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Holy hat-tricks, Batman!

Five comic-book heroes who'd be dab hands at cricket. By Anuj Vignesh

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Ian Chappell

Test cricket needs more matches like Edgbaston This game had most of the ingredients that show five-dayers in the best light
S Rajesh

The Kohli-Tendulkar comparison in overseas series Much like Sachin Tendulkar in the 1990s, Virat Kohli has been the only consistent batsman for India on tours to Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa over the last five years
Sidharth Monga

'CoA have lost sight of their mandate' - BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary The BCCI's acting secretary was responding to comments by CoA chief Vinod Rai who has accused office bearers of obstructing change within the board
Alan Gardner

Ronaldo or Messi: who'd be the greater cricketer? It's World Cup time in the other sport, so we're picking five footballers who could be cricketers, in an alternative fantasy world. Just go with it
Steven Lynch

Who has played under the most captains in Tests? Could it be Chanders?
Aakash Chopra

Why did Rashid Khan fail in the India Test? Too many variations, poor fields, and a lack of first-class bowling experience
Paul Edwards

Faulkner looks to Lancashire for a new beginning James Faulkner missed out on IPL and no longer has an Australia contract, but it would be a very risky business to suggest that The Finisher is finished
Firdose Moonda

Five World Cup questions for South Africa With 21 games left before the 2019 edition, the Sri Lanka series is as good a time as any to identify personnel and combinations
Andrew McGlashan

From 334 to 481: the rise of the highest ODI total In every decade since the 1970s, teams have set new records for ODI totals, breaching the 300-run and then the 400-run mark.
Tim Wigmore

How can the IPL become a global sports giant? If it has to compete with leagues like the NFL, NBA and Premier League football, it needs to expand in India and abroad
David Hopps

Ed Pollock: I'm not really a risk-taker says T20's fastest gun He has one of the highest T20 strike rates of all time but Birmingham Bears opener Ed Pollock is enjoying his anonymity - at least for now
Danyal Rasool

Four breakout stars from PSL 2018 Who is ready to graduate to the national team before next year's tournament?
Andrew Miller

Adil Rashid's non-event Test revives questions about red-ball future England's legspinner endured the quietest Test since Gareth Batty in 2005, after being lured out of red-ball retirement
Mohammad Isam

Bangladesh's eight missing keys to a stable batting order Bangladesh's senior batsmen scored most of the runs on the recent tour of the West Indies and the USA. The younger lot failed in comparison and it proved to be a major problem