Who is the greatest active fast bowler in Test cricket?
As of now, which fast bowler has had the best Test career—Jasprit Bumrah, Kagiso Rabada or Pat Cummins?
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Australia finally win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
India had been beating Australia for a very long time, until now.
The Battle of Rishabh Pant
He's gloriously unpredictable, and even he doesn't always know where he's trying to hit the ball.
Scott Boland: The world's greatest understudy
You're as likely to survive defending Boland as you are to stop a bus with your tongue or convince a dragon to take up crocheting.
Australia's seven wicket session in the draw that wasn't
Three wickets down, way too many to chase, the number three bowling short stuff—this game was drawn at tea. But this series refused to be normal.
Nitish Reddy: The problem and solution
Because of the weird role he has been given, Nitish Reddy’s batting has caused problems for India. Today, it caused even more of those for Australia.
Is the real Steve Smith back?
Maybe it is a photocopy of an old photograph, but there are multiple versions of it.
Sam Konstas: A Test cricket meme
More than anything, he memed Test cricket today.
The G at the end of the line
The MCG puts everything in the shade. I lived almost 20 kilometres away, and I felt like I lived in the shadow of the G.
Jasprit Bumrah v Travis Head - the most exciting player battle right now
Head’s scoring rate is like an unstoppable force, and that’s meeting an immovable object—Bumrah’s pinpoint accuracy.
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.
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.
Men's cricket
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.
Men's cricket
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.
Men's cricket
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.
Analysis
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.
Australia
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.
Tests
Mitchell Starc and the pink ball
What happens to Mitchell Starc when he touches that magenta hot rock?
Men's cricket
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.
Analysis
No run(s) for Marnus Labuschagne?
What brought about the decline in Marnus Labuschagne’s run-scoring?
Men's cricket
Aravinda de Silva - Sri Lanka's greatest batter?
Many, like Mahela, still consider him to be the best batter produced by Sri Lanka.
Tests
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.
T20s
IPL 2025: The bowling big board
Come IPL 2025, will the scoring rates keep soaring higher, or will the bowlers fight back?