Have India buried the pace hoodoo?

Dec 27, 2013: Dravid, Tendulkar and Co set the template, and their successors seem to have been emboldened by their example

All hail India's new order

Dec 2, 2013: The likes of Dhawan, Kohli and Pujara are a study in contrasts and similarities to the men they hope to replace in India's Test line-up

Outsource the tampering

Nov 7, 2013: There has been enough talk about looking kindly on tampering, but what if it was done off the field?

A yorker state of mind

Oct 29, 2013: Your early cricketing experience hugely influences your ability to consistently pitch it in the blockhole as an adult

The art of air cricket

Oct 10, 2013: Is there a cricket fan alive who hasn't paid tribute to his heroes without bat or ball in hand?

The Atlas who doesn't shrug

Sep 19, 2013: From a thrill-a-minute swashbuckler to a captain whose trademark is his calm, Dhoni has come a long way

Remembering the Sahara Cup

Sep 6, 2013: Fans at a military airfield, meeting Garry Sobers, Gandhian pronounements, and other memories from an exotic tournament

Once upon a red-clay wicket

Aug 20, 2013: Learning the virtues of pitching it on a good length is easy when you end up breaking light fixtures every time you don't

Mind the criticism, please

Aug 7, 2013: Why do we insist on castigating cricketers - particularly batsmen - as careless, lazy or lacking strength of character?

Shane Anderson, anyone?

Jul 17, 2013: James Anderson mesmerises with skill, Graeme Swann outwits with subtle variations. Not unlike another combination from a few years ago

Viva Rohit Sharma

Jul 3, 2013: His consistently assured batting versus the short ball at the top of the innings made for pleasant viewing in the Champions Trophy

The radio years

Jun 17, 2013: Cricket commentary never felt better than it did on radio - particularly short wave

The thrill of Umesh Yadav

Jun 2, 2013: Seeing him run in to bowl makes you sit bolt upright in your chair and watch the game

All hail the box

May 19, 2013: There's no one better to sing the praises of the abdomen guard than someone who grew up playing without one, or wearing one with an infernal buckle

The effortless artistry of VVS Laxman

Sep 1, 2012: When you watched him bat, there was a sense that you were witnessing the creation of something beautiful yet not inaccessible

Australia: an infatuation

Jan 14, 2012: What was it about them that made them the team to follow for an Indian boy growing up 30-odd years ago?

India

Bringing some perspective

Apr 17, 2006: Why am I writing this

Bangladesh

A touch of the surreal

Apr 13, 2006: This is what makes cricket so addictive

India

A middle order nicety

Jan 22, 2006: They say sport is a great teacher

Taped ball cricket musings and then a bit more

Jan 1, 2006: Aqib Javed in the exquisitely written Rahul Bhattacharya book, Pundits from Pakistan, talks at length about the effects of taped ball games on cricket in Pakistan