India narrowly avoided one of cricket’s greatest upsets by beating Japan, but only after their protests persuaded the umpire to reverse a key decision with the game on the line. England learnt more in ...

Cricket is supposed to be the epitome of sporting integrity. But in recent days, the actions of the Australian cricket team have brought the “dark arts” of the game to the forefront of many people’s ...

The widely-held belief that moisture in the air during humid conditions helps make a cricket ball swing has been clean bowled ...

Former Indian cricketer Praveen Kumar celebrates his 40th birthday today, October 2, 2026. The right-arm medium-pacer, known ...

Swing bowling is an art of fast bowling where the cricket ball deviates laterally from its original trajectory as it moves through the air, either towards or away from the batter. This type of pace ...

Does it really matter what you call a particular type of swing? Well, it matters because the science dictates what type of swing it is. Of course, bowlers do not have to know or understand the science ...

Cricket balls swing. Swing makes the game richer. It might be the least challenging of the movements bowlers access, but visually it is arguably the most spectacular. It occurs over a longer ...

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 widely-held belief that moisture in the air during humid conditions helps make a cricket ball swing has been clean bowled in a scientific study. Swing bowling -- when a delivery curves sideways in ...