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MAY 14, 2013

The Malayalis who made cricket great

Three prominent cricket figures who you may not have known hail from a southern Indian state

Richards' gum-chewing came about after he attempted to curb his six-bowls-a-day payasam habit © BCCI

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APRIL 10, 2013

One man's groundbreaking impact on Indian cricket

The valiant contributions of this correspondent have gone unsung for decades. This must change

MARCH 22, 2013

Are you responsible for destroying cricket?

What kind of a fan are you? Search your soul with these extremely piercing questions

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The greatest game of them all

That's easy - that one where India won. Oh wait…

DECEMBER 16, 2012

The BCCI's diabolical genius

You think they aren't confronting the elephant in the room? They've got it all sussed

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Why spectator-friendly venues are revolting

If you watched the Olympics in London, you wouldn't be asking for proper toilets or organised ticket distribution at Test matches

NOVEMBER 05, 2012

How to get over your hang-ups and back into the England side

A new course for top-class cricketers all over the world

OCTOBER 07, 2012

What India said

Our ace correspondent reveals the talk on the field during India's last match of the World Twenty20

AUGUST 21, 2012

How to talk about cricket like an expert without knowing anything

So you know the basics of what to say. Here's how to take it to the next level

JULY 30, 2012

Let's not look on the bright side

Cricket is full of people accentuating the positive. This is a dangerous thing

JUNE 18, 2012

What football needs to learn from the IPL

Football is a sport in crisis, but help is at hand, from cricket

MAY 17, 2012

How to understand cricket without needing a law degree

No more arguments over what the rules are really trying to say. Here are some complicated on-field scenarios rendered simple

APRIL 27, 2012

How to write about the IPL without offending Indians

Easy-to-follow methods clearly explained, with helpful examples

MARCH 26, 2012

A ready-to-use tribute for any retiring great

Let's face it, there are going to be plenty of players bidding goodbye soon. This article will come in handy

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Zaheer Khan. India. Chicken Tikka Masala

A revolutionary idea to make certain aspects of cricket broadcasting more entertaining

FEBRUARY 06, 2012

The balls Indians bowl

A cheat sheet for England on what India's bowlers will have in store for them

JANUARY 16, 2012

What will happen in cricket in the second half of 2012

Massively important announcements by the ICC, the BCCI and Dhoni. And a tragic event...

JANUARY 09, 2012

What will happen in cricket in 2012

Want to know what the year ahead in cricket holds? Here, read this

DECEMBER 08, 2011

Three things you didn't know about Ravichandran Ashwin

Formative details from the childhood of Indian cricket's man of the moment

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

What Test cricket needs: mikes

Lend us your ears for we are going to make this glorious game even more entertaining

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Alan Tyers
Alan Tyers writes about sport for the Daily Telegraph and others. He is the author of six books published by Bloomsbury, all of them with pictures by the brilliant illustrator Beach. The most recent is Tutenkhamen's Tracksuit: The History of Sport in 100ish Objects. Alan is one of many weak links in the world's worst cricket team, the Twenty Minuters.

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