Overlords, seducers, associates

Mar 25, 2010: The importance of captaincy in Twenty20 cannot be overstated. A look at the most common methods

Breaking down the double

Mar 11, 2010: Bat first, open the innings, dominate the bowlers, stay in the zone, be in top physical shape. But also be an exceptionally gifted player

Win when it's swinging

Feb 25, 2010: You could watch the bowler's wrist, the seam position, the side of the shine, but still not cover all eventualities. Pity the batsman a little, won't you?

The hows and whys of ball-tampering

Feb 11, 2010: Just about every cricketer has tried to alter the condition of the ball; the batsman-friendly nature of the game is to blame

How to find form and stay in it

Jan 28, 2010: It's a state of mind when runs or wickets come without really trying. But getting there takes a combination of things and holding on to it isn't all that easy

It's not me, it's dew

Jan 14, 2010: There's little fielding sides can do once the ball is wet. Pitch it on the right length, try yorkers, slower balls, bouncers? It's easier said than done

After the deluge

Dec 17, 2009: Batting after a side has put up a 600-plus total calls for mental and physical fortitude

The games bounce plays

Dec 3, 2009: How high the ball rises upon pitching determines the quality of a track; if it is variable, it determines the quality of batsmen too

Planning amid the mayhem

Nov 19, 2009: How teams go about strategising in the shortest format of the game

Damage control

Nov 5, 2009: What bowlers do to survive in the shortest, cruellest format of the game

Method to the Twenty20 madness

Oct 22, 2009: It's not all wham, bam, thank you ma'am; there's a science to batting successfully in the shortest format

The pressure's all mine

Oct 8, 2009: Why and when players feel under the cosh, what it does to them, and how to deal with it

Shadow-practise, dream, wait

Sep 24, 2009: The final nets are over, there are about 18 hours to the start of the Test. How do cricketers spend that time?

The eve of battle

Sep 10, 2009: What teams at the top level do in terms of preparation just before series and matches

No days off in the off season

Aug 27, 2009: What do cricketers do when they're not playing? Work on correcting errors that have crept into their techniques and limber up for the season ahead

Too close for comfort

Aug 13, 2009: Right posture? Quick reflexes? Decent tolerance for pain? You were born to field at forward short-leg and silly point

The art of staying in the present

Jul 30, 2009: Concentration is about living in the moment - which unfortunately isn't as easy as it sounds

Nasty, brutish and short

Jul 21, 2009: Not too many batsmen may like squaring up to a bouncer, but most will take it over a well-pitched outswinger

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