Carlyle Laurie

Dhoni and the power of one

Anand Vasu, writing in Wisden India , discusses how India captain MS Dhoni’s success has inspired a generation of cricketers.

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Is cricket's greatest rivalry being devalued?

Stephen Brenkley, writing in the Independent , says that the decision to stage ten Ashes Tests next year could devalue one of the greatest sporting rivalries.

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Why have ten Ashes Tests next year?

Scyld Berry, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says that the decision to stage ten Ashes Tests next year has cheapened the last sacred thing in cricket.

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Remembering Rex Alston

Arunabha Sengupta, writing on cricketcountry.com , says legendary cricket commentator Rex Alston, who was part of BBC’s commentary team in the 1950s, had an exquisite style of delivery which was "youthful and slightly schoolmasterly.”

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'Franchises won't boost T20 cricket in England'

Steve James, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says Sri Lanka’s offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan’s suggestion for a franchise based T20 competition in England, with fewer county teams participating, won’t be effective as county allegiances have been

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'Tom Maynard was destined for stardom'

Mike Selvey, writing in the Guardian , says that Tom Maynard, the Surrey and England Lions batsman, who died after being hit by a London Underground train on Monday, was a batsman of prodigious talent and prospect.

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Viv Richards on the West Indies legacy

Former West Indies captain Viv Richards tells former England captain Nasser Hussain, in the Daily Mail , that he is proud of the legacy left behind by the powerful West Indies side of the 1980s.

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The VVS Laxman Cricket Club, Bradford, England

Budding cricketers in England might have a host of clubs to support, but here's one that is making news more for its name than its record - 'VVS Laxman Cricket Club'

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'IPL is a very difficult format'

Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly, writing in Wisden , compares international cricket to the IPL

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Anil Kumble’s lesson for the youth

Former India captain Anil Kumble has 619 Test wickets and 337 ODI wickets to his credit

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Cricket and depression – the dark alchemy

Less than a week after a young Tamil Nadu cricketer was found hanging in his house in Chennai, the issue of depression amongst cricketers has come to the fore again

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'We've got youth and experience in bowling unit'

With the five-match ODI series between Australia and England slated to start on June 29

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'Marshall's poise and neutrality was a marvel'

Arunabha Sengupta, writing for cricketcountry.com , focuses on legendary cricket commentator, from the 1930’s, Howard Marshall

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The end game has begun for international cricket

Former Pakistan batsman Ramiz Raja, writing in the Dawn , says that a majority of players around the world are treating international matches as a springboard to be picked for a T20 league.

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Twenty20 .... now that’s what I call entertainment!

Former England allrounder David Lloyd, writing in the Manchester Evening News , says that while the Twenty20 format has great entertainment value, it isn’t really cricket.

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'Test cricket is harder than it looks'

Australia’s Test opener Ed Cowan tells Subash Jayaraman, in a podcast for The Cricket Couch , that Test cricket has become even more difficult for a batsman as pitches today are more bowler friendly.

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England may have to be cruel to be kind with Bairstow

England batsman Jonny Bairstow’s modest contribution in the Tests against West Indies could raise doubts over his selection for the home series against South Africa in July

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Ramdin should be praised not pilloried

Denesh Ramdin was fined 20% of his match fee for his paper-waving protest directed at Viv Richards after reaching his century in the third Test against England

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Ramdin went overboard with gesture, says T&T coach

David Williams, Denesh Ramdin’s coach at Trinidad and Tobago, told Roger Seepersad in Trinidad Express that he was disappointed with Ramdin's actions in the third Test.

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'Pietersen reminds me of a Muhammad Ali'

In his review of the Test series between England and West Indies, Viv Richards told BBC that he was impressed by Andrew Strauss' captaincy and that Kevin Pietersen reminded him of Muhammad Ali.

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