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Kevin Pietersen: 'Since that Mumbai innings, I absolutely murdered left-arm spin'

Pietersen, Andy Flower, Gautam Gambhir and Jonathan Trott on KP's stunning 186 at the Wankhede in 2012

Kevin Pietersen: 'Since that Mumbai innings, I absolutely murdered left-arm spin'

Pietersen, Andy Flower, Gautam Gambhir and Jonathan Trott on KP's stunning 186 at the Wankhede in 2012

When Singh was king

Twenty years on: the improbable story of how a young offspinner bounced out the mighty Aussies

Robin Peterson: 'In my next life, I'd like to be born as Saqlain Mushtaq'

The former South Africa spinner talks about a performance from history he'd like to have against his name

Signs of the times

Nothing quite captures the zeitgeist of cricket like fan posters and banners

'I became a better player when I realised that my failures were my own fault'

A year into a comeback during which he has been in the top rung of T20 players in the world, Mohammad Hafeez looks at how it all came together again for him

Interviews

'Once we knew Virat was going to miss the last three Tests, Pujara was the big wicket for me'

Feb 11, 2021: Pat Cummins relives the final day of the Brisbane Test against India and his key battles of the series against their batting mainstay, Cheteshwar Pujara

Interview by Daniel Brettig
Wish I'd Done That

Ollie Pope: 'AB de Villiers was in this ridiculous zone where he had no doubts, no worries'

Feb 7, 2021: The England batsman looks back to an innings he wishes he'd played: the fastest ODI century ever

As told to Matt Roller
The First Sportsperson I Wanted to Be

Mitchell Santner: 'I watched a lot of Vettori. I thought I'd give it a crack'

Jan 28, 2021: How one New Zealand left-arm spinner passed on the baton to another

As told to Deivarayan Muthu
Wish I'd Done That

Tamim Iqbal: 'The shots Tendulkar played were breathtakingly good'

Jan 12, 2021: The Bangladesh opener looks back 22 years to an ODI classic he wishes he had played

As told to Mohammad Isam
Features

Left-arm revolutionaries

Jan 11, 2021: The story of how one genre of bowling came to dominate Bangladesh cricket, and of the men who made it happen

Mohammad Isam
The First Sportsperson I Wanted to Be

Suresh Raina: 'You have to believe you can do miracles, Sachin paaji told me'

Jan 4, 2021: He met Tendulkar as a fan, and found a mentor

As told to Hemant Brar
Photo feature

Space invaders

Dec 25, 2020: When fans foray onto the cricket field

Deepti Unni
Wish I'd Done That

Steven Finn: 'The length Ambrose was bowling looked so uncomfortable to face'

Dec 21, 2020: The former England beanpole fast bowler talks about a performance from history he'd like to have against his name

As told to Alan Gardner
The First Sportsperson I Wanted to Be

Chamari Athapaththu: 'Sanath aiya inspired me. I hope he reads this'

Dec 18, 2020: The Sri Lanka batter on her idol, Sanath Jayasuriya

As told to Andrew Fidel Fernando
Interviews

'If the batsman doesn't think they can score off the front foot, you're bowling too short'

Dec 14, 2020: Ahead of the India-Australia Test series, Jason Gillespie rates the fast bowlers on both sides and breaks down their key areas of focus

Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi
Writers
  • Osman Samiuddin
    Mohammad Hafeez: 'I became a better player when I realised that my failures were my own fault' A year into a comeback during which he has been in the top rung of T20 players in the world, the Pakistan batsman looks at how it all came together again for him
  • George Dobell
    Blaming Jonny Bairstow for England's defeat would ignore wider context Bairstow is only partially culpable for his batting struggles since his recall
  • Andrew Fidel Fernando
    India prove they are cheats by batting on turning pitches for decades And Sri Lanka Cricket doesn't even try to make our correspondent work for his jokes
  • Danyal Rasool
    Sultans look strong, United have history on their side, and Gladiators bring promise Part 1 of our team-by-team preview to the 2021 edition of the Pakistan Super League
  • Ian Chappell
    Why are England batsmen taught to sweep instead of using their feet against spinners? They are panicking and trying to attack from the crease rather than stepping out to get the bowler to change length
  • S Rajesh
    WTC final scenarios: England in tight spot after India's win in second Test India's 317-run win in Chennai means there is plenty at stake for both these teams, and Australia
  • Sidharth Monga
    India's pink-ball conundrum: Kuldeep, Hardik, Siraj or Sundar? Are India better off with a fast-bowling allrounder, a fast bowler, a wristspinner or a spin-bowling allrounder?
  • Steven Lynch
    How many bowlers have taken wickets with the first ball of both innings of a Test? And is Joe Root's 5 for 8 the best bowling performance by an England captain?
  • Firdose Moonda
    South Africa's depth shows in CSA T20 Challenge's last hurrah With the domestic game set to be restructured next summer, several players made a strong white-ball claim
  • Sharda Ugra
    The balls of the century, No. 10: Shane Warne to VVS Laxman Sometimes even a stock delivery can look spectacular (and change the course of a series)
  • Andrew McGlashan
    The spell that felled India The winner of the Test bowling award bundled India out for their lowest Test score ever
  • Tim Wigmore
    Where do batsmen like Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli fit into a T20 line-up? They play an anchor's role for their sides, but they need to constantly adapt so as not to become redundant
  • Andrew Miller
    Rest, rotate, drop? The secrets behind England's new super-strategy Have England hit upon a new formula for glory, or are their tweaks undermining the foundations of Test cricket?
  • Mohammad Isam
    Russell Domingo: 'Bangladesh need players who are hungry for Tests, can guts it out for five days' "Test cricket is the No. 1 format, but trying to get the players to understand that is the biggest thing"
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