ESPNcricinfo staff

Fielding close-in not easy

India's fielding coach Trevor Penny shares with bcci.tv the fielders' strong mindset required to survive in those positions.

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Warne's advice to spinners on getting it right

Shane Warne shares with bcci.tv some tips for the Indian spinners on how to bowl to Cook, and for the English spinners on how to bowl to the in-form Cheteshwar Pujara

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Got quite emotional the closer I got to a hundred'

Faf du Plessis, in his blog for Supersport, reflects on his immense innings that saved the Adelaide Test for South Africa

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

The making of Cheteshwar Pujara

Akshay Sawai, for Open Magazine, travels to Cheteshwar Pujara's home town Rajkot to find out what went into the making of one of India's most promising young batsmen

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pietersen's greatest? But what about Sachin?

Kevin Pietersen's 186 in Mumbai has led to much praise and discussion about where it stands in the various judgements of great innings

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

What pleases you about Pujara

There is a wholesomeness about Cheteshwar Pujara and his solidity at the crease is what makes it doubly hard for opposition bowlers to dismiss him, writes Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Was that out or not out?

In the current South Africa-Australia series, the DRS has been called into service a few times but it hasn't been able to quell the debates over a few decisions. Rob Houwing, in Sports 24, rewinds to a controversial incident in 1998-99

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Multan my cherished moment with Viru - Sachin

On the occasion of Virender Sehwag's 100th Test, Sachin Tendulkar shares his thoughts and experiences of batting with Sehwag with Devendra Pandey in the Indian Express

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rarely is the expedient way the best way

The England batsmen have been made to struggle in Ahmedabad and the inconvenience of India's recent string of losses overseas has expertly been swept under the carpet like an embarrassing mess, writes Greg Chappell

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Pragyan Ojha can be a match-winner' - Raju

Pragyan Ojha's performance in the first Test against England, in Ahmedabad, has not just impressed his captain MS Dhoni, but also his childhood idol Venkatapathy Raju

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Much ambiguity about Watson

Cricket Australia's high-performance manager Pat Howard said that selectors would consider a players all-round fitness before selecting the squad, and this is different from Shane Watson's statement

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

England's seamers should still have a major say

Simon Hughes, writing in the Daily Telegraph, says there are things England's fast bowlers can learn from the way their Indian counterparts performed in the Ahmedabad Test as they prepare to recover in the second Test

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

SA should be wary of Australia's sledging

When South Africa face Australia in the second Test in Adelaide, they have to be ready for the verbal duel, says Kepler Wessels in Supersport

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Flintoff dedicated towards boxing

Andrew Flintoff, who has taken up boxing professionally, is committed about it and doesn't treat it as a cheap indulgence, finds Stephen Moss, who met the ex-cricketer recently

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ian Meckiff - honest and dignified

Former Australia fast bowler Ian Meckiff's career was shortened when umpires perceived him to possess an inappropriate bowling action. Though he was left cold in 1963, he was a "simple, generous and honest" man who never complained

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Unthinkable? Televised sport without commentary

An editorial in the Guardian, says television viewers must be given the option of watching a match without commentary.

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Monty Panesar would have made it closer

England picked three fast bowlers for the first Test, at Motera in Ahmedabad. Scyld Berry, writing in the Daily Telegraph, says that it's precisely that decision that may cost them the match

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

In the commentary box, the start of something special

The commentary on the first day in Ahmedabad was, for a change, not boring and full of cliches, says an editorial in the Indian Express

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Was Stewart taking the Micky?

In 1990, Graham Gooch missed Garry Sobers' then Test record of 365 by just 32 runs, when he was dismissed for 333 against India

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pujara's poise helped him seize second chance

Simon Hughes, writing in the Daily Telegraph, says that if England thought that Cheteshwar Pujara was a potential weak link in India's intimidating top six batsmen, they will think differently now

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

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