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The balls of the century, No. 19: Jason Krejza to VVS Laxman

"Picture the best offspinner you can bowl and try to do it"

Writers

Osman Samiuddin

No, no way! You cannot do that, Mohammad Abbas! The more you watch the Ben Stokes dismissal, the more you break it down, the better it gets
George Dobell

Jos Buttler clicks, but have England found key to unlocking his potential? A remarkable innings hasn't completely dispelled the doubts about his suitability for Test cricket
Andrew Fidel Fernando

Growing up with Murali Ten years after he retired, a reflection on what Muttiah Muralitharan has meant - and means - to a nation
Danyal Rasool

Mohammad Abbas transforms contest to leave England's outlook cloudy Pakistan's cool kids may take the limelight but an innocuous-looking 30-year-old was their star seamer
Ian Chappell

Let's praise the members of the 500-wicket club Stuart Broad has joined their ranks. Who are the others in the bracket?
S Rajesh

Where does Ben Stokes rank among the top allrounders of all time? Over the last four and a half years, the England star has racked up truly special all-round stats
Sidharth Monga

Was the 2007 World Cup really a disaster? A series of unforeseen events went against the tournament, but it also got a lot of things right
Steven Lynch

Have both openers ever been out first ball in a Test innings? Also: has any cricket ground staged more than three Tests in a row?
Firdose Moonda

Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Dean Elgar… who will South Africa's next Test captain be? With Quinton de Kock out of the running, there is no clear successor to Faf du Plessis in sight
Sharda Ugra

Whatever happened to Ravi Shastri 1.0? When did the outspoken rebel, who always put players' interests first, turn into an establishment man?
Andrew McGlashan

Who is the future of New Zealand's batting? Peter Fulton picks four names The departing batting coach names four players to keep an eye on
Tim Wigmore

How many leagues can cricket take? If all the existing and proposed short-format leagues are to survive, some will have to recalibrate their ambitions
Andrew Miller

Gilchrist's Hobart mayhem to India's Boxing Day blues: five rearguard efforts that turned Tests Following the Buttler-Woakes rescue act in Manchester, we turn the clock back to other memorable chase-altering gigs
Mohammad Isam

Five last-over thrillers in Tests from the 2010s Starring Faf du Plessis, R Ashwin, Shaminda Eranga, Matt Prior and Tim Paine