Siddhartha Talya

No Allen Stanford in ECB's annual report

Simon Wilde, writing in the Times , says it is mysterious that the US businessman fails to get a mention in English cricket's yearly review.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Evaluating the IPL's second season

Boria Majumdar, in his column on Espnstar.com , assesses this year's IPL, it's positives and the areas where organizers need to work more to ensure another success in 2010.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Experience + money = match-fixing?

Javed Miandad recently alleged that IPL games, often decided off the last ball this season, were being fixed

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Should teams include more foreign players in the XI?

An editorial piece in the Times of India debates the issue of including more foreign players in the XI, after Delhi Daredevils coach Greg Shipperd echoed John Buchanan's call for an increase in quota allotted to overseas players

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

South Africans follow sport, Indians follow stars

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay, in his blog in the Hindustan Times , ponders over why the IPL has been as successful in South Africa

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Ganguly didn't get any momentum - Buchanan

John Buchanan, in an interview with the Telegraph , reflects on Kolkata Knight Riders' poor performance in the IPL, and touches upon issues such as Sourav Ganguly's disappointing run and sending back some players early in the tournament.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Asif targeting Champions Trophy

Mohammad Asif, currently serving a ban for testing positive for a prohibited substance, in an interview with Pakpassion.net , speaks of Pakistan's chances at the World Twenty20, the country's upcoming talent and his own return to the international

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

IPL an entertainment circus, not a sporting one

The IPL has not yet established itself as a global brand, and it can only do so if its administrators focus more on the sport than the money and the glitz around it, writes Neil Manthorp in India Today .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Cheering for the enemy

The sight of a sibling celebrating your misfortune can be heartbreaking, but what Jacques Kallis had to endure was much worse

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Flower, the best man available for the job

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SA youngsters outperform Australian counterparts

Neil Johnson, writing in the Witness , says the performances of South Africa's newer players, such as Wayne Parnell and Roelof van der Merwe, and the relative failure of Australia's less experienced players to make an impact, proved critical in

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

'We'll be keeping Indian spice in the IPL'

Shane Warne, in the Times , writes of his experience with Rajasthan Royals in South Africa so far, and the interesting interactions he's had with some of the Indians in the squad.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Aubrey Faulkner, a unique South African

Benedict Bermange, in a guest column on the Supersport website, traces South Africa's knack of producing top-quality allrounders to Aubrey Faulkner, who, a century ago, was establishing himself in the national team.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

English cricket must reassert itself

The ECB's marketing of the the upcoming summer of cricket in England under the banner 'The Great Exhibition' could well backfire and make an exhibition of English cricket itself if the home team fails, writes David Hopps in his blog in the Guardian

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Another chapter for Kevin Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen, who will captain Bangalore Royal Challengers and play in his country of birth, has a series of factors going against him as he heads into the IPL, despite the small matter of getting richer by US$1.55 million, writes Lawrence Booth

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Vaughan, a risk worth taking

Though Michael Vaughan's recent record does not merit him a place in the England team, Australia would rather see a struggling Ian Bell or Owais Shah at No.3 instead of him in the upcoming Ashes, writes Lawrence Booth in his blog in the Guardian .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

In for a chaotic summer

There used to be a rhythm to the cricketing summer in England which has now been disrupted by the chaotic schedule for this year's Ashes, writes Matthew Engel in the Times .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

A field of dreams left incomplete

The 1980’s film Arthur’s Hallowed Ground tells the story of a possessive curator who has tended the same school cricket field for half a century and strives to bring to fruition his idea of a perfect pitch, against the wishes of his seniors who

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

ECB should say sorry to Pietersen

England's only hope of surprising a resurgent Australia this summer is if the ECB makes its peace with Kevin Pietersen, writes Lawrence Booth in his blog in the Guardian .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

An open letter to Shane Bond

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