IPL auctions have always thrown up a big surprise or two. Today's countdown looks at ten unheralded talents whose prices shot through the roofESPNcricinfo staff23-Mar-2017David Wiese, bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 2.8 Crore…
England will certainly have two debutants at The Oval and could play a third in Dawid Malan. Where have they come from and why have they been selected?George Dobell26-Jul-2017Toby Roland-Jones Age: 29 First-class bowling average:…
The five worst series for batsmen since 2000, including Ajinkya Rahane's stinker against Sri Lanka Karthik Krishnaswamy05-Dec-2017ESPNcricinfo LtdShaun Marsh v India, 2011-12 17 runs in six innings at 2.83At the start of the 2011-12 Border-Gavaskar…
After finishing last in 2017, Virat Kohli has lots of new talent to work with in a bid to win a maiden IPL title for RCB. And he still has AB de Villiers of courseVarun…
This might have been the first time the lurking shadow of DLS might have actually helped South Africa direct a chase, as Henrich Klaasen and JP Duminy set small targets for themselves while chasing 189Sidharth…
And how many times have bowlers taken five-fors - all of them for ducks? Steven Lynch03-Jul-2018Jason Holder had the highest score and the best bowling figures in the recent Test against Sri Lanka, but finished…
Stats highlight from the final ODI where South Africa made their first 300-plus total against the hosts in Australia.Shiva Jayaraman11-Nov-2018 A record-breaking stand What looked like it was going to be another low-scoring affair when…
Is there a greater collection of allrounders in the world than Russell, Shakib, Narine and Pollard?Mohammad Isam06-Feb-2019Rilee Rossouw's top edge swirled high in the air. Kieron Pollard ran back from midwicket to complete his second…
And what's the highest innings total at the World Cup? Steven Lynch28-May-2019What's the highest innings total at the World Cup? And will it be broken this year? asked David McKenzie from England Going into the…
One opener goes harder than the other, and the number three is the anchor around whom everyone else batsOsman Samiuddin in Taunton11-Jun-2019That bit of anxiety, burrowed so deep inside so as to be genetic, is…