Nikita Bastian

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Memories of the Adelaide Oval

Andrew Faulkner, writing in the Australian , reminisces how watching Graham Yallop thump India at the Adelaide Oval 34 years ago drew him into a lifelong love of cricket.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Dhoni doesn't warrant a guaranteed Test spot

Ian Chappell, writing in the Hindustan Times , says MS Dhoni is no longer India's answer in Test cricket.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Trying out the Stuart Broad diet

Jonathan Liew, a member of the Daily Telegraph , is put on Stuart Broad's diet for a few days, and tells the tale

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Watling as New Zealand's Test keeper is a gamble

So BJ Watling has the inside running to be New Zealand's next Test wicketkeeper, but of the two contenders in the squad logic and pure numbers suggest Kruger van Wyk should be the frontrunner, says Fred Woodcock, writing for Fairfax NZ News .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Test cricket in India - The way forward

From Balachandhran S, India

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

A pace renaissance begins

Be it Vernon Philander, Pat Cummins or James Pattinson, Doug Bracewell or Umesh Yadav, pace has dominated in the most recent Test series, says Andrew Alderson, writing in the New Zealand Herald

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Wessels: South Africa displayed ruthlessness

Job done against Sri Lanka in the Test series, South Africa now need to work on their consistency, says Kepler Wessels, writing in Supersport.com .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

An epitaph on the Ranji Trophy

Dilip D'Souza, in Firstpost.com , on the rise of the IPL and the parallel fading away of the Ranji Trophy

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

The Michael Clarke Test

Malcolm Knox, in the Sydney Morning Herald , says having ridden in on a bat with no name, Michael Clarke can claim naming rights to the 100th Test at the SCG.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Turner: NZ should look at World Cup 2015 now

Glenn Turner, writing for Fairfax NZ News , says, given World Cups' all-important status, if New Zealand decide they want to finally progress past the semi-finals in 2015, planning needs to begin with the imminent Zimbabwe series.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

India wait at the gates

As India’s batsmen continue to struggle in Australia, most would agree they could do with a lesson in patience - in ‘playing the waiting game’

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

A pitch that paints a thousand words

From the unruly Hill stand to Warne's first spell, the SCG, which hosts it's 100th Test today, stirs a legion of memories says Malcolm Knox, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

An umpire's call is final, even with the DRS

Former Australia bowler Stuart MacGill, writing in the Age , says the DRS isn't 100% accurate and it doesn't have to be, however the call for a referral should be left to the umpire.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Who is New Zealand's best after Hadlee?

By Keith King, South Korea

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Top 10 debuts at the SCG

The Sydney Morning Herald 's Andrew Wu looks back on some memorable debuts at the venue that will host its 100th Test in the new year.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Batsmen now seem incapable of swimming against tide

Greg Baum, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald , says on Wednesday at the MCG, the pitch did a bit and so - subtly - did the bowlers, but the batsmen flattered them.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

The BBL may save the Boxing Day Test

If Twenty20 pyrotechnics do not grab the attention of the younger generation, then Boxing Day crowds may begin to go the same way as those of the one-day game, says Malcolm Conn, writing for Foxsports.com .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

An American take on Test cricket

ESPN 's Wright Thompson, an American journalist, on his experience of watching and reporting on a Test match at Lord's.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Christian picked cricket over rugby

Jamie Pandaram, writing in Australia's Daily Telegraph , speaks to Dan Christian's family about his growing up years.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

<i>The Spin</i>'s cricket moments of 2011

From MS Dhoni's ultimate captain's innings to Alastair Cook finally cutting loose, the Guardian 's blog lists a few cherished moments of 2011.

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