George Binoy

There was never any mistaking what David "Butch" White did for a sporting living

Ah, but isn't it just the cutest volte-face

The new selection committee that will meet to pick the [Indian] squad for Australia’s tour in October-November will have to weigh short-term goals against long-term targets, writes S Ram Mahesh in the Hindu .

Outside the Eastern Cape where his talent first emerged, Makhaya Ntini is not a name that comes immediately to mind when great fast bowlers are discussed

In the Sunday Telegraph , Scyld Berry writes that Tim Ambrose is on his way out:

Olympics and cricket do eventually seem destined to meet, argues Saad Shafqat in Dawn .

The referral system is conceptually very good if the technology assisting the eye is foolproof, writes Pradeep Magazine in the Hindustan Times .

Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka's under-19 vice-captain, had to overcome the challenges posed by the tsunami and also make a transition from bowling to wicketkeeping to develop as a cricketer.Reemus Fernando charts Chandimal's progress in the Island .

Between two 50-run partnerships, there was an eerie batting silence that summed up the day for India, writes Sandeep Diwvedi in the Indian Express .

In cricket, China is the next India

Anil Kumble says that his team is happy and confident of winning the third Test after bouncing back to level the series in Galle

So, is it, as I increasingly believe, that India’s inherent nature is to play safe and that a defeat or an act of provocation causes them to bind together and produce performances that are otherwise bottled inside

Dale Steyn revealed that Graeme Smith wasn't his usual self both before and during his monumental, series-winning innings of 154 not out, writes Neil Manthorp on Supercricket.co.za .

"No follower of cricket needs to be told who Mr Modi is

"In sport, we often hear that a team are not as good on the pitch as they look on paper