The 100-per-cent cricketer
He may be a master of his craft but Anil's greatness lies in his ability to always see himself as a studentRahul Dravid17-Dec-2005 "He does not know what 'give up' means" © Getty Images Gifted…
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'I hit Mark Taylor on the head'
Dean Headley spoke to Cricinfo about his Ashes memories from 199714-Jul-2005Dean Headley played in 15 Tests - including six matches against Australia -before injury cut short his career in 2001. He is now a director…
Ashes to Zombies and everything in between
Cricinfo runs through the A-Z of 2006Andrew Miller03-Jan-2007 The Ashes series was meant to be the highlight of the year, but turned into an Australian cakewalk © Getty Images A is for Ashes Or Anticlimax,…
Strauss's absence sends the wrong message
Nobody can question that Strauss's role has been all-consuming, but now is not the time to restAndrew Miller18-Jan-2010Towards the end of the South Africa series, Andrew Strauss looked like a player in need of a…
A magisterial thesis
Ed Smith's book on the meaning of sport is a potential classicMatthew Engel30-Mar-2008 What's the point of sport? To win, of course, some bar-propping clot might exclaim. But it isn't, is it?Even at the professional…
Wish you were here
It was an exhilarating day's play. Six wickets in the first session, followed by two superb centuries, a good comeback by the bowling side and a blazing start by the visitorsSidharth Monga at Seddon Park18-Mar-2009Those…
The 'tenacious little redhead' does it again
Defeat today might not have been as painful for England as a collective, given how little of the match they had actually commanded, but for Paul Collingwood personally it would have been a low without…
Ashwin turns it on for Chennai
The young offspinner has stepped up for Chennai, bringing balance to their team composition and solving their new-ball woesSiddarth Ravindran at the MA Chidambaram Stadium13-Apr-2010When Muttiah Muralitharan (ODI economy rate 3.91, Twenty20s 6.24) is part…
The perfect opener
Sunil Gavaskar achieved outstanding numbers as an opener during a period when fast-bowling resources around the world were plentifulS Rajesh19-Sep-2010Apart from his physical appearance, everything about Sunil Gavaskar was immense, especially the statistical milestones he…
The long hop and the Inzamam memorial
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first ODI between South Africa and India in DurbanSidharth Monga at Kingsmead12-Jan-2011The Batting Powerplay It was perfectly timed and perfectly used by South Africa, which was…