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South Africa's rise between the World Cups of 2019 and 2023
This is a team that dominates spin bowling and may well have the best top six on the planetSidharth Monga07-Oct-20231:16Steyn: Markram played good cri
Anderson vs Rizwan, Messi vs Netherlands: two acts of grand-wizard magic
Ten days ago, two old masters added a special vignette apiece to their career highlights reelsOsman Samiuddin21-Dec-2022That ball. This pass.This pass
Mike Hendrick: salt of the earth, sinew of the game
Farewell to a fine bowler who beat the bat more often than seemed reasonable, and came close to winning England the 1979 World CupMark Nicholas29-Jul-
With Joe Root at the helm, have England fans ever had it so good?
Root’s side look increasingly accomplished, bringing much-needed cheer for supporters locked down at homeGeorge Dobell18-Jan-2021England supporters ha
All-time Pakistan World Cup XI
Osman Samiuddin, ESPNcricinfo’s senior editor, picks his all-time Pakistan World Cup XIOsman Samiuddin02-Apr-2019You might think stuffing a couple of
The dismal story of India's opening act
In their last nine Test series in South Africa, England, New Zealand or Australia, India’s opening partnership has averaged 21, and lasted only 6.3 ov
'A bloody good bloke to boot'
A collection of quotes over the years on Michael Clarke, the batsman and the leaderESPNcricinfo staff19-Aug-2015″Looking at his legacy to this team, i
'If someone gets a 15-degree advantage, why should I lag behind?'
R Ashwin talks about the scrutiny of offspinners’ actions, playing with Harbhajan Singh, his ambitions as a batsman, and moreInterview by Gaurav Kalra
Pandya, Pollard keep Mumbai in the hunt
ESPNcricinfo staff14-May-2015Lendl Simmons was next to go. Right after hitting Morne Morkel for a six, he scooped one straight to third man, leaving M
The best of the finalists
ESPNcricinfo staff28-Mar-2015Despite the high-risk approach he has adopted at the top of the order, Brendon McCullum (328 runs at 41.00, strike rate 1