Why does Pakistan cricket go off the rails as often as it does? Wasim Akram thinks it's not just the administration that's at faultFaraz Sarwat14-Jul-2011Who should ultimately take responsibility for the fact that the Pakistan…
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the second day of the lone Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in HarareFirdose Moonda in Harare05-Aug-2011Unlucky moment of the dayBangladesh began the second morning with a little…
No matter how many batsmen Pakistan play, middle-order collapses seem to haunt them, much to Misbah-ul-Haq's chagrin. Finally, with Pakistan playing only six batsmen, Misbah and Umar Akmal gave the team a spineSiddarth Ravindran at…
Styris, McCullum, Southee and the others were all set to deliver a cracking contest. And then the rain arrivedSam Wilson29-Dec-2011Choice of gameThe boss was riding a good wave and gave me the day off, so…
Michael Beer has earned his second chance at Test cricket through strong domestic form which hasn't often been the way for Australian spinnersDaniel Brettig in Port-of-Spain16-Apr-2012Michael Beer has done two peculiar things so far in…
With a new generation of cricketer being introduced it appeared Jacques Kallis' international T20 career was over, but such has been the success of his reinvention that a final chance has presented itselfFirdose Moonda09-Aug-2012When Jacques…
Plays of the Day from the only Twenty20 between Bangladesh and West Indies in MirpurMohammad Isam in Mirpur10-Dec-2012Shot of the dayRubel Hossain gave away 29 runs in the final over, and that figure proved more…
The official Confectionery Stall review of the West Indies v England seriesAndy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013Confectionery StallMore than a week has passed since the West Indies series ended in an ill-befitting flurry of excitement, like a retired accountant…
You are likely to find special reports in newspapers and sports shows on TV on the way a certain Sachin Tendulkar has been getting dismissedAamod Desai25-Feb-2013Along with the statistics for India's win in Bangalore, you…
The Plays of the day from the match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, in ChennaiSiddarth Ravindran22-Apr-2013The direct hitRahul Dravid may be 40 years old, and retired from international cricket, but already in this…