Akhila Ranganna

From cricket to rugby

"It is a very tough individual sport within a team game and I love watching it," says All Blacks star Conrad Smith, who played cricket right till he started university

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Do they deserve their India caps?

It's time to have a look at some of the players picked for the ODIs in England and see if they have been anywhere near selection for the Indian team, says Sunil Gavaskar

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

A gripping climax to the county season

England overwhelming their opponents has been admirable but not as exciting as the domestic scene, writes Vic Marks in the Observer .

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Perils of opening the batting in ODI cricket in England

In their 96 one-day internationals since the end of the 2007 World Cup, England have tried 19 different opening combinations between 12 players writes Steve James in the Sunday Telegraph

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New regime passes early test

Australia's win in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle has shown that while they have not turned into a team of world beaters, they continue to play organised cricket, writes Peter Roebuck in the Herald on Sunday

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Does the BCCI need to come under the RTI?

The specific purpose of Ajay Maken’s National Sports Development Bill was to gain control of the cash-rich Board of Control for Cricket in India, writes Ashok Malik in the Pioneer

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Is Lyon the next Warne?

A wicket off his first ball in Test cricket and a five-for on debut ..

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Cricket's industrial revolution

Cricket currently represents the most fascinating and complex, given its three formats, laboratory for future industrial action, writes Osman Samiuddin in the National

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Wanted: a vision for Indian cricket

On the face of it, the debacle in the Test series in England can be seen as a one-off, writes Ayaz memon in the Deccan Chronicle

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On a road less travelled

Jigar Naik is the first Leicester-born Asian to represent the county

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The fact is, I enjoy batting - Dravid

Amid India's floundering performance in England, Rahul Dravid was the only batsman to rise above the debris and was rightfully named the team's Man of the Series

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Time for hard questions to be asked

A 0-4 licking represents a hopeless performance by any reckoning, writes Ayaz Memon in the Mumbai Mirror and it is time for a serious rethink from the administrators and players alike

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Who are the next best things?

Apart from Rahul Dravid, the rest of India's batsmen have endured a torrid tour of England so far

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Questions over India's preparations - Brearley

Former England captain Mike Brearley is regarded as one of the finest captains in the history of the game

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The KP-Bell show

Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen dominated the Indian attack on the second day at The Oval with their 350-run third-wicker partnership

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Michael Vaughan goes undercover

In 2006, Goldsborough 2nd XI suffered the worst defeat in modern English recreational cricket

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A world without Ramprakash?

One of the grandest unfulfilled talents in English cricket's recent history - Mark Ramprakash - has gone worryingly quiet this season writes Barney Ronay in the Guardian

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Collapse of the top-order

With the England tour subjecting Indian cricket fans to a rude awakening from what has been a fairytale year, the panic button has been pressed writes Desh Gaurav Chopra Sekhri in the Indian Express

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I enjoy international cricket now - Prior

From an uncertain start to his Test career, Matt Prior is one of the leading wicketkeeper-batsmen in world cricket today and part of the world's No

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Time for England to enjoy their success

While England's climb to the No

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