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The beginning of the end: What the first over looked like after Jaiswal took apart Nitish Rana • BCCI
Last week, England's veteran fast bowler announced she was stepping away from the international game ahead of this summer's Ashes. Andrew Miller looks back at six of her stand-out performances in a decorated career.
After losing five of their previous six games, Royals scored a thumping win at Eden Gardens to keep their campaign alive, and sent many records tumbling in the process. Karthik Krishnaswamy looks at how Yuzvendra Chahal overtook Dwayne Bravo as the IPL's top wicket-taker, and Sreshth Shah analyses Yashasvi Jaiswal's incredible fifty on the way to his match-winning 98 not out off 47 balls. Trent Boult, who set the ball rolling for Royals in that match, earlier sat down with Matt Roller for a comprehensive interview on his hopes for a spot in the New Zealand squad even after giving up his national contract, his first-over heroics this IPL, and the club vs country debate. Shashank Kishore spoke to another player who has shone for RR this season - Sandeep Sharma, who came in as a replacement player for Prasidh Krishna, but grabbed the opportunity to make an impact.
S Rajesh looks at this season's prominent trend that is likely to continue - unprecedented numbers and huge scores, with the batters dominating through and through.
The Gujarat Titans allrounder spoke to Nagraj Gollapudi about his journey from domestic cricket to the IPL, his self-belief, and his most memorable IPL innings.
England's managing director of cricket sat down with Vithushan Ehantharajah to talk about his management philosophy, why Bazball has succeeded, and how to combat franchise cricket's allure. Though, as Matt Roller says, the ECB's resistance to the IPL has vanished in the last few years with England players now occupying key roles in almost every franchise.
And who has the best bowling figures in a men's ODI in Pakistan? Take our quiz on Pakistan's ODI history and test your knowledge.
Ian Chappell worries that T20, more specifically the IPL, is expanding at a rate where the shape of the game might be distorted beyond recognition.
And who has the highest Test batting average without ever scoring a century? Steven Lynch answers your stats and trivia questions in this week's Ask Steven.