R Ashwin: The nerd, artist and ballistic interceptor
There is thinking different, and there is being different. Ashwin was smart enough to be the first one, and courageous enough to do the second.
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The haunted legacy of KL Rahul
Steve Smith allowed KL Rahul to be the hero, and then snatched it away. It was another day in the haunted legacy of KL Rahul.
India's 44 balls of darkness
India lost wickets through half-volleys on the pads, a throwdown wide of the wicket, and a push at a soccer ball.
Should you bowl first at the Gabba?
What Rohit Sharma did today has an extraordinarily long history. Teams go up north, see grass and bowl. And usually, Australia wins.
1-1: A review of the BGT madness so far
If there's anything we know about Test cricket in 2024, it doesn't matter what we predict next.
Number threes are being hunted
It’s unfair on Jacob Bethell to be compared to the number threes of the past. But it’s also unfair that anyone has to bat there right now.
Travis Head - the best all-format batter in the world
When Travis Head bats, you don’t care if the ball is white, red or pink; you just hope you’re watching.
Mitchell Starc and the pink ball
What happens to Mitchell Starc when he touches that magenta hot rock?
India vs Australia - what is real?
After covering Test cricket for 17 years, I can tell you that the best part is not knowing what exactly will happen next.
No run(s) for Marnus Labuschagne?
What brought about the decline in Marnus Labuschagne’s run-scoring?
Aravinda de Silva - Sri Lanka's greatest batter?
Many, like Mahela, still consider him to be the best batter produced by Sri Lanka.
The weirdest year in Test cricket
Some of these results are so bizarre, and I’m still trying to process them.
Men's cricket
How bright can Yashasvi Jaiswal's star burn?
When he shines, it is as bright as anything in cricket.
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IPL 2025: The bowling big board
Come IPL 2025, will the scoring rates keep soaring higher, or will the bowlers fight back?
T20s
IPL 2025: The batting big board
Analysing the true stats of all batters in the auction with at least 300 runs in the last three IPL seasons
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How did 17 wickets happen in one day?
Wickets, wickets, wickets. The story of modern Test cricket.
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Ashwin & Jadeja: When the supermen were swept
Maybe for the first time in over 4000 days, the supermen just forgot their capes.
Men's cricket
Who is the greatest number five of all time in Test cricket?
Unlike the debate over the greatest batter of all time, there’s no clear answer to who the best number five is.
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The IPL 2025 retentions
Going through the retentions for the 10 teams.
Men's cricket
New Zealand scales their cricket's Mt. Everest
They just got their personal Mount Everest and cricket’s Mount Everest in one series.
Men's cricket
A brief overview of the WTC points table
There is a scenario in which the BGT ends in a draw, yet neither India nor Australia qualify for the WTC final—and it is realistic.
Men's cricket
How India lose at home
Buy Overthrowing Cricket's EmpireSubscribe India have lost at home. In fact, they've lost quite a few Tests at home, but this time they lost a series. But I'm actually more interested in the individual losses and what they tell us, because India did not
New Zealand climb cricket's toughest mountain
Buy Overthrowing Cricket's EmpireSubscribe "How do you beat India at home?" That's the question I've been asking for about a year and a half on this site. Analysts from various teams around the world have contacted me occasionally and asked if I
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Mitchell Santner's one great day
Buy Overthrowing Cricket's EmpireSubscribe Mitchell Santner made his professional debut before the first Avengers film was released. His career is from an era before TikTok and when Elon Musk was on the left side of politics. It was so far back that you won't even remember