V Ramnarayan

The helmet effect

Has protective gear resulted in inferior techniques when facing short-pitched bowling, resulting in more batsmen getting hit these days?

23-Jul-2015•V Ramnarayan

A captain a minute

Or that's what it felt like in India at the tail end of the 1950s

02-Jul-2015•V Ramnarayan

Listen to Bedi

The former left-arm spinner's trenchant views on selection, and on the treatment of India's spinners in particular, should not be ignored

02-Jun-2015•V Ramnarayan

Bombay local

A new book tries to unravel the secret behind the city's extraordinary cricket legacy, with anecdotes about the passionate following the domestic game has had there

23-May-2015•V Ramnarayan

India's one-day selection needs a rethink

The World Cup showed that those picking the side need to focus on the team's weaknesses and be bold enough to replace players who may have come to take their places for granted

02-Apr-2015•V Ramnarayan

Tahir, Ashwin and Vettori buck World Cup trend

While other spinners have struggled, the three have kept the runs down and broken partnerships through low trajectory, controlled turn and minimum width

07-Mar-2015•V Ramnarayan

Where have all the stylists gone?

You'll get powerful and innovative shots, spectacular fielding and express pace in this year's World Cup, but at the cost of artistry and mystery

15-Feb-2015•V Ramnarayan

Whatever happened to sportsmanship?

The nasty behaviour we continue to see on the field is threatening to drive fans away from the game

15-Jan-2015•V Ramnarayan

What India's spinners are doing wrong

They give the impression they haven't practised enough or come in with well-formed plans of attack

07-Jan-2015•V Ramnarayan

India's Adelaide blunder

Picking a newbie as the sole spinner in the XI could be a mistake that will haunt them

12-Dec-2014•V Ramnarayan

Home advantage: everyone's property

In years past, the term was something of a pejorative; not so much these days, when just about every side seems to enjoy it

15-Nov-2014•V Ramnarayan

Remembering Budhi the dasher

Before Sehwag, and even Srikkanth, India had a swashbuckling opening batsman who also kept wickets

19-Oct-2014•V Ramnarayan

Any multi-skilled bowlers out there?

Bowlers who can switch between pace and spin, left-arm and right-arm and vice versa will spice up the contest between bat and ball

06-Oct-2014•V Ramnarayan

The science of deception

Aerodynamics, biomechanics, psychology, and pitching on a length: Erapalli Prasanna and Ian Chappell on the thrill and skill of spin bowling

02-Oct-2014•Interview by V Ramnarayan

Don't shed tears for chuckers

The ICC's decision to take a stricter view of throwing is an important step forward in eliminating the problem of illegal actions

23-Sep-2014•V Ramnarayan

Spinners need intelligent, trusting captains to thrive

A captain must be able to understand a spinner's craft if he is to manage him properly and set the right fields

07-Sep-2014•V Ramnarayan

It's time we had laws to eliminate sledging

Players should realise that their cricket skills speak louder than the abuse they sometimes dish out in the name of legitimate aggression

17-Aug-2014•V Ramnarayan

Remembering Ashok Mankad, a domestic giant

The late "Kaka" was a terrific batsman, a shrewd captain, and a wonderful raconteur. But most of all he was a genuine friend

31-Jul-2014•V Ramnarayan

Do India stick with the same team?

Binny did well at Trent Bridge, but surely he must make way for Ashwin now?

24-Jul-2014•V Ramnarayan

Let's hear it for the unorthodox

Spinners who can't be bracketed into one style flourish today in cricket, while they struggled to make it big in the past

26-Jun-2014•V Ramnarayan

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