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He learned to play cricket on the beach - his talent took him around the world

Ricky Ponting has overcome his immaturity to steadily grow into the Australian captaincy, writes Peter Roebuck in The Sydney Morning Herald .

After his early promise, Australia believe Shane Watson's Test career is ready to bloom , writes Trevor Marshallsea in The Age .

After years of underperformance as a captain, wasted, unsatisfying years spent talking the talk and not doing the deed, Brian Lara has led his team selflessly and intelligently , writes Peter Roebuck in The Witness .

It's his first time playing the game in father Shashi's homeland and, albeit for just a moment, Jeetan Patel is public idol No 1

Boria Mazumdar takes a look at the new brand of cricket coverage on Indian television which is set to transform the nature of global cricket coverage.

Indian Express tracks the story of Sitanshu Kotak’s 12-year-old domestic battle .

Writing in supercricket.co.za Neil Manthorp feels that in its efforts to maximise the value of all its 'rights', the ICC may well be forgetting the most basic and important rights of all

Only a faint-hearted captain might hand his coach the reins of the team, and all evidence of Dravid is to the contrary , writes Rohit Brijnath, in the Sportstar .

Ricky Ponting talks about Australia's preparations during the off-season and about the importance of the Champions Trophy

Cricket might not have affected Gandhi, but Gandhi certainly affected cricket

Mark Ramprakash, named the Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year, reveals, in a column in The Independent , the secret of his success .

The Challenger Trophy in Chennai will see a host of youngsters making their debut on the big scene

Amid his fraught preparations for the hearings, Inzamam-ul-Haq talks to the Guardian about life, religion and Shoaib Akhtar.

Ramachandra Guha has a look at a few fascinating stories linked to some cricketers' names.

Alex Brown, of the Age , the Melbourne-based daily, is not convinced about the potency of the English squad for the Ashes .

Andrew Struass has a burning desire to keep the captaincy job, discovers Donald McRae.

Duncan Fletcher gave no clues as to who would captain England at the Ashes, but Vic Marks, writing in the Observer , favours Andrew Flintoff .

While Australia has been pondering where Tom Moody stands in the coaching pecking order, the man himself has been undertaking far more meaningful work - helping provide cheer to a battered nation, feels Alex Brown in the Sydney Morning Herald .