Greatest hits
The most-read pieces of content on the site in 2017
ESPNcricinfo staff
29-Dec-2017
The IPL auction: it's big numbers on the site too • BCCI
STORIES
News
1. List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 (February 20)
2. Live analysis - India v Pakistan (June 18)
3. Live coverage of the IPL auction (February 15)
4. India thrash sloppy Pakistan by 124 runs (June 3)
5. Dominant India march into yet another final (June 15)
6. Pietersen, Negi released by IPL franchises (December 19, 2016)
7. India win series with Yuvraj, Dhoni tons (January 19)
9. Dhoni steps down as limited-overs captain (January 4)
10. Kohli, Jadhav tons set up 351 chase (January 17)
Features
1. Australia are mirroring their captain's defiance (March 20)
By Ian Chappell
By Ian Chappell
2. How a spinner can break the rhythm of a batsman (March 18)
By Ashley Mallett
By Ashley Mallett
3. How Bangladesh came to have a pace-heavy ODI attack (June 14)
By Mohammad Isam
By Mohammad Isam
4. 'A quality leave outside off stump is sexier with a big bat' (March 17)
By Alex Bowden
By Alex Bowden
5. Nathan Lyon's second-innings problems in Asia (march 17)
By S Rajesh
By S Rajesh
6. Paint my love (March 16)
By Susan Ninan
By Susan Ninan
7. What killed the dibbly-dobbler? (June 14)
By Tim Wigmore
By Tim Wigmore
8. Why the Blitz holds the key for Hong Kong (March 17)
By Peter Miller
By Peter Miller
9. Where are we 140 years later? (March 15)
By Mark Nicholas
By Mark Nicholas
10. What the IPL rights bid tells us (September 5)
By Gaurav Kalra
By Gaurav Kalra
The Cricket Monthly
1. Who gets paid what in cricket (October 17)
2. Wolf in sheep's clothing (April 2017)
By Tom Eaton
By Tom Eaton
3. Who are the most consistent players in Test history? (August 10)
By Anantha Narayanan
By Anantha Narayanan
4. Which are the greatest comebacks in Test history? (December 9)
By Anantha Narayanan
By Anantha Narayanan
5. An eleven for fielding heaven (April 2017)
By Andy Zaltzman
By Andy Zaltzman
6. The other Wasim (February 2017)
By Danyal Rasool
By Danyal Rasool
7. Ellyse the incredible (July 14)
By Maggie McKellar
By Maggie McKellar
8. The green, the gold, the great (June 2017)
By Sam Perry
By Sam Perry
9. Frenemies forever (June 2017)
By Vithushan Ehantharajah
By Vithushan Ehantharajah
10. The Shahid Afridi of Kansas (September 13)
By Jarrod Kimber
By Jarrod Kimber
PLAYERS
1. Virat Kohli
2. Steven Smith
3. MS Dhoni
4. Rohit Sharma
5. Babar Azam
6. Hashim Amla
8. R Ashwin
9. Kedar Jadhav
MATCHES
1. Sri Lanka v India, fourth ODI, Colombo, (August 31)
2. Bangladesh v Australia, second Test, Chittagong (September 4-7)
3. Sri Lanka v India, second ODI, Kandy (August 24)
4. Sri Lanka v India, fifth ODI, Colombo (September 3)
5. Bangladesh v Australia, first Test, Dhaka (August 27-30)
6. Sri Lanka v India, third ODI, Kandy (August 27)
7. India v Sri Lanka, third Test, Delhi (December 2-6)
8. Sri Lanka v India, first ODI, Dambulla (August 20)
9. Sri Lanka v India, first Test, Galle (July 26-29)
10. India v Sri Lanka, first Test, Kolkata (November 16-20)