Assault on Jesse Ryder

'It sounds quite sinister to me' - NZ prime minister

Mar 27, 2013: New Zealand prime minister suggests sinister motives might be afoot in the assault on Jesse Ryder, amid a flood of well wishes and expressions of shock at the attack

'It's not under-6s, this is Test cricket'

Mar 11, 2013: The cricket world reacts to the axing of Shane Watson, James Pattinson, Mitchell Johnson and Usman Khawaja from the Mohali Test

'Mr Cricket = efficiency, excellence, adaptability'

Dec 29, 2012: The cricket world reacts to Michael Hussey announcing his retirement

Tendulkar's retirement from ODIs

'He changed the approach of batting in ODIs'

Dec 23, 2012: Reactions to Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from ODI cricket

India v England, 3rd Test, Kolkata, 5th day

'Indian preparation was diabolical'

Dec 9, 2012: Reactions to India's defeat in the third Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

Andrew Strauss retires

'A good bloke and strong leader'

Aug 29, 2012: Team-mates, coaches and administrators were full of praise for Andrew Strauss' achievements after his decision to retire

'One of the finest human beings to have played cricket'

Aug 18, 2012: Cricketers and those associated with the game pay tribute to VVS Laxman, after he announces his international retirement in Hyderabad

'A distraction we could well do without'

Aug 13, 2012: Current and former players react to the situation that has led to the omission of Kevin Pietersen for England's third Test against South Africa

'The best remedy is to play'

Jul 16, 2012: The BCCI's decision to invite Pakistan for a bilateral series was welcomed by former players and cricket aficionados from both countries

'A true Australian: fierce, battle-hardened'

Jul 14, 2012: The tributes poured in for Australia quick Brett Lee, after he announced his international retirement on July 13 2012

'He had the talent to be something very special'

Jun 18, 2012: Tributes to the Surrey batsman Tom Maynard, who has died aged 23

IPL 2012

'Is it as mad as it looks?'

May 28, 2012: From hairstyles to stomach upsets, bibs to pre-match rituals - a look at the best quotes from the IPL season gone by

IPL 2012

'Mission accomplished'

May 28, 2012: Reactions to Kolkata Knight Riders' victory over Chennai Super Kings in a thrilling IPL final

IPL 2012

What will prevail: Consistency or big-match aura?

May 27, 2012: The opinion is divided about which team is going to win the final of the IPL between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders

'A man for the trenches'

Apr 27, 2012: Cricketers, former and present, react to Mark Boucher's retirement, following his eye injury on South Africa's tour to England 2012

'This befits an extraordinarily accomplished Indian'

Apr 27, 2012: Sportspersons and politicians react to Sachin Tendulkar being nominated to India's upper house of Parliament

India news

'Never done before, perhaps never after'

Mar 16, 2012: Reactions to Sachin Tendulkar's achieving the record of a 100 international hundreds

'The game will be a little poorer without him'

Mar 9, 2012: A selection of tributes to India batsman Rahul Dravid, after he announces his retirement from Test cricket

Mervyn Westfield jailed

'You have betrayed trust'

Feb 17, 2012: Mervyn Westfield, the former Essex bowler, was jailed for four months after admitting spot-fixing

India's debacle in Australia

'A lot of soul-searching needs to be done'

Jan 15, 2012: After India's seventh consecutive overseas Test defeat, throats were cleared for some angry shouting

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