The charming and erudite Ravi Shastri finds a way of explaining to the entire family that getting a ball in the crotch is - contrary to what we all thought - not amusing
'Shukriya Hyderabad for the support' Fan Following: The TV cameras focused on him a few times, his fan report made it to ESPNcricinfo, and his team won. Franklin Joseph is a lucky man
Rains, runs and an RCB revival Fan Following: You know it's been a special day if it ends with a victory lap where AB de Villiers is dancing
Watching a game v living it Fan Following: T20s are great, especially when your home team wins, but can it compare to the experience of watching an ODI or a Test?
'You can't taint the whole IPL' Bowl at Boycs: Geoff Boycott on spot-fixing, Adil Rashid's future, and yorkers in Test matches
A time for sadness and fear Harsha Bhogle: The spot-fixing controversy teaches us about the pitfalls of insecurity and of the desire to keep up with the Joneses
From nobody to IPL star Aakash Chopra: Apart from luck, you need to pick your team wisely, get to bat at the top, and have your captain's support
Fixing? It's people like us doing it Ed Hawkins: It's convenient to blame the underworld for every instance of fixing, but it's ordinary punters behind many of them