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AB de Villiers carves it through the off side

IPL 2015

Even AB wasn't impressed by AB

Writing for Firstpost, Tariq Engineer explores the inevitability of AB de Villiers' 133 off 59 balls, and explains why he felt a little cold after watching the batsman's knock

India in England 2014

Sledging, a blight on cricket - Boycott

Geoffrey Boycott, in his column for the Telegraph, believes dominating the opposition can happen without resorting to offensive behavior

Indian cricket

The Praveen Kumar guide to bowling in England

Praveen Kumar explains to Sandeep Dwivedi of the Indian Express how India's seamers should concentrate on having specific plans and not bank on conditions always being bowler-friendly

Indian cricket

Dravid, through the eyes of Pujara

Shirin Sadikot of bcci.tv asks Cheteshwar Pujara how his technique compares against that of India's previous No.3 Rahul Dravid

England cricket

Tend to Cook the batsman, before Cook the captain

Mike Selvey, in the Guardian, casts the magnifying glass on the captain Alastair Cook and suggests he might be trying too hard to change himself and the process if proving to be detrimental

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Technique

The need to simplify batting

In his column for the Hindu, Greg Chappell stresses on the need to introduce simplicity in teaching young cricketers the art of batting

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Australia in South Africa 2013-14

The Johnson show

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Fast bowling

Fast bowling in a time of tortoises

In a column for the Guardian's Spin, Andy Bull wonders whether fast bowling in Test cricket is becoming slower

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Indian cricket

The Kanga League, where '50 equals 100'

Venkat Ananth of Livemint talks to former India cricketers about the impact of the Kanga League on their game