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Loving Lanning is hard to do

But without the Australian captain, her team aren't as vexing, and thus not as much fun to watch. By Snehal Pradhan

Writers

Ian Chappell

Why India are short-sighted to refuse to play a day-night Test in Adelaide Self-interest governs cricket administrators around the world. It's time the fans and the media rose up against them
S Rajesh

Buttler as opener does half the job for Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals are reaping benefits of making Jos Buttler open in their last five games. And they have rain to thank for it
Sidharth Monga

Why aren't Indian players allowed to play in overseas T20 leagues? The BCCI says it's about preserving the IPL's brand value, but what about the value the player might get out of stints abroad?
Alan Gardner

How did the England dozen do at the IPL? It was a record year for English participation in the IPL, but were the returns equally high? We break down their contributions, player by player
Steven Lynch

Who has the best strike rate for an IPL century? And was Imam-ul-Haq's 74 the closest not-out score to a century on Test debut?
Aakash Chopra

The XIs: how the teams are likely to start the IPL A new season comes with new teams and combinations - how are they all going to shape up?
Paul Edwards

Mahmood can emerge as a star of the summer Saqib Mahmood can hit 90mph and, as Lancashire prepare to reap the benefit, England will be watching his every move
Firdose Moonda

A satisfying end to a dramatic summer From a new coach to a series win against Australia, South Africa endured a lot, but among their takeaways are consistency and success
Andrew McGlashan

Agonising end to a season of crumbs Having failed to break New Zealand's lower-order resistance, England will leave Christchurch with many of the same questions that were on their minds on arrival in Perth more than five months ago
Tim Wigmore

How T20 went from being a bit of fun to downright futuristic Now more than ever in cricket, on-field strategy is dictated by how teams make sense of all the data available to them
David Hopps

Hopps: 100-ball tournament betrays both fans and players Many lovers of short-form cricket have been shocked by the ECB's 100-ball proposal and the response of the players over the coming weeks and months could be critical
Danyal Rasool

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

The marginalisation of Alastair Cook, England's anonymous titan The career of England's leading run-scorer epitomises an era in which English cricket has been divorced from popular culture, and the ECB are now paying the price
Mohammad Isam

From labour camps to left-arm fast Salauddin Sakil has left the deserts of Dubai behind to, quite improbably, become a professional cricketer in Bangladesh. And his fast-bowling skills could take him further