2000s in review

2000s in Review
Wisden's Test innings of the 2000s, Nos.5-1

Laxman takes top spot

by Wisden Staff / May 18, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden’s Test innings of the 2000s, No.1: VVS Laxman’s 281

Why Laxman's 281 meant so much for India

by Manoj Narayan / May 18, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden's Test innings of the 2000s, No.2: Kevin Pietersen's 158

Everything began here, at The Oval. Here, Kevin Petersen was that hero.

by Taha Hashim / May 18, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden's Test innings of the 2000s, No.3: Ricky Ponting's 156

Even his staunchest critics would have marvelled at Ponting’s resilience

by Aadya Sharma / May 18, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden’s Test innings of the 2000s, No.4: Graeme Smith’s 154*

Graeme Smith's Edgbaston epic ended a decades-long drought in England and the tenure of opposing captain Michael Vaughan

by Ben Gardner / May 18, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden's Test spells of the 2000s, Nos.5-1

The best bowling performances of the Noughties

by Wisden Staff / May 17, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden’s Test spell of the 2000s, No.1: Muttiah Muralitharan's 8-70

A clinical display of high class mystery spin

by Yas Rana / May 17, 2020
2000s in Review
Wisden's Test spell of the 2000s, No.2: Harbhajan Singh's 8-84

The defining performance in a defining series

by Akshay Gopalakrishnan / May 17, 2020
2000s in Review
The Englishmen closest to making Wisden's Test team of the 2000s

Not a single Englishman made the Wisden Test team of the 2000s

by Wisden Staff / May 17, 2020
Quizzes
Quiz! Name the leading Test runscorers of the 2000s

50 names, 10 minutes

by Wisden Staff / May 17, 2020

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2000s in review

Wisden's Test innings of the 2000s, Nos.5-1

Wisden’s Test innings of the 2000s, No.1: VVS Laxman’s 281

Wisden's Test innings of the 2000s, No.2: Kevin Pietersen's 158

Wisden's Test innings of the 2000s, No.3: Ricky Ponting's 156

Wisden’s Test innings of the 2000s, No.4: Graeme Smith’s 154*

Wisden's Test spells of the 2000s, Nos.5-1

Wisden’s Test spell of the 2000s, No.1: Muttiah Muralitharan's 8-70

Wisden's Test spell of the 2000s, No.2: Harbhajan Singh's 8-84

The Englishmen closest to making Wisden's Test team of the 2000s

Quiz! Name the leading Test runscorers of the 2000s

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