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The Greatest T20 Finals No. 10: When Dinesh Karthik broke Bangladeshi hearts

Bangladesh had the chance to show up their dominant neighbour in a crunch game, but one man stood in their way

The Greatest T20 Finals No. 10: When Dinesh Karthik broke Bangladeshi hearts

Bangladesh had the chance to show up their dominant neighbour in a crunch game, but one man stood in their way

Shahid Afridi: the T20 cricketer before T20s were a thing

He had the batting skills and the legspin variations that are greatly valued in the shortest format today

Christmas in Somalia: a wartime cricket story

About 80 years ago, as war raged around the world, a British army man tried to spread the gospel of the game in north-east Africa

Wicked games

Cricketers have long dabbled in other sports, with varying results

Ahead of Its Time: Jack Iverson's carrom ball

Decades before the delivery became better known, an Australian who played five Tests brought it to notice

Stats feature

Which teams would have won a Test championship if there had been one all along?

Feb 5, 2025: We retrofit all the Tests played between 1877 and 2025 into a Test Championship League

Anantha Narayanan
Ahead of its Time

The 438 game

Jan 22, 2025: Nearly 20 years ago, an ODI broke the mould in a way that is still mind-expanding

Ekanth
Photo feature

A drink before the war

Jan 20, 2025: Playing cricket is thirsty work

Deepti Unni
Ahead of its Time

The use of Hawk-Eye

Jan 4, 2025: In one area, cricket has surprisingly been ahead of the curve

Sidharth Monga
Essay

Can cricket shrink to save itself?

Jan 1, 2025: Test cricket has had a fabulous year, and despite its flaws, cricket is growing, but the calendar is a cause for concern

Sambit Bal
I Was There

'When you leave cricket, you will realise what you have done': Inside India's 2021 Gabba miracle

Dec 13, 2024: Shardul Thakur, Cheteshwar Pujara, Vikram Rathour and others talk about the Brisbane classic, one of the all-time great Tests

Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi
Photo feature

Buy, buy, buy

Dec 12, 2024: When it's time to hit the shops

Deepti Unni
Ahead of its Time

The scoop, as played by kids in streets all over south Asia

Dec 9, 2024: Forget the Marilliers and the Dilshans, here's where the stroke came from

Shamya Dasgupta
I Was There

Sri Lanka's Durban heist: 'It felt like an oven, and we were yelling for every run'

Nov 27, 2024: Five years ago, Kusal Perera pulled off an unimaginable chase. Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Dimuth Karunaratne and others look back at the incredible win

Interviews by Andrew Fidel Fernando
Ahead of its Time

Angelo Mathews' spectacular boundary save

Nov 22, 2024: There was a time when fielders being acrobatic on the boundary to save runs or dismiss batters wasn't the norm

George Binoy
Writers
  • Osman Samiuddin
    Shahid Afridi: the T20 cricketer before T20s were a thing He had the batting skills and the legspin variations that are greatly valued in the shortest format today
  • Valkerie Baynes
    ESPNcricinfo Awards 2024 women's T20I bowling winner: Kerr makes it count The New Zealand allrounder took out two of South Africa's best batters in the World Cup final
  • Steven Lynch
    Was Rohit Sharma's 76 the highest individual score in a Champions Trophy final? And has anyone beaten his success rate of 75% as captain in ODIs?
  • Alan Gardner
    Nobody can resist the allure of T20 gold, not even the Hundred Also, a look at Dasun Shanaka's totally normal day of playing first-class and 20-over cricket in two different countries
  • Mohammad Isam
    One-man shows to key supporting roles - the best of Mushfiqur Rahim in ODIs A look at six of the best ODI innings by Mushfiqur
  • Alex Malcolm
    Dixon, Kellaway show glimpses of breaking Victoria's Test batting drought Former Australia opener and Victoria coach Chris Rogers believes both are capable of playing for Australia in the future after promising Sheffield Shield showings
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