Akhila Ranganna

Fifteen for Dravid

Rahul Dravid completes 15 years in Test cricket today (June 20)

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An eye on the future?

In New Zealand Herald Andrew Alderson writes that when New Zealand Cricket release their list of 20 centrally-contracted players, they are likely to look to future promise rather than past experience.

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'India needs to lead sensibly'

Former England captain Tony Greig talks to Vijay Tagore in the DNA on India's performance in West Indies so far, why the BCCI shouldn't resist the DRS and the merits and demerits of the IPL

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Cricket's Musical XI

The Times of India draws up their list of list of players who can either strum a guitar or ride the octave with the same felicity as essaying a cover drive or hurling a bouncer.

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Marsh's moment of reckoning

Shaun Marsh has scored only six centuries and averages below 40 in his Sheffield-Shield career of over 10 years

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Dhoni has the x-factor, says Kirsten

At a recent corporate event in Mumbai, former coach of India Gary Kirsten, spoke about what defines MS Dhoni as a captain, why the need to give a sense of affirmation to Gautam Gambhir was crucial and what Sachin Tendulkar demanded of Kirsten

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Where's the will to go for the kill?

By losing the last two games of the ODI series against West Indies, India messed up a golden chance to take revenge for all the 5-0 hammerings they have received at the hands of the hosts, over the years, writes Suresh Menon

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Cummins in the spotlight

Eighteen-year-old fast bowler Patrick Cummins is hot property

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Gayle, the cheerleader

He may not be part of the national side, but Chris Gayle is doing his bit as a cheerleader, supporting West Indies from the stands

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Wins over runs, for VVS

With the Test series in West Indies round the corner VVS Laxman speaks to the Atreyo Mukhopadhyay in the the Hindustan Times about he rates the current West Indian side, how being named the Test vice-captain will impact him, and the role of the

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Tendulkar on top of the world

On May 22 this year, former New Zealand wicketkeeper Adam Parore became the first international cricketer to reach the summit of Mount Everest

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The rise and fall of Harmison

Steve Harmison, dubbed "Nasser Hussain's white West Indian" by Steve Waugh during the 2002-03 Ashes tour, remains the only England bowler to top the ICC's Test bowling rankings since the system was established in 1987 and before the ratings were

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Why KP may not be ideal captaincy material

Looking back on Kevin Pietersen's tenure as England captain, team-mate and England fast bowler James Anderson observes, in his column in the Mail on Sunday that Pietersen is actually much better suited to having a smaller but still important

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Cook lets the good times roll

Despite his successes the criticisms against Alastair Cook are harsh, rather like picking fault with a thread in the Bayeux tapestry - but they are being made

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Rose Bowl to make its Test debut

It is praiseworthy to create something out of nothing - in the Rose Bowl’s case, to make the 10th Test ground in England and Wales out of what was a hillside farm, writes Scyld Berry in the Sunday Telegraph

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'Handled success and failure with equanimity'

In his fifteenth year in international cricket, VVS Laxman talks to Lokendra Pratap Sahi about his goals for the upcoming season, how he aims to improve his game and why he is still hungry for runs

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I welcome matured criticism - Yuvraj

Yuvraj Singh's - the player of the tournament in India's recent World Cup triumph - story is about resonance of success even though his mistakes continue to haunt him

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Gooch's finest hour

On June 10, 1991 England completed their first Test win at home over West Indies in 22 years with a 115 run-win at Headingley

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Bell over Cook for England captain?

A line of succession has been seemingly ordained in English cricket, observes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent : Andrew Strauss is the Test captain and when he abdicates, the job will pass on to Alastair Cook, with Stuart Broad the next

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Bell: the little batsman who does

Ian Bell's contributions are often overlooked, but according to Andy Bull in the Guardian , no player does more than Bell to adapt his batting style to suit the needs of the England team.

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