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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 12, 2013

The satisfaction of watching Karthik and Dhawan succeed

For one who spotted their talent nine years ago and got them over to Australia on a scholarship stint, it's thrilling to see such global cricketers rise to stardom

JUNE 12, 2013

Pick 'em early?

Prodigies, like Yorkshire have nurtured, emerge with the expectation of something big. But really all they offer then is promise, which can be fulfilled or lost

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