Akhila Ranganna

Time for cricket to take a stand

Kevin Howell in BBC Sport writes that players should be told that if they want to go and play as 'freelance' performers, do so and that the ECB should stand up to players and agents who want the Indian Premier League money and still to turn out

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

How the girls got to Mohali

Three girls from Pakistan made the trek across the border to watch the India-Pakistan semi-final in Mohali

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Salesman of the year

Prahlad Kakkar in the Daily News and Analysis looks at how the endorsements market is dominated by cricketers and why the cricketers are at and will remain top of the pie.

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

India need to maintain intensity

Sunil Gavaskar talks to G Viswanath of the Hindu about what made Gary Kirsten a successful coach, India's World Cup win, MS Dhoni's captaincy and the road ahead for the Indian team.

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The new and improved Dominic Cork

Hampshire captain Dominic Cork has completed the transition from show pony to war horse, writes Robin Hutchison in the Daily Telegraph .

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Valthaty jumps into the limelight

A 63-ball 120 from Paul Valthaty not only helped Kings XI Punjab beat Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday, it also catapulted Valthaty into the limelight

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Twenty20 needs a different spin

The recent emergence of the Twenty20 game has confronted traditional cricket with the equivalent of a reverse swinging yorker, writes Greg Dyer in the Sunday Herald

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

The county season is here

Celebrating the start of the county season in England, Dominic Cork in the Independent writes that while there are quite a few people who are quick to knock county cricket, he believes that the standard is as good as it ever was in his time, even

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Why Ireland's World Cup plans are on hold

The exclusion of the associate countries for 2015 was down to TV money and turkeys understandably not voting for Christmas writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian

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Bring on the T20 jamboree

What will the fourth season of the IPL bring, asks Andy Wilson in the Guardian

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Vermeulen the golfer

Former Zimbabwe opening batsmen Mark Vermeulen has had enough … of cricket

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Stake through the heart for Ireland

The ICC's decision to restrict the number of teams in the 2015 World Cup to its ten Full Member nations, is a decision that shows no consideration for the good of the game, writes Greg Baum in the Sydney Morning Herald .

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An all-round win

India's World Cup victory was as much an economic success as it was a cricketing one, writes Ed Smith in the Times .

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The end of an era?

We have seen and will see many of the modern-day greats leave the game

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A team effort

An editorial in the Indian Express states that one of the things that the 2011 World Cup will be remembered for is the hospitality and effort of the three host nations — Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India, which includes the includes hard

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How Srinagar played the semis

Avirook Sen in the Open magazine, relives his experience of watching the World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan in Srinagar.

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Dhoni: India's hero of the day

MS Dhoni's form had been scratchy right up till the World Cup final but he was able to put that behind him in the game that mattered the most, writes Peter Roebuck in the Sydney Morning Herald

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Ticket bonanza for West Indies fans

Old age has its rewards – especially if you want to watch West Indies take on Pakistan and India free of cost during their upcoming tours of the Caribbean

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'People should not lose perspective'

In a freewheeling interview with Dinesh Chopra in the Hindustan Times , Gautam Gambhir reveals that he had an inkling he would do well in the World Cup final, believes India's new calm approach to challenges in the key to their success, and urges

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

An innings of technique and humility

Mahela Jayawardene made a century in the World Cup final and James Lawton in the Independent writes that when we look back to that tumultuous day at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, Jayawardene's performance and demeanour will surely dwarf the

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