Vikram Kapur, writing in the Hindu , says while fellow Maratha Anna Hazare straddled the Indian consciousness like a larger-than-life Bollywood hero in August, Sachin Tendulkar went in the opposite direction with an unconvincing performance in

Venkat Ananth, writing for Yahoo Cricket , says Ajinkya Rahane has shown talent, technique and temperament in England, and has looked every bit the top-grade cricketer.

Michael Holding, in Firstpost.com , says India's captain cannot really prevent England from dominating with the bowlers he has at his disposal.

Abu Choudhury, writing for BanglaCricket.com , examines Shakib Al Hasan's fall from grace

Osman Samiuddin, writing in the National , looks back on the magic that was once cricket in Sharjah, as the venue prepares to make a comeback on the global stage.

Saad Shafqat, writing in the Dawn , says Lahore’s great Test centre is no ordinary stadium and it is a travesty for it to carry the name that it does.

Tom Alter, writing for Firstpost.com , looks back on Farokh Engineer's career

Peter Roebuck, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald , says there was a level of professionalism in Australia's combination in the Galle Test, as they produced their most suffocating bowling performance for a long time.

Rahul Dravid, the other debutant for India in Wednesday's Twenty international, presumably played 21 balls without really caring about batting, says Kartikeya in A Cricketing View blog

Osman Samiuddin, writing in the National , looks back on how Pakistan cricket was rocked, yet again, one year ago, and how the team has responded creditably on the field in the aftermath of that scandal.

Mathematics is rather important in one-day cricket, says Steve James, writing in the Daily Telegraph

It’s quite an honour having a stadium named after you, but what happens if the plan goes awry and there’s talk of having it converted into a detention centre

Hadley Freeman, writing in the Daily Guardian , has a tongue in cheek look at what's come over Shane Warne these days.

Peter Roebuck, writing in the Hindu , says India must examine the evidence provided by their heavy defeat to England and respond accordingly, forgetting about past records and big reputations.

Rahul Dravid has made a virtue of adversity, says Pradeep Magazine, writing in the Hindustan Times .

An editorial in the Express Tribune says Waqar Younis' calling it quits as Pakistan captain will be viewed differently by different people, but it is not an unexpected move given the current atmosphere in Pakistani cricket.

The tribute and respect England won at The Oval flowed partly from some exceptional talent, but it had a different kind of foundation and impetus, says James Lawton, writing in the Independent .

Gergo Racz, writing in the Wall Street Journal , says cricket isn’t as popular among the Hungarian youth as football, water polo or handball, but the Hungary cricket league has been making headway over the years.

Zimbabwe bowler Kyle Jarvis talks to Cricket365 's Tristan Holme about his dad Malcolm (who played in Zimbabwe's debut Test), his injury ordeal and the effect Tamim Iqbal's comments on the penultimate day of the Harare Test had on his team.

Gundappa Viswanath, writing in the Indian Express , says that while he isn't sure how logical it is to pick a player who played his last ODI two years ago, Rahul Dravid will adequately adjust his game to the needs of limited-overs cricket in the