With cricket having gone far too commercial to take a break, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's honesty in deciding to skip the Sri Lanka Tests needs to be respected, writes Makarand Waingankar in the Hindu

One can continue analysing the wisdom of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to pull-out of the Sri Lanka Tests, but in the larger context, it's hard to find fault with him, writes Pradeep Magazine in the Hindustan Times

In the Times , Michael Atherton says that on cricket alone, the situation in Zimbabwe is a complete disgrace

Just how important is education in a sportsman's career

After Graham Napier's record-battering 152 not out for Essex against Sussex in a Twenty20 match, it's easy to forget his struggles at the start of the season, when he struggled to find a place in the championship side and had to try out for the

One may glorify Twenty20 as the best version of reality television, but it'll never hit the heights of the climax of an Ashes series, writes David Mitchell in the Guardian

In Supercricket , Pommie Mbangwa feels the referrals system in umpiring has a few loopholes and is not safe to try it out yet

Dylan Cleaver gives a diary account of what he describes as a sad sad day for New Zealand cricket, after surrendering another series to England

Lalit Modi's decision to give the IPL franchises the first pick over international players for the Champions League has Neil Manthorp fuming

Will players ditch their counties in favour of the big bucks of cricket's Champions League

In an indepth interview to the Cape Times , Norman Arendse, the president of Cricket South Africa, speaks out on the controversial transformation policy, his version of the Andre Nel-Charl Langeveldt fiasco, relationship with Mickey Arthur,

An Irish-born author, Joseph O'Neill, has written a novel set in New York City post 9/11 and the central theme which binds the novel is cricket

The Kolkata Knight Riders may have underachieved through the IPL, but on the bright side, have managed to draw the maximum supporters throughout the country

Three weeks into the IPL, James Robinson of the Observer makes his observations on cricket's traveling circus and catches up with a few fans along the way.

While the BCCI probes the Harbhajan-Sreesanth controversy, Amiesh Saheba, one of the on-field umpires, offers hints as to what instigated Harbhajan to slap his opponent

A day after the theft of power cables at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, there are signs of a larger controversy brewing, with the Cricket Association of Bengal chief Prasun Mukherjee fearing that yesterday’s thefts and the April 20 floodlight fiasco

The Indian Premier League is widely perceived as the marriage between cricket and entertainment, and the early evidence shows that the entertainment is certainly the dominant partner