Cricket and golf have little in common. Sure, there’s a tradition of wearing knitted jumpers while playing both sports, but from the point-scoring system and the number of players, to the size of the ...

Although the sport of cricket has been around for centuries in some form, the game strategy continues to evolve in the 21st century. Among the newer strategies employed by “bowlers"—the equivalent of ...

Twenty years ago, Shoaib Akhtar became the first person recorded to bowl at 100mph (161km per hour) during the 2003 One-Day International Men’s World Cup match for Pakistan against England. There was ...

If you’ve ever watched a batter get beaten by a ball that curved, jagged or dipped at the last moment, you’ve seen one of cricket’s great mysteries. Whether it’s a Mitchell Starc inswinger, a Josh ...

The Ashes is among the oldest and the most traditional rivalries in world cricket, but if there is something that truly added fuel to the fire, it would be the 'Bodyline' bowling by the England team ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A move to ban the use of saliva to shine a cricket ball because of the danger of transmitting COVID-19 may force bowlers to relearn or reinvent one of the sport’s most prized ...

I once got into an argument with someone about it, who was convinced he was bowling to Botham. I couldn't remember who it was, but it was definitely a New Zealand tail-ender, which meant the tactic ...

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