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The balls of the century, No. 5: Dale Steyn to Michael Vaughan

Seam at a fierce pace. Or was it swing?

The balls of the century, No. 5: Dale Steyn to Michael Vaughan

Seam at a fierce pace. Or was it swing?

The balls of the century, No. 6: Shoaib Akhtar to Adam Gilchrist

The last of the great reverse-swinging yorkers

Hey now, you're all stars

Alex Blackwell picks a women's all-time white-ball XI she'd like to play in from among the cricketers she has coached and played with

Lockie Ferguson: 'All I wanted to do was just be Christian Cullen'

The New Zealand fast bowler on a childhood hero who was a cut above the rest on the field and very low-key off it

The balls of the century, No. 7: Muttiah Muralitharan to Mark Butcher

How do you play an offspinner who turns it that much? You don't

Features

What's it like being the cricket-playing son of a famous cricketer?

Oct 6, 2020: We spoke to Mark Butcher, Bazid Khan, Rohan Gavaskar and Rajdeep Sardesai to find out

Vishal Dikshit
Talking Cricket

Meg Lanning: 'I've been more willing to show my emotions and build relationships with the squad'

Oct 5, 2020: The Australia captain talks about her batting ambitions, how she has matured as a leader, and watching Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy grow into superstars

Interview by Annesha Ghosh
The Balls of the Century

The balls of the century, No. 8: Irfan Pathan to Mohammad Yousuf

Oct 4, 2020: Irfan Pathan and the shape of inevitability

Rahul Bhattacharya
Features

Does India have a plan for the mental health of its players?

Sep 30, 2020: Cricketers are more open about anxiety and depression than ever before, but systemic support is missing

Varun Shetty
The Balls of the Century

The balls of the century, No. 9: Andrew Flintoff to Ricky Ponting

Sep 28, 2020: An allrounder in his prime against a world-class batsman under pressure to protect his team's No. 1 status

Andrew Miller
The Balls of the Century

The balls of the century, No. 10: Shane Warne to VVS Laxman

Sep 22, 2020: Sometimes even a stock delivery can look spectacular (and change the course of a series)

Sharda Ugra
The First Sportsperson I Wanted to Be

Shikha Pandey: 'I remember reading that Sachin aspired to be a fast bowler'

Sep 21, 2020: It wasn't just batters Tendulkar inspired. An India Women opening bowler is proof

Interview by Annesha Ghosh
Photo feature

Here's looking at you, kid

Sep 20, 2020: Who's the cutest cricket baby of them all?

Deepti Unni
The Balls of the Century

The balls of the century, No. 11: Simon Jones to Michael Clarke

Sep 17, 2020: Reverse swing that made you drool

Andrew Miller
The Balls of the Century

The balls of the century, No. 12: Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh

Sep 12, 2020: What's for lunch? A slower one, served hot

Sidharth Monga
Writers
  • Osman Samiuddin
    With Umar Gul the Uncomplicated, what you saw was what you got He had a clean kaput of an exit, the completeness of a career with no lingering sense of unfulfillment
  • George Dobell
    Eoin Morgan's gambler instincts engineer England's remarkable comeback Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes backed up their captain's move when the game appeared to be lost
  • Andrew Fidel Fernando
    The balls of the century, No. 7: Muttiah Muralitharan to Mark Butcher How do you play an offspinner who turns it that much? You don't
  • Danyal Rasool
    Afridi, Shadab headline National T20 Cup team of the tournament Khushdil Shah, Haider Ali and Fakhar Zaman carry the batting.
  • Ian Chappell
    What made Don Bradman better than the rest? It wasn't his physical skills that made him stand apart
  • S Rajesh
    Sloppy Royal Challengers Bangalore, and drops aplenty in Dubai The lowdown on dropped catches in the first half of IPL 2020
  • Sidharth Monga
    The balls of the century, No. 5: Dale Steyn to Michael Vaughan Seam at a fierce pace. Or was it swing?
  • Steven Lynch
    Which cricketer got married on the rest day of his Test debut? And who scored two hundreds in his final Test?
  • Firdose Moonda
    How issues of race have cast South African cricket into turbulence this winter The Black Lives Matter movement has set a fire raging in the game in the country
  • 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
    From Suzie Bates to Laura Wolvaardt - all the WBBL overseas players A host of leading players from around the world will be in Sydney for the WBBL
  • 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
    England players at the IPL, week four: Eoin Morgan takes charge, Sam Curran provides spark All the action and talking points around England's IPL contingent after week four
  • Mohammad Isam
    Bangladesh hope changing perspectives towards legspin finally earns long-awaited rewards The BCB even fired couple of coaches as legspinners kept getting ignored from the set-up
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