In Case You Missed it: Kieron Pollard retires, England cricket gets a new director
Our best content from the week gone by
ESPNcricinfo staff
23-Apr-2022
Pollard played 123 ODIs and 101 T20Is in his 15 years of international cricket • Philip Spooner/CWI
Another week, another retirement as Kieron Pollard called time on his 15-year international cricket career. At the IPL, five-time champions Mumbai Indians are staring at their seventh straight defeat, a record - they are now the only team to not win a single match this season. Here's a round-up of the stories and events of note this week.
Kieron Pollard retires from international cricket
West Indies' limited-overs captain called it a day after 224 appearances, all in white-ball cricket. Sampath Bandarupalli has a snapshot of the big-hitter's career in numbers.
West Indies' limited-overs captain called it a day after 224 appearances, all in white-ball cricket. Sampath Bandarupalli has a snapshot of the big-hitter's career in numbers.
Rob Key named England's new managing director of men's cricket
England men's team filled one of the many vacancies at the top, with the appointment of the former Kent and England batter, who will move from commentary box to ECB head offices. Matt Roller looked through Key's autobiography to get an idea of what his vision for England's cricket reboot might look like and found among others, an inclination for positive cricket and Australian coaches.
England men's team filled one of the many vacancies at the top, with the appointment of the former Kent and England batter, who will move from commentary box to ECB head offices. Matt Roller looked through Key's autobiography to get an idea of what his vision for England's cricket reboot might look like and found among others, an inclination for positive cricket and Australian coaches.
Aussies abroad: Harris' statement, Finch's rapid fifty, Labuschagne's all-round show, and more
It's the season of the great Aussie migration as players head out to greener pastures over the Australian winter, and Alex Malcolm has been keeping a keen eye on how they've been performing abroad, in the IPL and county cricket. Here's the weekly report card.
It's the season of the great Aussie migration as players head out to greener pastures over the Australian winter, and Alex Malcolm has been keeping a keen eye on how they've been performing abroad, in the IPL and county cricket. Here's the weekly report card.
Who is Pravin Tambe? A decade after the leggie's IPL debut, a biopic offers fresh answers
Debayan Sen revisits the career of the former Rajasthan Royals spinner whose unlikely rise in cricket is now the subject of a film.
Debayan Sen revisits the career of the former Rajasthan Royals spinner whose unlikely rise in cricket is now the subject of a film.
Watch: How well does Bhanuka Rajapaksa know his IPL team-mates?
Which of his Punjab Kings colleagues is known as "Monk"? And which player holds the record for the fastest century on Test debut? Does the batter know his team-mates as well as he thinks he does?
Which of his Punjab Kings colleagues is known as "Monk"? And which player holds the record for the fastest century on Test debut? Does the batter know his team-mates as well as he thinks he does?
How many overseas players have made their IPL debut before their first-class debuts?
And who has scored the most first-class hundreds without ever making a double-century? These and more cricket questions answers by the omniscient Steven Lynch in this week's Ask Steven.
And who has scored the most first-class hundreds without ever making a double-century? These and more cricket questions answers by the omniscient Steven Lynch in this week's Ask Steven.
Does strike rotation matter in cricket? Yes, but not in the ways you might think
Kartikeya Date explores how the outcome of one ball affects the batter's response on the next between formats.
Kartikeya Date explores how the outcome of one ball affects the batter's response on the next between formats.
Carnage and fun - the madness at the death in T20 cricket
The agony and ecstasy of this part is really what differentiates T20 from every other form of the game, says Jarrod Kimber.
The agony and ecstasy of this part is really what differentiates T20 from every other form of the game, says Jarrod Kimber.
Watch: Shreyas Iyer has to answer
Virat Kohli's cover drive or Rohit Sharma's pull? We put the KKR captain on the spot with some tough questions and forced him to pick just one answer. Spoiler: he cheated.
Virat Kohli's cover drive or Rohit Sharma's pull? We put the KKR captain on the spot with some tough questions and forced him to pick just one answer. Spoiler: he cheated.