The Surfer

As if being King of Spain wasn’t regal enough, Ashley Giles has now been made an Honorary Citizen of Droitwich

He may be able to do the fandango, apparently, but, mama mia

The Sourav Ganguly-Greg Chappell saga has dominated the front pages of most of the Indian newspapers but The Surfer picked out two outside views on the whole issue

Shahid Hashmi of AFP tells a stirring tale of two women who were rarely allowed to go out in public, overcame several societal barriers and yet made it to Pakistan’s women’s national cricket team

Ray White, the former president of the South African board, puts forth his suggestions to improve Test cricket

In the Barbados-based The Nation , Tony Cozier celebrates the revival of schools cricket in the island

One played cricket for Zimbabwe and currently coaches England; the other turned out for England and coaches Pakistan

"Every country has two sides playing for it," writes Harsha Bhogle in Indian Express

David Sygall remembers a stout little batsman from Sydney who stood up to - and conquered - the might of the British Empire's fastest bowlers

Peter Roebuck profiles Waddington Mwayenga - who he calls a "likeable, determined, polite, bright and athletic lad" - and goes on to lament the deeper problem surrounding cricket in Zimbabwe.

Tim de Lisle picks out the highs and lows from a memorable English summer

Haresh Pandya reports that an emerald and pearl necklace estimated at 1.6 million pounds belonging to Ranjitsinhji has been forbidden from being auctioned at Christie.

In the Hindustan Times , Sandeep Bamzai says the Sourav Ganguly-Greg Chappell issue may be connected to the BCCI elections:

It’s rugby league and AFL finals time in Australia but Shane Warne and Damien Martyn manage to steal some of the attention

R Kaushik of Deccan Herald meets Tatenda Taibu , the Zimbabwe captain, and finds out what goes on within the mind of a 22-year-old leading a weak side

G Rajaraman of Outlook magazine traces a tale that has developed into Bollywood masala - involving a bar girl, betting and cricketers

Brian Lara has “one of the greatest days of my life” when he meets Nelson Mandela and gives him a bat with the message “I love you President”