Allow lbws outside off even if the batsman offers a shot

Mar 31, 2013: Too many players escape being dismissed by pretending to play the ball

India v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Chennai

Confident batsman, cautious captain

Dec 30, 2012: The first ODI against Pakistan epitomised how much Dhoni's safety-first approach has benefited him as a batsman, while shackling him as a leader

One-day cricket

A tribute to the 'pyjama picassos'

Feb 22, 2012: If Ryan Gosling - Time Magazine's coolest person of the year in 2011 - were a one-day player, he'd be a finisher, reckons Rob Smyth

Indian Premier League

Rags to riches through the IPL

Feb 19, 2012: Ravindra Jadeja's jackpot at the IPL auctions makes him the latest in a list of small-town cricketers to strike it rich, literally overnight

Corruption

Everyone is susceptible

Feb 19, 2012: The Mervyn Westfield case proves that the spot-fixing malaise is not restricted to players from any particular country, writes Vic Marks in the Guardian

Indian cricket

The road ahead of Yuvraj Singh

Feb 17, 2012: Sports psychologist Rudi Webster who has worked with the India and West Indies sides, writes in the Mid Day that Yuvraj's power of perception of his illness will go a long way in fast-tracking his recovery from cancer.

Pakistan v England in the UAE 2011-12

Cook's simple and effective method

Feb 16, 2012: In 12 months Alastair Cook has gone from non-selection to automatic pick in the ODI side

UDRS

The DRS has changed everything

Feb 16, 2012: Kevin Pietersen - the man who dominated both Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan early in his career - has quite explicitly blamed the DRS for changing the way he played spin bowling

India v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Adelaide

Calm Dhoni delivers nerve-shredding tie

Feb 14, 2012: The best death-overs bowler in the game went face-to-face against the best finisher in the business with four to defend off the last ball. It was only fair that neither Lasith Malinga nor MS Dhoni ended up on the losing side of that contest

Afghanistan v Pakistan, one-off ODI, Sharjah

Afridi sets up victory against spirited Afghanistan

Feb 10, 2012: Pakistan's all-round might proved too much for Afghanistan's carefree spirit, as Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan and Imran Farhat set up an emphatic win with 77 balls to spare

Afghanistan v Pakistan, one-off ODI, Sharjah

A landmark in the Afghanistan journey

Feb 9, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the only ODI between Afghanistan and Pakistan to be played in Sharjah

India v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Perth

All-round Ashwin stars in hard-fought win

Feb 8, 2012: India's feted openers exited too early, and the inexperienced middle order succumbed to old failings, but their bowling allrounders Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin showed admirable poise to steer a wobbly chase home

India v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Perth

Struggling World Cup finalists meet again

Feb 7, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the second CB series ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Perth

Pakistan v England in the UAE 2011-12

Morgan needs to adapt fast

Feb 1, 2012: There's a lot of speculation that, following the twin failures in UAE, Eoin Morgan's 15-Test career might be over

India in Australia 2011-12

BCCI, the Indian media and shades of grey

Jan 31, 2012: The coverage of the go-karting trip by sections of the Indian media has once again highlighted why the players try to stay as far away from reporters as possible

Pakistan v England in the UAE 2011-12

Classic Test match grind

Jan 19, 2012: We have finally got what we wanted from Pakistan - a rather uneventful day at the cricket - highlighting just how far they have come from the spot-fixing summer, writes Martin Samuel in the Daily Mail .

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Bloemfontein

Kallis, Amla absence gives Sri Lanka an opening

Jan 16, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Bloemfontein

'I want to play at least 80 Tests'

Jan 15, 2012: Suresh Raina may have made his name as a short-form specialist but it's the five-day game he wants to leave his mark on - question marks over technique or not

Fixing

The Mervyn Westfield story

Jan 13, 2012: Mervyn Westfield's conviction is an important breakthrough in the fight against cricket corruption, writes Nick Hoult in the Telegraph

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, East London

Sri Lanka can only get better

Jan 13, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the second ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka in East London

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