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.
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Mitchell Starc and the pink ball
What happens to Mitchell Starc when he touches that magenta hot rock?
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.
No run(s) for Marnus Labuschagne?
What brought about the decline in Marnus Labuschagne’s run-scoring?
Aravinda de Silva - Sri Lanka's greatest batter?
Many, like Mahela, still consider him to be the best batter produced by Sri Lanka.
The weirdest year in Test cricket
Some of these results are so bizarre, and I’m still trying to process them.
How bright can Yashasvi Jaiswal's star burn?
When he shines, it is as bright as anything in cricket.
IPL 2025: The bowling big board
Come IPL 2025, will the scoring rates keep soaring higher, or will the bowlers fight back?
IPL 2025: The batting big board
Analysing the true stats of all batters in the auction with at least 300 runs in the last three IPL seasons
How did 17 wickets happen in one day?
Wickets, wickets, wickets. The story of modern Test cricket.
Ashwin & Jadeja: When the supermen were swept
Maybe for the first time in over 4000 days, the supermen just forgot their capes.
Who is the greatest number five of all time in Test cricket?
Unlike the debate over the greatest batter of all time, there’s no clear answer to who the best number five is.
T20s
The IPL 2025 retentions
Going through the retentions for the 10 teams.
Men's cricket
New Zealand scales their cricket's Mt. Everest
They just got their personal Mount Everest and cricket’s Mount Everest in one series.
Men's cricket
A brief overview of the WTC points table
There is a scenario in which the BGT ends in a draw, yet neither India nor Australia qualify for the WTC final—and it is realistic.
Men's cricket
How India lose at home
Buy Overthrowing Cricket's EmpireSubscribe India have lost at home. In fact, they've lost quite a few Tests at home, but this time they lost a series. But I'm actually more interested in the individual losses and what they tell us, because India did not
New Zealand climb cricket's toughest mountain
Buy Overthrowing Cricket's EmpireSubscribe "How do you beat India at home?" That's the question I've been asking for about a year and a half on this site. Analysts from various teams around the world have contacted me occasionally and asked if I
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Mitchell Santner's one great day
Buy Overthrowing Cricket's EmpireSubscribe Mitchell Santner made his professional debut before the first Avengers film was released. His career is from an era before TikTok and when Elon Musk was on the left side of politics. It was so far back that you won't even remember
India
The beautiful dream of Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar made 152 against Delhi last week. Today, he added 7/59 against New Zealand.
Women's Cricket
How New Zealand won the World Cup
The New Zealand women's team has just given their nation a trophy. It is time for their nation to make sure that they get a Test match.
Men's cricket
New Zealand finally win in India
They had been coming to India for almost 40 years to lose. This time, they won.
India
How Rishabh Pant's six could spoil India's comeback
In one magnificent shot, India went from being in control of the game to hanging by a thread.
46 all out: An autopsy
Great catches, ideal bowlers, a wacky pitch—everything came together to kill off this Indian innings. Consider this the autopsy.
The First Chamari Athapaththu
Chamari Athapaththu was not the best batter in Sri Lanka, she was their batting.