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

The Bangladesh opener looks back 22 years to an ODI classic he wishes he had played

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

The Bangladesh opener looks back 22 years to an ODI classic he wishes he had played

Left-arm revolutionaries

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

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

He met Tendulkar as a fan, and found a mentor

Space invaders

When fans foray onto the cricket field

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

The former England fast bowler talks about a performance from history he'd like to have against his name

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
Profile

How Mitchell Starc went from 'f*** you' to 'I can't hear you'

Dec 14, 2020: The Australian fast bowler tuned out the clamour to get clarity - and lots of wickets

Daniel Brettig
Interviews

Remember the keeper Australia rushed to Pakistan for a Test?

Dec 11, 2020: A sudden call-up, a chaotic tour, a broken thumb - Phil Emery relives his momentous first and last Test for Australia in 1994

Daniel Brettig
Profile

Why Jason Krejza never thought he was as good as he really was

Dec 8, 2020: The offspinner who took a dozen wickets on debut against India 12 years ago looks back at how it all went downhill from there

Daniel Brettig
I Was There

'Suddenly we'd won in Pakistan and we were in the dressing room singing Who Let The Dogs Out'

Dec 7, 2020: Twenty years on, Nasser Hussain, Mike Atherton, Graham Thorpe, Mohammad Yousuf and Waqar Younis look back at a famous England win

Interviews by Alan Gardner and Umar Farooq
Talking Cricket

'I wasn't willing to be honest about my mental state and that cost me'

Dec 3, 2020: From the high of a debut Ashes win to being deemed "not selectable", through multiple injuries and comebacks, Steven Finn has lived many lifetimes in cricket

Interview by Alan Gardner
My Best XI

Who makes up the bowling attack with Murali and Shakib in Dav Whatmore's best Test XI?

Nov 30, 2020: And which Pakistan batsman opens with Sanath Jayasuriya?

As told to Mohammad Isam
Photo feature

The men in white

Nov 29, 2020: How much has umpire fashion changed over the years?

Deepti Unni
Features

What we learnt from looking at the decade's cricket workload

Nov 27, 2020: Firstly, how much cricket can Virat Kohli play?

ESPNcricinfo staff
Writers
  • Osman Samiuddin
    Lovely spells but not many wickets - with Mohammad Abbas, it's a worrying pattern Why has there been a decline in Mohammad Abbas' wicket-taking ability?
  • George Dobell
    With Joe Root at the helm, have England fans ever had it so good? Root's side look increasingly accomplished, bringing much-needed cheer for supporters locked down at home
  • Andrew Fidel Fernando
    Sri Lanka's top five show their mettle - three days too late With all of their baggage, the top order's rearguard couldn't quite offset a disastrous first innings
  • Danyal Rasool
    Kyle Jamieson hits the heights with absurdly brilliant beginning He's taken four five-fors in six Tests, and he's kryptonite to left-handers. How far can he go?
  • Ian Chappell
    Both teams have fragile batting, and that has made this Australia-India series enthralling A collapse always seems to be around the corner, and so neither team has been able to establish absolute authority
  • S Rajesh
    Stats - England's winning streak in SL, and captain Root equals Cook, Strauss Stats highlights from Galle, in which two England spinners took five-fors in a Test for the first time since 1982
  • Sidharth Monga
    'Miya bhai' Siraj lives his father's dream to the fullest Father died soon after the Indian team landed in Australia, couldn't see his son play in Tests
  • Steven Lynch
    Where does Hanuma Vihari's 23 from 161 balls rank among the slowest Test innings? And is India's use of 20 players across four Tests a record?
  • Firdose Moonda
    Dean Elgar becomes Mr Go-To as South Africa thrive in the Highveld Lutho Sipamla enjoys fruitful maiden series as travails of 2020 are put behind the hosts
  • 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
    Nathan Lyon: From groundsman to 100 Tests for Australia Lyon debuted after Australia tried 11 spinners post Shane Warne, and is now among the most successful spinners
  • 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
    Sri Lanka still bugged by batsman error Dominant position enhanced by desperate decision-making from opponents
  • Mohammad Isam
    The start of a new Bangladesh pace bowling revolution? There is plenty of fast bowling talent in the country, but is sustained growth possible?
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