New Zealand finally win in India

They had been coming to India for almost 40 years to lose. This time, they won.

How Rishabh Pant's six could spoil India's comeback

In one magnificent shot, India went from being in control of the game to hanging by a thread.

46 all out: An autopsy

Great catches, ideal bowlers, a wacky pitch—everything came together to kill off this Indian innings. Consider this the autopsy.

The First Chamari Athapaththu

Chamari Athapaththu was not the best batter in Sri Lanka, she was their batting. 

Shaheen and Pakistan's disappearing wickets

Buy Overthrowing Cricket's EmpireSubscribe Stats updated as of October 14, 2024. Fazal Mahmood was a vibe. Look at him. Does it even matter that he was one of the best quicks of his era? He’s just a cool-looking guy. Holding a cigarette like he’s posing for

Pakistan's rainbow of chaos

Subscribe The PCB has dropped Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, and Naseem Shah. That’s like putting a cherry on top of plane crash. That’ll fix the years and years of mismanagement, rash decisions, political interference, amateur thinking, random coaching changes, captains sacked without even leading in a game, overhauls

Test batting strikes back

Subscribe There’s a line in Jurassic World when they talk about the new dinosaur escaping from its paddock: “She is learning where she fits on the food chain, and I’m not sure you want her to figure that out.” I’ve been thinking about this a lot while

Why is no one making runs at night time this World Cup

Buy Overthrowing Cricket's empire Something strange is happening at this Women's World Cup. We have two different starting times: one is an afternoon game, and the other is at night. Most of the games have been played after dark, and when you watch the second innings

Indian batters and their bowling saviours

From 2013 to 2019, all was good. Everyone was doing what they should. Then the batters decided to let the bowlers completely take over their job as well.

Maharaj backed himself, 171 times

Legend has it that Kiran More looked at two-year-old Maharaj’s palms and predicted, "This child will be a cricketer." 

Babar Azam and the toe of destiny

He was on the road to greatness with the bat, and now he can't even find a run on a road. 

The joy of Bangladesh beating Pakistan

Download Hitwicket FREE for iOS/Android and build your dream team! Buy me a coffee Niaz Ahmed came in to bat at number 10 against England in 1969. It was his second Test and his first at home. He received a huge ovation from the home fans when he came