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Zimbabwe and the lost batting stars
Zimbabwe have lost batting to dictators, a lack of games, associate status, England, and simply a lack of money.
Men's cricket
Analysis
Do India have a problem against spin?
Are India suddenly bad against spin?
Analysis
Who is the third greatest spinner of all time in Test cricket?
Working out who the third-best spinner is might be like looking for the second-best batter ever. There are many candidates, but after a point it's about personal choice.
Men's cricket
Virat Kohli's T20I legacy
Greatness comes with a tax, and Kohli was paying it for a long time. Now, he gets to cash in.
England
Jimmy Anderson's 40037 ball spell
Buy me a coffee This is the entire history of seam bowlers who have taken wickets over the age of 40. It’s a wild ride. Johnny Douglas is famous for being really fit, like abnormally so for a cricketer. He was an allrounder who took 1893 wickets in first-class
India
SKY's foot of God brings India the trophy they deserve
Because of SKY's foot of God, India won a World Cup that they had deserved many times over the last 11 years.
Analysis
Why teams win the toss and bowl in T20
Since the start of 2023, teams have won the toss and batted first 37% of the time, not not much more than a third. Yet, teams batting first have been winning at over 47%. There is a real disconnect here.
Men's cricket
Shahid Afridi - The time traveller
Shahid Afridi was not just another player, he was a time-traveller from the future.
Analysis
The threat of Jasprit Bumrah
When Jasprit Bumrah is at his best, you cannot play him. When he’s really bad, you still can’t.
Analysis
Men's T20 World Cup MVPs (2021-22)
They even changed the name to the World Cup, after all those years of us calling it that when it wasn’t.
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Men's T20 World Cup MVPs (2012-16)
Looking at the well-known campaigns as well as the slightly forgotten ones with the lens of true values.
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The monster pitch that ate cricket in New York
The ICC called the New York pitch a beautiful monster. They were half right.