Cricket
India: Death bowling surging to new heights
A marked improvement in their death bowling, courtesy of Bumrah and Shami, has allowed India to contain their opposition… We...
PSL5: An early look at every team’s weaknesses
A brief overview of each team in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), and what needs to be improved for them...
Mera Piya Ghar Aaya: Test cricket returns to Pakistan
One of many personal anecdotes that relay the emotional significance of Test cricket’s long-awaited return to Pakistan… It was October 5th 2007. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had just announced the inclusion of Inzamam-ul-Haq in the squad for the second...
Fawad Alam: A career blighted by mismanagement
Coaches change, selectors change, and players change – but Fawad Alam continues to be excluded from the international set-up… It’s...
Pakistan: One step forward, two steps back
Pakistan seem destined to repeat past mistakes as their decision to sack Sarfaraz from team captaincy raises more questions than...
The Hundred draft ushers in cricket’s newest format
Hot on the heels of an extremely enjoyable English summer, cricketers from across the nation gathered at Sky Studios for The Hundred draft… The Hundred, cricket’s newest limited-overs franchise league, will be the first to be played in the 100-ball...
ICC Test Championship: The beginning of a new era?
Has the International Cricket Council (ICC) formulated an efficient points system for the inaugural World Test Championship? Cricket’s newest international...
Is Rohit Sharma the Test opener India needs?
India have struggled to find a stable opening pair for their Test side, and Rohit Sharma has been given another...
Sri Lanka to tour Pakistan for limited-overs series
Sri Lanka are less than two weeks away from touring Pakistan, but what does it mean for international cricket within the country? In March 2009, the Sri Lankan cricket team were attacked by gunmen on their way to Gaddafi Stadium...
Steve Smith seals the Ashes for Australia
After serving a year-long ban, Steve Smith made an emphatic comeback in the Ashes with two hundreds from his first...