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Reads for the road

A dozen books that will give you an insight into the subcontinent when you visit for the cricket

10-Mar-2011•Suresh Menon

Heckled Nehra, helpful police

Tendulkar and Sehwag's batting makes for a one-sided contest against Netherlands

10-Mar-2011•Mohit Sardana

'Solidity of middle order has helped me and Kumar'

Mahela Jayawardene on how the World Cup is shaping up, the rained-out game against Australia, his own form and more

10-Mar-2011•Mahela Jayawardene

India and Harbhajan on loop

India's performances against Associates Ireland and Netherlands have been worryingly similar, but perhaps most concerning is Harbhajan Singh's apparent inability to pick up wickets

09-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

A wasted opportunity for Netherlands

Like fellow Associates Ireland, Netherlands play as a team and have belief, however, unlike Ireland, they do not have definite plans, as is evident from the number of dot balls they face while batting

09-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Feroz Shah Kotla

Yuvraj's butter-fingers moment

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group B match between India and Netherlands in Delhi

09-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra and Nagraj Gollapudi

Morkel happy to be in the shadows

Despite a lack of wickets at the World Cup, South Africa's giant opening bowler isn't concerned and is happy to let the spinners take the limelight

09-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Nagpur

Look out, it's Bukhari v Chawla

It isn't exactly international cricket's new big rivalry but the Netherlands allrounder and Indian spinner have history, kinda

09-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda

Good Ross, bad Ross

There are two sides to Ross Taylor: the side that attempts too many strokes early, and the one that can be absolutely devastating. In Pallekele, both sides cohabited the same innings

08-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale

How Taylor destroyed Pakistan

The key numbers from a stunning debut game for Pallekele, which became the 178th venue to host an O

08-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

Calamity Kamran seems undroppable

How to approach this politely? Ian Chappell was pretty polite. "If his batting was as good as Don Bradman's," he said on air, "he couldn't score enough runs to make up for what he costs them with his keeping."

08-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

India must experiment with bowling combination

Sticking to a winning combination has its advantages, but given the way India have bowled so far in the World Cup, trying something new is logical; it is time for R Ashwin to get a game

08-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Delhi

Happy birthday Rose Taylor

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Pakistan's encounter with New Zealand

08-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin and Brydon Coverdale in Pallekele

Mercurial England chase stability

When you are finally done with the league stages of this tournament, when you are getting yourselves ready for the real exciting parts of the World Cup, please take time to send a note of gratitude to England

08-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga

The Decision Review System in numbers

A look at the teams and the umpires who have handled the DRS better than the others

08-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

O'Brien's record, and the young ones

World Cup's fathers and sons, hogging the strike, birthday scores, and lots of Afridi

08-Mar-2011•Steven Lynch

Canada learn from their mistakes

When they were in with a chance of upsetting Pakistan, Canada choked, but against Kenya, they used smart tactics and learned how to build partnerships

07-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Feroz Shah Kotla

Mixed day for DRS

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the clash of the minnows in Delhi

07-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Delhi

Pakistan's unpredictability sets up even contest

Pakistan have been utterly dominant in World Cup clashes against New Zealand, but their fickle form in recent times raises the prospect of a close contest

07-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

The last day of summer

It brings with it wistfulness and a sense of loss

07-Mar-2011•Benjamin Golby

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