Nikita Bastian

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Farewell Dravid

What made Rahul Dravid special was that he took cricket very seriously but did not take himself too seriously, Rohit Brijnath writes in Mint

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Will Srinivasan save Indian cricket?

The richest cricket body in the world can’t stop the declining interest in the sport

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Celebrating sixty years of Viv

The 60th anniversary of the Viv Richard's birth is a reminder how his strut alone could turn bowlers to quivering wrecks, says Frank Keating, writing in the Guardian 's blog.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

India's cricketers have provided a necessary crisis

Thanks to the consistent defeats over the last few months in England and Australia, India's thick-skinned cricket officials cannot pretend that all is well and that if you throw a few million dollars at the problem it will go away, says Suresh Menon,

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Time for Tendulkar to introspect

Ian Chappell, writing in Mid-Day , says as India's tour of Australia wore on, Tendulkar's form deteriorated; the Australian bowlers eventually got inside his mind and along with thoughts of his century this was too much for him to process.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Ryder's punishment doesn't fit the crime

Simon Doull, writing for Fairfax NZ News , says that the powers that be continue to be soft with Jesse Ryder and that means he's only going to continue to put himself in situations that lead to trouble.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

NZ Test squad hints at stodgy playing conditions

Mark Richardson, writing in New Zealand Herald , says if the indications are right and the South Africa Tests are played on slow, green, seaming tracks, it might not be the ideal way to develop New Zealand cricket.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

What the BPL failed to do for Bangladesh cricket

By Shahzaib Quraishi, USA

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Tendulkar's SCG tribute

Top form, team successes and that century might elude Sachin Tendulkar on his trip down under, but seldom does the celebrated batsman complete a tour without being, well, celebrated

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Encourage Steve Smith to play his way

Stuart MacGill, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald , says it's important to embrace an individual's bowling style and try to enhance their strengths, hoping they get it right more often than not.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Remembering Casiechetty and Abeynaike

Elmo Rodrigopulle, writing in the Sunday Observer , says Neville Casiechetty and Ranil Abeynaike were outstanding cricketers who excelled in different eras.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

How Cook's men have turned it around in ODIs

Simon Hughes, writing in the Daily Telegraph , takes a look at the hard work, new rules and bits of luck that have contributed to England's one-day triumph in the UAE.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Tendulkar will know when to go

Sachin Tendulkar has played far too long, and for the most part with unmatched brilliance, to wait for some kindly soul to tell him that he is past his shelf-life, says Nirmal Shekar, writing in the Hindu .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

'Improvement of domestic cricket vital to India'

Sanjay Jagdale, the BCCI secretary, tells the Hindu 's Vijay Lokapally about his determination to improve the standard of domestic cricket - even if it means Ranji Trophy matches at neutral venues - and, subsequently, the stock of the national

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Refugee to role model cricketer

Nawroz Mangal, the Afghanistan captain, is the rugged face of Afghan cricket with a story fit for the big screen, says Shahid Hashmi, writing for Yahoo Cricket .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Can England retain their top six for Sri Lanka?

Jonathan Agnew, writing for the BBC , says after the debacle in the UAE, England now have some serious thinking to do before the two Test matches in Sri Lanka in March and April.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

'Mouthwash' ads land CA in hot water

Mouthwash or tobacco? That's the big question facing Cricket Australia

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Robin Jackman tells his tale

Telford Vice, writing in Business Day , reviews Robin Jackman's autobiography

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

How Mark Mascarenhas made cricket a business

In Caravan Magazine , Rahul Bhatia looks back on how Mark Mascarenhas - who was in fatal car accident ten years ago to a day - first broke open the business of cricket.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

No 20-20 vision for India

The stock of Indian cricket is at its lowest since the match-fixing crisis of 2000, says Ashok Malik, writing in the Hindustan Times .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

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