THE #CRICKET ROUNDUP: Shayan Khan/Jarrod Kimber on BAN, Pratyush Sinha on IND, Daniel Gallan on handshakes, Neil Manthorp on de Kock, Daya sagar with Murphy, Shashikant Singh on Women's records, & Nathan Johns on IRE-ENG. All stories at bestofcricket.substack.com/p/roundup-why-…

If there’s one fast bowler who has quietly transformed himself into a force across formats in recent years, it’s Taskin Ahmed. His rise has been remarkable, yet he still flies under the radar. Since the start of 2023, the numbers tell the story: Tests: 23 wickets at average of

Shayan Khan Yes. 26 S Mandhana (6 to 13) 34 MM Lanning (5 to 12) 39 MM Lanning (6 to 13) 39 MM Lanning (7 to 14) 41 S Mandhana (5 to 12) 42 MM Lanning (2 to 9) 42 MM Lanning (4 to 11) 44 HK Matthews (2 to 9) 44 MM Lanning (1 to 8) 44 MM Lanning (3 to 10)

Shayan Khan The personal best for each player with 8 or more: 26 S Mandhana 34 MM Lanning 44 HK Matthews 57 TT Beaumont 62 NR Sciver-Brunt 63 SW Bates 71 AMCJK Athapaththu 80 SC Taylor 90 L Wolvaardt 95 SFM Devine 107 KL Rolton 155 CM Edwards

If you missed the live session, here is a recording of Shayan Khan, Varun and myself reviewing Pakistan's nervy 11 run victory over Bangladesh in the virtual Asia Cup semi-final, on Good Areas🎙️ youtube.com/live/IRLAXMxWM…

No, my dear commentators, it isn’t important for him to convert these knocks into hundreds.

BEST #CRICKET STORIES OF THE WEEK: Michael Clarke with Panesar, Hartley/Cross on the latter's summer, Shayan Khan/Estelle Vasudevan on Nissanka, & Adam Collins with Rob Lynch. All stories at bestofcricket.substack.com/p/roundup-appr…

🚨BEYOND THE HEADLINES🚨 India v Sri Lanka: ✍️ Shayan Khan breaks down Pratika Rawal's very specific problem with SLAs - she struggles to score boundaries against them, & loses her wicket against them quite often. All analyses at bestofcricket.substack.com/p/beyond-the-h…

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🚨BEYOND THE HEADLINES🚨 AUS v NZ: ✍️ Shayan Khan details Alyssa Healy's surprisingly large drop off in average and strike rate since her heroic 170 in the 2022 WC final, and what it means for AUS. All analyses at bestofcricket.substack.com/p/beyond-the-h…

I mean no wonder fans don't come. BCCI & GCA don't care about the fans. #INDvsWI

🧵 Round 1 of the 2025 WWC, in quotes: 🇮🇳 269-8 (47) 🇱🇰 211 (45.4)

I don’t understand why there’s so much fuss about Virat Kohli’s place in India’s ODI squad. Isn’t he an automatic pick? I mean how on earth is there any debate? He hasn’t retired and should straightaway walk into the team.

Jarrod talks about the birth of the first World Cup in cricket history. goodareas.co/p/how-cricket-…

Terrific work by Jarrod Kimber on the origin story of World Cup cricket. A shoutout to hypocaust as well for his great insights. youtube.com/watch?v=Z3rAhg…

What an amazing one this is! hypocaust cool stuff!

Honestly don't get why people think Harshit Rana is an undeserving pick. I mean the guy clearly has attributes that can make him successful in all 3 formats. He's obviously a projection pick based on his talent.

If you bat like this, Australia and England are going to eat you alive. #CWC25

🚨Beyond the Headlines 🚨 IND v PAK: 🐌 IND’s No.2 & No. 3 are great - as long as they never play together. ✍️ Shayan Khan All analyses at bestofcricket.substack.com/p/beyond-the-h…

If you missed the live session, here is a recording of Shayan Khan and myself reviewing India's 88 run victory over Pakistan in the Women's ODI World Cup🎙️ youtube.com/live/trMdBR8jG…