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How teams prepare for the IPL auction
Scouting players, researching numbers, and even practicising their buying skills – franchises leave nothing to chanceArun Venugopal and Gaurav Sundara
Afridi's slowest, and Bumrah's no runs
Also: living the longest after your final Test, and the Southern Cross autobiographiesSteven Lynch12-Apr-2016Andy Ganteaume died recently, 68 years af
Mumbai's not-so-secret weapons
Mumbai Indians don’t lack for resources to pull off a second IPL trophy and here are five of them that they would hope to fire at Eden Gardens against
'It's scary to think I actually have a Test hat-trick'
New Zealand allrounder James Franklin remembers all his stats, and likes to take his five-year-old to watch football and rugbyInterview by Jack Wilson
Cricket as complex narrative (or how KP loves himself)
A novelist argues that cricket is more character-revealing than character-buildingPatrick Neate09-May-2013I am currently working on a feature film scr
Mumbai Indians strengthened; Kings XI look weak
An analysis of how franchises fared at the 2012 IPL auction Tariq Engineer and Siddarth Ravindran04-Feb-2012The 2012 IPL player auction was a chance f
Labouring England flirt with danger
First Bangladesh’s tail ran them ragged and then the batting struggled to force the pace as England produced an insipid second dayAndrew Miller in Dha
A genius in wrist and mind
Warne could make the batsmen feel inferior, his craft went way beyond deceitSambit Bal05-Jan-2007 Shane Warne’s batting was his major
Washington Sundar: India's next No. 1 allrounder?
There’s still a lack of clarity on his exact role in the team right now, but he has what it takes to be an elite allrounder Sidharth Monga29-Jul-2025
St Lucia elements see teams throw caution to the wind
Batters have looked to hit with the breeze while bowlers try to utilise it in their defenceMatt Roller21-Jun-2024At each of the five T20 World Cup gam