Features

Just how much can conceivably be riding on an Under-19 tournament - even if it is the biggest in the world? More than you think perhaps

There's little fielding sides can do once the ball is wet. Pitch it on the right length, try yorkers, slower balls, bouncers? It's easier said than done

Suresh Raina's hundred in the tri-series final may not have resulted in victory but, given the context of his career and recent criticism, it is a significant effort on the personal front

The rare failure of the Indian batting line-up in the finals of the tri-series is acceptable, but that it happened in batsman-friendly conditions is not

Praveen Amre's insistence on getting his bowlers to improve their batting is responsible for Mumbai getting this far

A statistical preview to the fourth Test in Johannesburg, where both South Africa and England have average records

The fast bowlers have come to the party in a big way thanks to the exploits of Aavishkar Salvi and Abhimanyu Mithun in Mysore

Stats preview to the Hobart Test, where Australia have never lost in eight Tests and Pakistan have lost two in two

Not long ago, Tharanga was struggling to put bat to ball. Now he's the first name on the ODI team list

The smallest winning first-innings totals, two 49s in a Test, and Tendulkar's lowest match aggregates

Despite his achievements over the last six years, Karnataka seamer R Vinay Kumar remains unfamiliar to most Indian fans

Bangladesh's bowling coach, Champaka Ramanayake, has faced some strong questions of late, particularly with the decline in Shahadat Hossain's form

From a harsh existence near the sewage-filled Buriganga river to becoming Bangladesh's most famous left-arm spinner, there have plenty of turns in Mohammad Rafique's life

The emergence of Virat Kohli and Suraj Randiv, and the comeback of Upul Tharanga, have been the highlights of an otherwise dull tournament

For all the pulsating, crowd-pleasing action they generate, fluctations in Test matches are beyond one-innings matches that remain limited in more than just the number of overs available

After their magical 2008, South Africa were brought rudely back down to earth last year

South Africa thought England's bowlers were "a bit naughty" with the ball in Cape Town. Others weighed in too

India's North East has yet to fully embrace cricket, but the region is set to gain a fillip through the Twenty20 format

In 2009, New Zealand had issues with their top order, found a middle-order core group, and lost Shane Bond. Through it all they had one constant

Christmas in Durban, New Year in Cape Town. It must be the second instalment of our South Africa tour diary