Controversy

BCCI v Supreme Court: To wield or yield power?

A solution for the stand-off between the BCCI and Supreme Court hasn't been found yet. In the meantime, cricket is being sacrificed as collateral damage

05-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bhogle ouster small part of larger problem

Harsha Bhogle being left out of the IPL commentary team at the very last minute throws up several uncomfortable questions

13-Apr-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Darren Sammy, WICB-slayer?

Will the West Indies captain go down in history as the man who brought the board to its knees?

12-Apr-2016•Vaneisa Baksh

The Gayle affair underlines that cricket is a boys club

The saga and its aftermath provide an indictment of the marginalisation of women in cricket broadcasting

08-Jan-2016•Kartikeya Date

Will India play cricket, not politics?

They can be a transformative force in the sport, and honouring the commitment to play Pakistan will show they take that role seriously

09-Dec-2015•Kamran Abbasi

The spirit's in the laws

Why was the appeal for obstructing the field against Ben Stokes considered to be against the 'spirit of the game' when the laws permit it?

15-Sep-2015•Joe Yates

In praise of Zed

The elegant former Pakistan great is a good fit for the role of ICC president

13-Aug-2015•Kamran Abbasi

Ad wars: Cutting-edge technology

A satirical promotion of an industrial cutter featuring Mustafizur Rahman is the latest to stir some trouble

30-Jun-2015

IPL = Alibaba and the Forty Thieves?

Former India allrounder Kirti Azad questions the functioning of the IPL and BCCI in his piece for the DNA

22-Jun-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

That England, this England

A fan watches England take on New Zealand from the Edrich Upper Stand at Lord's 11 summers apart, and can't help drawing parallels - but back then, England were on a roll

24-May-2015•Liam Cromar

Mind your tongue, Australia

Australia might have re-asserted their dominance by winning their World Cup, but their boorish behaviour left a sour taste says Greg Baum in the Sydney Morning Herald

30-Mar-2015

Is cricket really vulnerable to physical altercations?

Cricket has had relatively few ugly on-field incidents when compared to other sports, so to start fearing the worst because of the verbal abuse going round is to take things too far

30-Jan-2015•Russell Jackson

Bravo, Pollard numbers don't add up

Although there has been a lot of criticism against Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard's omissions from the West Indies' ODI squad for South Africa and later the World Cup, their recent statistics indicate the axe might be justified

14-Jan-2015•Noel Kalicharan

Memo to Virat Kohli

India's new captain needs to realise talking is sweet but winning sweeter

04-Jan-2015•Samir Chopra

Indian cricket on a downward spiral

Shiv Visvanathan, in Deccan Chronicle, explains how the troubles Indian cricket faces in recent times and the silence of reputed voices has left him jaded

01-Dec-2014

Lara's outback adventures

In an interview with Andrew Webster of the Sydney Morning Herald, Brian Lara recalls his earliest memories of cricket and the aggressive on-field encounters he had with the Australian side

21-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

The end of the road for Ryder?

19-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Explaining Pakistan cricket

Pakistan's unpredictability is renowned. They scale unbelievable highs and slump to inexplicable lows. Andy Bull still loves them though and he says why in the Guardian

30-Oct-2014

Will ECB take control of the Pietersen mess?

Ted Corbett, in his blog, asks if the England Cricket Board would provide a swift solution to the feuds that have begun in the wake of Kevin Pietersen's autobiography

09-Oct-2014

The KP files

In an explosive interview with the Daily Telegraph on the eve of the release of his autobiography, Kevin Pietersen lashes out

06-Oct-2014

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