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Shashank Kishore

Jemimah Rodrigues: 'If not for the Hundred, I don't think I would've been selected for India' "I know there are loads of runs coming," batter says after her unbeaten 49 in the rain-hit T20I against Australia
Matt Roller

Paul Stirling is glad to be back on the biggest stage again Ireland's top performer, and franchise cricket globetrotter, has gone five years between world events. "It's great to be back," he says
S Rajesh

Qualification scenarios: What MI, KKR and RR need to do to make the playoffs A breakdown of what each team needs to do to either qualify or improve their seeding for the IPL playoffs
Steven Lynch

Which player has scored the largest percentage of his team's runs in T20s? Also: which first- or second-change seamers have the best career records in Tests?
Mohammad Isam

Where Mustafizur finds his fizz His mastery of variations has been to the fore for Rajasthan Royals this IPL, as before
Ian Chappell

Test cricket cannot flourish in the shadow of the T20 format Non-traditional Test playing nations have little incentive to play the longest format when T20 is more lucrative, accessible and popular
Andrew McGlashan

Kane Richardson: 'If the World Cup had been in June, I wouldn't have gone' Richardson isn't a guaranteed starter but his skillset - including slower balls and cutters - might prove handy on the pitches in the UAE
Danyal Rasool

Can Babar Azam steer Pakistan to the T20 World Cup title? The captain has been Pakistan's most dependable anchor through management changes and team reshuffles, but is that enough?
Alan Gardner

Justin Langer has a little apocalypse now and then But he's armed with quotes and ready to rise from the Ashes
Valkerie Baynes

England's 'game-changer' Sophia Dunkley inspiring others to chase their dreams First Black woman to play a Test for England spent milestone build-up thinking of cricket, not race
Andrew Fidel Fernando

It's time to admit that England vs India is just practice for the Ashes Our correspondent focuses on the cricket that actually matters
Firdose Moonda

Five talking points about South Africa's new domestic structure The franchise system is out, and a lot of other things are in
Sidharth Monga

Delhi Capitals' lack of batting depth a concern, but their bowlers are capable of offsetting that The structure of their team would require their attack to do the heavylifting in the second Qualifier against Kolkata Knight Riders
Aakash Chopra

How Ravindra Jadeja has developed as a formidable T20 batter He now has self-belief, skills, and the ability to intimidate bowlers