Cricket Plus Editorials

Australia's dressing room was in raptures as Gillespie and McGrath put on a century for the 10th wicket vs NZ at the Gabba.
CB+ REFLECTIONS

The rare joy of a 10th wicket partnership

A No 11 batsman's stay at the crease is usually short-lived, but occasionally the script is flipped. Those who have been on the giving and receiving ends reflect on one of Test cricket's great anomalies
Dec 26 2022
A guarded extrovert. An old school modern thinker. A sensitive, tough, straight-shooter who is alive to cultural nuance.
DIALOGUE ROOM

The Dean Elgar enigma

A guarded extrovert. An old school modern thinker. A sensitive, tough, straight-shooter who is alive to cultural nuance. South Africa's captain opens up in an unguarded interview
Dec 15 2022
South Africa's fastest bowler is reaching his peak. Anrich Nortje explains how an improved action gives him confidence that he can get even quicker
DIALOGUE ROOM

How Anrich Nortje is releasing the fear factor

South Africa's fastest bowler is reaching his peak. Anrich Nortje explains how an improved action gives him confidence that he can get even quicker
Dec 13 2022
Figures from CricViz show that since 2006, spin averages 49.54 in Pakistan with a strike-rate of 97.2
THINK TANK

How exactly do you bowl spin in Pakistan?

Saqlain Mushtaq, Gareth Batty, Keshav Maharaj and Mitchell Swepson decode one of the toughest conditions for spin bowling, and discuss their methods to be successful on these shores
Dec 09 2022
As with all the very best coaches and players, Andy Flower has evolved since his time with England.
CRICBUZZ PLUS

The blooming legacy of Andy Flower

Compare Andy Flower's records in both international and global leagues with other leading coaches and he stands alone. How has he had such unrivalled success?
Nov 23 2022
Even before being formally conceived, the Women's IPL has already been touted as something of a renaissance waiting to happen
CRICKET IN TRANSITION

Cricket in Transition: The shifting tides of women's game

Free agency in women's cricket is far less common than in the men's game, but change is coming - particularly with a women's IPL looming into view
Nov 20 2022
Ben Stokes had never before scored a T20 fifty but he chose the biggest moment on the biggest stage to score his first
REFLECTIONS

The giants that dwarf the statistics

Ben Stokes' role in the T20 World Cup final was a reminder of how numbers can only tell us a hollow fraction of what it means to be a big-game player
Nov 16 2022
No bowler has taken as many T20I wickets as Tim Southee.
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DIALOGUE ROOM

Tackling T20, the Tim Southee way

No fast bowler at the T20 World Cup has played for as long, no bowler has taken as many T20I wickets as Tim Southee, so how is it that the ageing fast bowler manages to stay a step ahead of what he himself believes is a young person's game?
Nov 07 2022
"The only way they'll learn that is if they're able to make mistakes."
DIALOGUE ROOM

The unlikely lightness of being Zimbabwean

To live in Zimbabwe means to rarely have a dull moment, but as an interview with their coach David Houghton reveals, their success in the T20 World Cup is helping to replace angst with ambition
Oct 29 2022
Virat Kohli understandably stole the headlines, but there were also bowling performances that suggested the future is bright for India in this tournament, writes new columnist Bharat Arun
REFLECTIONS

What pleased me about India's rousing start in World Cup 2022

Virat Kohli understandably stole the headlines, but there were also bowling performances that suggested the future is bright for India in this tournament, writes new columnist Bharat Arun
Oct 27 2022