Cup: Australia's sluggish top order, England's expensive bowling

You can question why this one-day series is being played, but it allows us to measure up the two sides before next year

13-Jun-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Whitewash exposes Bangladesh's T20 failings

Familiar failings held the team back once again, chiefly the lack of big hitters and the failure of talented longer-format players to adapt to T20

08-Jun-2018•Mohammad Isam

Afghanistan show better tactical acumen than Bangladesh

In averting the kind of slip-ups made by Bangladesh, in backing the hitting power of their middle and lower-middle order, Afghanistan prove they know how to win and are ready for a bigger challenge

06-Jun-2018•Sidharth Monga in Dehradun

Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq dip when Pakistan need them most

As much as the runs what Azhar and Shafiq need to bring Pakistan's batting is the unmistakable sense that they are in charge

03-Jun-2018•Osman Samiuddin at Headingley

A victory that buys England time but India challenge looms large

Defeat at Headingley would have hastened calls for change. An innings win does not mean all is well, but it has stopped England's rot. For now.

03-Jun-2018•George Dobell

Jos Buttler shows the brains and the brawn on Test return

He may never be a consistent run-scorer at Test level, but he might be an occasionally brilliant one

03-Jun-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Headingley

Chasing the left-armer catches up with Joe Root again

The England captain didn't quite get far enough for another conversation about conversion, but there was still familiarity in how his innings ended

02-Jun-2018•Osman Samiuddin at Headingley

Mohammad Amir is unlucky, but was he really that good before his ban?

He has now played more Tests since the break in his career than before, but his reputation is largely formed on one season when even Shane Watson was a handful

02-Jun-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Stuart Broad channels his anger at Michael Vaughan's criticism to lead England's revival

England's second highest wicket-taker of all-time did not take kindly to the suggestion he should be dropped from Test team. He responded on and off the field

01-Jun-2018•George Dobell at Headingley

Pakistan go from perfect at Lord's to, well, less than perfect in Leeds

It was a case of role reversal on the opening day at Headingley. Did the sun work against Pakistan?

01-Jun-2018•Osman Samiuddin at Headingley

The Watson sponge, the Watson bludgeon

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rashid Khan were Sunrisers' two biggest threats on the night of the IPL final. Shane Watson saw them off and waded into the rest of their attack, validating CSK's faith in his experience and know-how

28-May-2018•Vishal Dikshit in Mumbai

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