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Fine tradition of exciting Test finishes continues

Abu Dhabi seemed an eternity away as England finished the job in Colombo, writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian

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The India story: A year after

Exactly a year ago, India became world champions but things went downhill from there on, with forgettable tours of England and Australia

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'While playing for India, you need to be responsible' - Kohli

In an interview in the Telegraph , Virat Kohli talks about facing up to pressure, vice-captaincy, his best moments in his career thus far, and more.

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Is brand Tendulkar still going strong?

Binoy Prabhakar, in the Economic Times , tries to find out if Tendulkar's brand aura is on the wane, since, as Prabhakar says, no company has signed him up after his 100th hundred.

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Pietersen yet to crack the subcontinent

Kevin Pietersen has much to play for this week, as England seek to level the series against Sri Lanka and avoid a fifth straight Test loss, writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent on Sunday .

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'Tendulkar, the Picasso among batsmen' - Greg Chappell

Former India coach Greg Chappell, in the Hindu , pays tribute to Sachin Tendulkar, who scored his 100th international century during the Asia Cup.

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Dravid and the lost beauty of slowness

Ajaz Ashraf, in his article in the Daily Times , pays tribute to Rahul Dravid, who announced his retirement recently

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Player-media rift not good for Indian cricket

Boria Majumdar, writing in the Times of India , says the time has come for the BCCI to have a proper media policy and appoint a professional media manager following differences emerging between the press and the players during the Australian tour.

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Callum Flynn's inspiring fight

Callum Flynn is only 16 and opens the batting for the England Physical Disability team

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All's not well with Rajasthan cricket

The poor treatment of the three professional cricketers who helped Rajasthan win the Ranji Trophy title for the second straight time, by administrators, does not augur well for Rajasthan cricket, writes WV Raman in Sportstar .

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I'm fit and confident - Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara, speaking to BCCI.tv in an interview, says his problems with fitness are behind him and he's focussed completely on the game.

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Misbah's stabilising mission

Misbah-ul-Haq has been the architect of the series so far to a great extent with his stoic batting, writes Scyld Berry in the Daily Telegraph .

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Pakistan win offers hope for Test cricket

Dwindling crowds have put the five-day game in a crisis, says James Corrigan in the Independent on Sunday , but Pakistan's victory offers hope of reviving interest in the format back home.

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England's batting the major worry

Nasser Hussain, in the Daily Mail , says England's batsmen can hardly complain about their poor performance in the defeat in Dubai, given they had four months of rest, and the major problem is their inability so far to read Saeed Ajmal.

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India's meek surrender painful to watch - Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly, in his column in the Sydney Morning Herald , says India's selectors will need to take some strong, fair and honest decisions ahead of the Adelaide Test folowing the side's series loss.

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'Pakistan have come a long way'

Stephen Brenkley, writing in the Independent , says Pakistan have rebuilt considerably since the scandal-marred England tour in 2010, ensuring consistency in team selection under Misbah-ul-Haq

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Administrators' gluttony weighing cricket down

Chloe Saltau, writing in the Age , says the "gluttony" of administrators in trying to squeeze in more limited-overs cricket, usually matches without context, is proving detrimental to the game

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The Big Bash threat to football

Les Murray, on the SBS Sports website , writes of the threat posed by the Big Bash League to the popularity of the football A-league in Australia.

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The rise of Aizaz Cheema

Aizaz Cheema, the Pakistan seamer, speaks to Shahid Hashmi in the Dawn about the struggles he faced while trying to make it to international cricket and the mentors who helped him get there.

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The problem with a rotation policy

In the Guardian , Mike Selvey says a rotation policy, something Mickey Arthur, the new coach of Australia, has supported, may not go down with those players who want to play and see being part of a playing XI as a challenge.

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