Nikita Bastian

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Cyril Perkins celebrates a century of birthdays

The world's oldest surviving first-class cricketer, Cyril Perkins, is still smiling at the age of 100, says Simon Briggs, writing in the Daily Telegraph .

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Powers that be running cricket into the ground

This week has not been sports administration's finest hours, says Dileep Premachandran, writing in the National

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Vaughan to trek the Great Wall of China

In May, Adam Parore conquered Mount Everest

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Forget the mystery of Mendis - it's all just lettuce

David Lloyd, writing in the Daily Mail , on Ajantha Mendis' variations, Jonathan Trott's unending innings, the incentive for left-arm spinners to make a comeback this summer and more.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Caribbean pitches have to change

West Indian cricket is not helped by the fact that Caribbean pitches recently tend to be skewed in favour of the visitors' skills, says Alan Harris, writing in the Barbados Advocate .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Ashwin hot on Harbhajan's heels

With the World Cup out of the way, India's selectors are likely to shift from a result-oriented approach to longer-term planning for their team's future, says Karthik Krishnaswamy, writing in the Indian Express

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Jayawardene unplugged

Mahela Jayawardene talks to the Guardian 's Donald McRae about the terrorist attacks on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore in 2009, the tragedy of his brother's brain tumour and, among other things, Muttiah Muralitharan.

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Kohli's coming of age

Bharat Sundaresan, writing in the Indian Express , says that with the batting form Virat Kohli has been in over the last 12 months, he must be in a good frame of mind

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Letters to the editor

Steve James, writing in the Daily Telegraph , reviews Not in My Day, Sir , a compilation of cricket letters the newspaper has received over the years

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A woman scoring a hundred against men

Louth CC beat Market Deeping CC by 72 runs on the back of steely century by Arran Brindle

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Kirsten fits the bill for the SA job

It's important to look at what sort of coach South Africa need, rather than simply who the best coach on offer is, says Tristan Holme, writing in Cricket 365

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Why should cricketers be socialist in their leaning?

The ills of today's crass capitalism are far better than the gloomy days of cricket's past, says Ahmed Rizvi, writing in the National .

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Coaching crunch time for South Africa

Kepler Wessels, writing in Super Sport , says the appointment of South Africa's next coach comes at an important time for their cricket, and evaluates the four options on the cards.

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Fletcher comes in knowing what not to do

Duncan Fletcher has the advantage of his predecessor's tenures to guide him as he takes on the role of India's coach, says David Norton, writing in the Sport Collective

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The old man's IPL

Richard Lord, writing in the Wall Street Journal , tells us why older players have become a such an important feature of the IPL.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Shield cricket inadequacies ail Australia say veterans

Senior players have highlighted the demise of the Sheffield Shield as the root of Australian cricket's tumble from the top says Malcolm Conn, writing in the Daily Telegraph .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Cricket Espana to host national festival

Cricket Espana, in collaboration with the MCC and the ICC, is all set to host a national cricket festival on May 15

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When the ball came crashing in

Steve James, writing in the Daily Telegraph , relives the - rather hilarious - experience of having the ball come crashing through the window of the room where he was commentating during a Glamorgan game in Taunton.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Of winning over new fans and a day in the wild

By Andre Leslie

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First WikiLeaks, now CrickiLeaks?

The web has wrought all kinds of innovations in cricket-writing, says Andy Bull, writing in the Guardian

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