Ranji Trophy, 2012-13

Ranji venues asking for improvement

Jan 3, 2013: Goa-Mumbai-Jammu looked slightly better on paper than our last arduous travel route starting from Guwahati via Kolkata and Mumbai to reach Goa

Where are India's next Test openers?

Dec 25, 2012: The domestic circuit isn't producing batsmen with the skills and temperament for five-day cricket. A certain T20 league is to blame, though not entirely

Indian domestic cricket

Cricket's quirky rules that defy logic

Dec 19, 2012: When GB Shaw said "the golden rule is that there are no golden rules", it made for marvellous lyrics

Why England's spinners are better

Dec 13, 2012: A look at why Panesar and Swann have outbowled Ojha and Ashwin in India

Reverse psychology

Dec 10, 2012: Playing reverse swing is as much of an art as any other in cricket

What's going wrong with India's spin tradition?

Dec 5, 2012: The call for seamer-friendly wickets, and the spinners' own over-defensive mindsets may be to blame

Indian domestic cricket

Fast bowlers turning extinct in India

Dec 4, 2012: So, what's in fashion this cricket season?

Keep it outside off

Nov 22, 2012: England's bowlers need to be more aware of the lines they bowl at different stages of an innings in India

Ranji Trophy, 2012-13

Ranji points system needs an overhaul

Nov 18, 2012: The first round of the Ranji Trophy this season kicked off amid much fanfare

Gambhir's problem is mindset, not technique

Nov 14, 2012: In Test cricket he needs to find a way of controlling instincts that have been successful for him in the limited-overs game

Memo to Sehwag

Nov 12, 2012: He needs to remember, when he gets to 30 or 40, that he isn't playing like he used to

Ranji Trophy, 2012-13

For the love of the game

Nov 9, 2012: Memories of the majestic Armani Hotel in Dubai zip past my mind

What's wrong with commercialising cricket?

Oct 28, 2012: A journalist from a local news channel in Punjab recently questioned me about the growing commercialisation of Indian cricket

Indian domestic cricket

A tepid start minus the stars

Oct 23, 2012: In many ways this is a unique first-class season in India

Indian domestic cricket

The cricketer's endless quest for honour

Oct 16, 2012: George Bernard Shaw once famously remarked that when he was young, he realised that nine out of ten things he did were failures

Dhoni: from instinctive to inflexible

Oct 9, 2012: India's captain has increasingly become rigid in his tactics when the team needs him to be unconventional

The low arts of Shane Watson

Oct 3, 2012: His ability to get down and under the ball has been key to his success on the subcontinent

Zaheer's old-ball problem

Sep 27, 2012: He isn't making it talk like he used to in his heyday. Is poor fitness to blame?

World Twenty20 2012

Sehwag, Gambhir need to cut out the big risks

Sep 21, 2012:

World Twenty20 2012

Dhoni faces tough calls

Sep 18, 2012: After a golden run in his first few years, India's captain faces searching questions in the format that first brought him glory

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