Editor-in-chief Sambit Bal reflects on a bloody good year in cricket
Extreme pitches aside, the year's red-ball contests were fierce, and home advantage wasn't as marked as before
Mitchell Starc, Temba Bavuma, Virat Kohli and Jemimah Rodrigues headline ESPNcricinfo's teams of the year for 2025
Our staff pick their men's and women's teams from among those who excelled through the year
If Bazball is dead, how come it's winning all these awards?
It's that time of year when Alan Gardner and Andrew Fidel Fernando look back and hand out prizes with no fear, favour or discernment whatsoever
Team report cards: India and South Africa become world champions, Netherlands and Nepal sizzle, Sri Lanka fizzle
Our first batch of team report cards for the year
Team report cards: Australia's big wins and near misses, Zimbabwe's year of plenty, West Indies' continuing spiral
Our second batch of team report cards for the year
Stats review: A year in fast-forward: shorter games, quicker results, Starc contrasts
A stats overview of 2025, when breakneck speed was the default
Steven Asks: How closely did you follow cricket in 2025?
How much do you remember of the year's cricket?
Temba Bavuma's year, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli's silent goodbyes, India's World Cup wins
The moments that defined 2025, in pictures