Nikita Bastian

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Sheldon Cotterell: Up close with a dream

It’s been an exciting few days for military man Sheldon Cotterell

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Styris’ orange shoes hit the red light

So you think Twenty20 cricket is all about things innovative, gimmicky and unconventional

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

What about the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy?

The annual trans-Tasman series, which has produced several memorable games in the format of cricket most often criticised, is in jeopardy, says Geoff Longley, writing in the Dominion Post .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

India's DRS refusal means it's advantage Swann

India's intransigence to the UDRS is likely to prove self-defeating against England's Graeme Swann later this summer, says Mike Selvey, writing in the Guardian .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Pollard on fitness, discipline, family

Kieron Pollard tells John Sarkar, writing in Mail Today , about his fitness regime, and, among other things, how fatherhood has changed his approach to batting.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Cricket in the neighbourhood of gangsta rap

Christina Hoag, writing for the Associated Press , tells us about 'the Homies and the Popz', Compton Cricket Club's talented team

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

James Laver on the making of a cricket bat

Bat-maker James Laver of Laver & Wood talks extensively to PakPassion.net about how the timber's grain effects a bat's lifespan, the Mongoose and, among other things, how picky Sanath Jayasuriya could be when it comes to his bats.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

WI lack basic cricket intelligence, allrounders - Cozier

Tony Cozier, writing in Nation News , says it's necessary for the WICB and Chris Gayle to grow up and sort out their ridiculous differences, while, among other things, West Indian cricket sorts out it's selection woes.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

A combination of baseball and chess?

There is a lot of cricket in southwestern Connecticut, says Cathryn J Prince, writing in Darien.patch.com

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

My depression is an ongoing battle - Lou Vincent

"People say, 'Pull yourself together, move on'

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Great forgotten innings

From Javed Miandad's audacious bullying of Essex, to a gritty Nasser Hussain ton, Rob Bagchi and Rob Smyth, writing in the Guardian , pick half a dozen knocks to savour.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Stuart Law: In cricket-coach limbo

As Sri Lanka move towards the climax of the Test series against England, their interim coach, Stuart Law, is finding it ever more difficult to watch from the wings, says Simon Briggs, writing in the Daily Telegraph .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Usman Khawaja takes his own road

In the afterglow of his Test debut, Usman Khawaja could have taken the popular road to India and accepted a gilt-edged IPL contract

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

NZ cricket needs the straight-talking Glenn Turner

Glenn Turner axing from the national selection panel is New Zealand's loss, says Jonathan Millmow, writing in the Dominion Post

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Mumbai: Fading cricket champions?

Once the powerhouse of Indian domestic cricket, Mumbai seem to have lost their edge, says Taus Rizvi, writing in DNA India .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Not quite Caribbean cricket

A decline in the standards of play and the WICB being at war with its players have reduced the series in the Caribbean to a mockery of sorts, says Pradeep Magazine, writing in Hindustan Times .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

History dictates we give Prior the benefit of the doubt

The footnotes of sporting history are laden with seemingly absurd excuses that might in fact be the plain truth, says Matthew Norman, writing in the Daily Telegraph .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Hooper, a charmer at the crease

S Dinakar, writing in the Hindu , catches up with Carl Hooper and relives his classy brand of batsmanship.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Jamie Siddons on life after Bangladesh

Former Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons - who has been put in charge of New Zealand domestic side Wellington - talks to Mark Getty, writing in Stuff.co.nz , about living the comfortable life in Bangladesh and taking the team forward, among other

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Is the tag of 'England's best-ever team' attainable?

Andrew Strauss has big aspirations for his men but the Lord's Test exposed a lack of ruthlessness, says Stephen Brenkley, writing in the Independent .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

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