Spotlight

Olly's fourth stress fracture back in 2021 was the hardest to take. Cricbuzz was in touch with him right through his surgery and recovery, and brings a first-hand experience of what it was like
SPOTLIGHT

From fractured dreams, Olly Stone's journey to hell and back

A stress fracture in the summer of 2021, which was his fourth overall, put paid to Stone's Ashes dreams. Now back to bowling fitness, it wasn't a journey devoid of self-doubts and pain. Cricbuzz was in touch with him right through and brings a first-hand experience of what it was like
Jun 03 2022
Representative Image: A Ukranian school and its playground struck down in war
SPOTLIGHT

War stops play: Ukraine cricket lives in hope

It maybe parochial to consider the fate of a cricket ball right now, but when we do count up the casualties of the ongoing war, we may have to include the Ukrainian Cricket Federation
May 06 2022
Nain Abidi's pregnancy two years ago forced her into retirement from the Pakistan team.
MOTHERHOOD AND CRICKET

Juggling cricket with a toddler in tow

Balancing motherhood and professional cricket isn't easy, but Nain Abidi is showing that it is possible to straddle these two worlds
Jul 28 2021
The first iteration of the English county T20 competition got underway on 13 June 2003.
MAN BEHIND THE REVOLUTION

Reminiscing about a revolution

Twenty years after his research in England motivated Stuart Robertson to conceptualise the Twenty20 format, he looks back on the success of his invention
May 19 2021
Kapil Dev with the Limavady team that won the North West Cup trophy in 1980. The Northern Ireland club had caught wind of the future India captain's presence in the UK, where he was signing up to play for Nelson in the Lancashire League, and secured his services for the final against Sion Mills.
CRICBUZZ REWIND

Kapil the Clubbie

In 1981, Kapil Dev headed to Lancashire for a season of club cricket, where he would go head to head with a number of familiar faces from the international circuit, colleagues and opponents alike
Mar 01 2021
Joe Root will become one of only 15 England players to feature in 100 Tests
SPOTLIGHT - ROOT 100

Joe Root - Entertainer, perfectionist, leader, legend

In a series of exclusive interviews with Cricbuzz, those who know Root best share their memories of his career so far
Jan 31 2021
The difficulties of creating and maintaining a bubble became apparent during South Africa-England series, when the ODI component of the tour was called off in the wake of a string of positive tests.
SPOTLIGHT

Bubble jeopardy: Cricket's new normal

Isolation, anxiety and bubble fatigue - a look at how bio-secure bubbles impacted players, boards and cricket in 2020
Jan 01 2021
Dawid Malan's ascent to the top is one of perseverance and determination rather than quick wins
UPWARD AND ONWARD

The gradual rise of Dawid Malan

The story of Dawid Malan's ascent to the ranking of world's best T20 batsman is one of perseverance and determination rather than quick wins
Dec 11 2020
India, England and Australia have played each other with increasing regularity over the past five years while other countries have been shunned
SPOTLIGHT

Money games

The financial inequalities in international cricket are being exacerbated by Covid, threatening the game's ability to remain competitive. What are the potential remedies for a broken system?
Oct 17 2020
How will the arrival of 5G change the way we consume cricket?
SPOTLIGHT

The revolution will not be televised

How will the arrival of 5G change the users' consumption of cricket and the boards' generation of revenue?
Oct 02 2020
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