Test cricket is Dinesh Chandimal's best format, but his position doesn't look as secure, due to competition from other batsmen and inconsistent scores. He needs a big innings in Chittagong to revive his confidenceAndrew Fidel…
Stats review of the World Twenty 20, which again reinforced the impact that slow bowlers can have in this formatS Rajesh08-Apr-2014Sri Lanka's highest scorer of the tournament, Mahela Jayawardene, was the joint tenth-highest over the…
Sri Lanka's bowlers had propelled their World T20 campaign, often bailing out lacklustre batting displays, but when the bowlers had a bad evening in London, the batsmen could not reciprocateAndrew Fidel Fernando22-May-2014When Graham Ford departed…
Stats review at the end of the second day of The Oval Test between India and EnglandBishen Jeswant16-Aug-20141735 Number of Test runs scored by Alastair Cook against India, which is an England record, beating Graham…
The BCB have swung from being too lenient on Shakib Al Hasan to throwing the book at him, without ever finding the middle ground while dealing with his transgressionsMohammad Isam14-Jul-2014It has been one week since…
The return of the streaker, the french-cut and the Morne fluctuations in the plays of the day from SydneyDaniel Brettig at the SCG23-Nov-2014The French cutMitchell Starc can occasionally take a ball or three to calibrate…
In monsoon season, England look to get on course for the World CupAlan Gardner25-Nov-2014Back in the days when England used to take the boat to Australia, it was common to stop off in Ceylon. In…
Ben Stokes has learned plenty from a bumpy year with England and believes the team can still confound low expectations at the World CupAlan Gardner04-Nov-2014"I'm not a psycho." The very fact Ben Stokes has to…
A look at the World Cup squads' numbers, and how they stack up against each otherNikita Bastian and Shiva Jayaraman13-Jan-2015World Cup 2015 squads: average agesOnly two squads' average age at World Cup 2015 is over…
Our correspondent enjoys postcard-pretty New Zealand, rough landings and allAndrew Fidel Fernando10-Jan-2015December 23Air New Zealand's Hobbit-themed safety video is an ideal introduction to the country. It features some of the nation's beautiful vistas, adventure sports,…