As if England don’t have enough problems: injuries, squad disruptions, playing Sri Lanka in a knockout World Cup game in hot and humid Colombo

The healing power of sport is well-documented – charity games following a natural disaster are as much about raising smiles as about raising money

A lazy run, an avoidable run-out, an angry captain and a dressing-room outburst

If you’ve just received an email from the “ICC” congratulating you for having won a prize in a sweepstake, organised by them, think twice before popping the champagne – or indeed disclosing your bank details

They seek him here, they seek him there

England's preparation for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia is on in full swing

He wasn’t a player, nor was he an administrator, nor even a journalist

Can there be such a thing as over-preparation

When the British Prime Minister is visiting India the best way to strike a chord is to talk cricket, the quintessentially English game that now has a distinctly Asian flavour

India’s most secretive celebrity has finally joined the Twitter brigade

Only Sachin Tendulkar, perhaps, can unite India’s often fractious, bitterly divided members of Parliament

Even the season of giving has its limits

 

Denis Compton and David Beckham have football in common and Beckham and Kevin Pietersen have pop star wives in common but what connects the three is Brylcreem, the perennial British stamp of style and stardom

Irfan Pathan may have receded to the fringes of Indian cricket but if he’s moping about missing out on the Champions Trophy, his mood has just got better: His brother Yusuf, who has made the trip to South Africa, gave him a Ford SUV for the Eid

Sourav Ganguly is the Prince of Kolkata but he could be looking elsewhere for a way to become the Badshah of the BCCI

The West Indies squad arrived in Johannesburg on Monday morning for the Champions Trophy

Whatever happens to the Bangladesh team in Monday’s match against Ireland, they have a treat to look forward to: Tuesday’s curry lunch

What was probably the cricket world’s worst kept secret became public knowledge on Wednesday: Sourav Ganguly will join the ranks of former players-turned-commentators during the World Twenty20