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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SPOTLIGHT - IPL 2020

How will this IPL shape cricket's future?

Having grown up to become cricket's biggest tournament, how the 2020 edition of the IPL unfolds will mould the future of the game

Sep 18 2020

THE CHANGING WORLD OF STADIUMS

The demise of the cricket cathedral

The days when cricket could be the sole purpose of a stadium are receding fast as the realities of the modern world, and Covid-19, catch up with the game

Sep 08 2020

GAPING INEQUALITY

The many shades of black on cricket's grey, unlevel playing field

Living while black in South Africa remains an unfair burden from which cricketers are not exempted

Living while black in South Africa remains an unfair burden from which cricketers are not exempted

SPOTLIGHT

The durable Mr. Broad

Stuart Broad has endured for 138 Test matches and counting. How has he done it, and as the end of his career draws ever nearer, what will his legacy be?

Jul 05 2020

SPOTLIGHT

Cricket after Coronavirus

Less money in the world is likely to mean less cricket in the future, but perhaps the game will benefit

May 22 2020

SPOTLIGHT

The World Test Championships that never were: 2000-2019

In Part two, we look at the Test series played from 2000 to 2019 in six cycles to figure out who could have been the WTC champions

Mar 02 2020

SPOTLIGHT

The World Test Championships that never were: 1980-2000

If the WTC had been around for the last 40 years, who would have won each cycle? We trawled through the history books to find out

Feb 23 2020

CRICKET FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

And the maidens started swingin' it

Considered oddballs no longer than a decade ago, women's cricketers from the subcontinent are slowly becoming role-models and are at the heart of challenging social prejudice and breaking stigma

Feb 19 2020

SPOTLIGHT

Cricket in the land of baaghis

The story of a game blooming in a land with a bloodied history

Feb 04 2020

DREAMS ON FIRE

Rainbow Dawn - SA Under-19's big Windies adventure

In 1992, South Africa picked its first Under-19 side for a hastily-arranged tour of the West Indies, allowing a carefree and racially diverse group to feel their way out into the world

Jan 23 2020

India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I, Vizag

Tue, Jun 14 2022

England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 5

Tue, Jun 14 2022

England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 4

Mon, Jun 13 2022

India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I, Cuttack

Sun, Jun 12 2022

England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 3

Sun, Jun 12 2022

England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 2

Sat, Jun 11 2022