Virender Sehwag talks to Shirin Sadikot on his batting philosophy, his strengths as a batsman, his changing approach towards batting, his seemingly unshakable confidence and more

Unmukt Chand, captain of India's Under-19 World Cup winning team, may be the toast of the country right now but back in his college he's just another student paying the price for skipping classes

In the Times of India , Makarand Waingankar profiles former Mumbai player and coach Vasu Paranjpe , whom he describes as " a cricketer who won matches through words".

South Africa's all-round excellence makes them worthy new world leaders, writes Kevin Garside in the Independent

The third Test against South Africa at Lord's will be England captain Andrew Strauss's 100th Test

In the Guardian , Vic Marks writes that the South Africans had cleverly jettisoned the man they feared the most, Kevin Pietersen, for the final Test by gently leaking that one or two of their players had been in receipt of text messages from him.

Mike Selvey in the Guardian writes that if Pietersen, as he has indicated, walks away from Test cricket, England will be deprived of a linchpin of the side that still stands as the world's best in two of three formats

Makarand Waingankar profiles former India captain GS Ramchand , whom he describes as the ideal captain "with a mind so grounded, a nature devoted to remove problems and a temperament which avoided overconfidence while never losing confidence." More

Following Stuart Broad's five-wicket burst on the fifth day at Headingley, England would have been looking forward to the third Test at Lord's with a smile, according to Vic Marks

The British engineers from Great Indian Penninsular Company of Railway built the Tilak Bridge in 1923 to connect east and west Dadar in Mumbai

Can Pakistan get a home series without other cricketing countries visiting it, asks D Sampathkumar in the Hindu Business Line .Such a ‘fiction’ may be a practical possibility in India, where cricket and politics are closely intertwined and

"I think the key thing is to remove yourself from the criticism and just basically get on and do your job." New Zealand's new coach Mike Hesson talks to Adrian Seconi about how he will approach his new job and his strategies

On Sunil Gavaskar's 63rd birthday, Mid-Day celebrates the occasion with a gallery of photos featuring significant moments from the batsman's life.

Sachin Tendulkar talks to Pradeep Magazine on his approach to batting, why being technically correct is key and the importance of shot selection

Satyam Mukherjee, a scientist at Northwestern University in Illinois, has tried to come up with an answer to a question that has often inspired much debate: who was the greatest captain the game has seen

The BCCI has meted out exemplary punishment to the five offending players for indulging in spot-fixing and other corrupt practices

Osman Samiuddin analyses the defiance of Salman Butt, someone who always struck the writer as a young man with a firm – too firm – belief in his own self, bereft of self-doubt

Everyone has to motivate themselves in their own ways, writes Nasser Hussain in the Daily Mail

On his return to Test cricket, Tino Best smashed 95 and has taken two wickets so far in England's first innings in the third Test at Edgbaston

By Janani Dev, Germany