Nikita Bastian

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Has Tendulkar fluffed the timing of his exit?

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

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Why Rahane is here to stay

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.

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Holding: don’t blame Dhoni

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

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Abu Choudhury: Shakib has lost his humility

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

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The sun rises again on Sharjah

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.

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Time for a name change for the Gaddafi Stadium

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.

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They don’t make them like Farokh anymore

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

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Roebuck: Australia in Galle look a professional unit

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.

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The other side of Dravid's batsmanship

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

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Pakistan cricket, a year after the spot-fixing saga

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.

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Cricket, the ultimate numbers game

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

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Lara not happy with making the headlines

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

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What's up with Warne?

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

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Roebuck: India need to focus on rebuilding

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.

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Dravid has raised the bar once again

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

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Waqar's resignation sure to elicit mixed reactions

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.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

England's win based on magnificent collective will

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 .

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Hungarian cricket prepares to go international

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.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

I've had the soft label before - Kyle Jarvis

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.

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Viswanath: Dravid can adjust his game yet again

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

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