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JUNE 20, 2013

When team selection meets broadcast economics

Nine's multi-million dollar broadcast deal was unlikely to have been agreed to unless there were some "understandings" about concerns over TV audience numbers

JUNE 20, 2013

The Karthik-Dhoni dynamic

Every time Dinesh Karthik looked set to cement his spot in the India side, MS Dhoni seemed to emerge as an obstacle. Until now

BYC
JUNE 19, 2013

'New Zealand are the worst users of DRS'

Lane, Wells and Cleaver discuss the team's Champions Trophy campaign and think only Taylor, McCullum and Williamson should be allowed reviews

JUNE 18, 2013

England do it pragmatically

It's hard to avoid the conclusion that there is a deep statistical conviction behind their current method

JUNE 18, 2013

Returning home to the cricket magazine

Coming back to India from the USA was incomplete without a visit to the local news stand

JUNE 17, 2013

'We could not imagine the scale of what Cricinfo would grow into'

Rohan Chandran, who was a part of the site in its early days, talks about the origins and evolution of Cricinfo

JUNE 17, 2013

The radio years

Cricket commentary never felt better than it did on radio - particularly short wave

JUNE 16, 2013

An anti-religious passion

The obsession with the game that India and Pakistan fans have is one to envy

JUNE 16, 2013

Betrayed by the batsmen

Pakistan's batting order carries plenty of dead wood. There may not be too many alternatives but the few there are need to be looked at

JUNE 15, 2013

The perils of social media

Players will always get into trouble with alcohol. It's modern technology that they have to be wary of and learn to use wisely

JUNE 14, 2013

All the quirky Test numbers

What's the lowest score that's never been made? How obsessed are batsmen with 100s? What's the most popular all-out total? A look at these, and many more unusual stats

JUNE 14, 2013

What's not fun about watching first-class cricket?

It's important to attend a game or two for the sake of your health and happiness. Get to it

JUNE 14, 2013

'T20 has enhanced the possibilities for off-field indiscretions'

The rewards for cricketers are increasingly disproportionate to the efforts put in, and that has had a whole lot of knock-on effects. Jarrod Kimber talks to Gideon Haigh about the David Warner kerfuffle and what it means for Australian cricket

JUNE 10, 2013

And the rest is history

A wicket off a long hop and a memorable six: oh for the golden summer of 2002 (or was it?)

JUNE 08, 2013

The wasted talent of Danish Kaneria

The Pakistan legspinner's career is not just a cautionary tale but an emblem for a generation of his country's cricketers