By Matthew Browns, United Kingdom

The IPL governing council have tried their best to make the tournament a level playing field by putting a cap on spend during auctions and limiting the number of players a team can recruit

The number one team in Test cricket playing in their home conditions, cold weather and lively pitches are just few of the problems that the West Indies team will encounter on their tour of England

The demographics of English cricket have changed in the last decade, with more players from privileged backgrounds making it to higher grades of cricket, says Scyld Berry in The Telegraph

By pitting John Wright's intuitiveness against John Buchanan's ingenuity, two opposite ideologies, NZC created a situation that was expected to go out of hand

Michael Clarke's captaincy has already yielded solid results for Australia at home and in the Caribbean

Viewership reports for IPL5 have pointed towards decline in TV ratings, a troubling trend which will impact the league when sponsorships are renegotiated

If Sachin Tendulkar doesn’t deliver on the parliamentary turf, he needn’t be embarrassed, says Iftikhar Gilani in DNA , and gives us a brief of what the other cricketers-turned-politicians - who were elected - have done during their terms.

Kumar Sangakkara, former Sri Lanka captain, believes that Test cricket is the No

Players perform and go, but stadiums remain as the custodians of sport

Brian Viner in The Independent chats with arguably the oldest trio to represent a team - the septuagenarians who have been part of Ealing Cricket Club for the last 57 years.

Cricket has long favoured batsmen at the expense of bowlers

Padmakar Shivalkar was a talented left-arm slow bowler who played first-class cricket for Mumbai but never found a way to the national side

While doubts are being raised about the popularity of IPL or the alleged decline in TV ratings, Lalit Modi in an interview to Firstpost says that the IPL model is still viable, but will need constant evaluation.

Sourav Ganguly led Pune Warriors to a win over Delhi Daredevils with an all-round performance

South Africa born New Zealand fast-bowler Neil Wagner has generated considerable interest in New Zealand through his performances in first-class cricket

Jamaica won the Regional 4-day competition in West Indies for a record fifth consecutive time

After a difficult winter, questions have been raised about Andrew Strauss' batting form

Two weeks into IPL, The Alternative Cricket Almanack has prepared a tongue-in-cheek assessment of each team's performance so far and a roadmap for success.

Pakistan is hosting Bangladesh for a couple of limited overs game at the end of this month