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Unsung Samaraweera anchors Sri Lanka

Thilain Samaraweera's innings wasn't captivating, but he handled the spinners effectively and carried the batting after the stars departed after starts

04-Aug-2010•Sidharth Monga at the P Sara Oval

Indian spinners fail to attack in pairs

Losing the toss can't be served as an excuse for India because their spinners failed to create pressure from both ends, and the no-balls were unpardonable

03-Aug-2010•Sidharth Monga at the P Sara Oval

The price of over enthusiasm

Plays of the day for the opening day of the third Test between Sri Lanka and India at the P Sara Oval

03-Aug-2010•Sidharth Monga at the P Sara Oval

'I was never too scared to apologise'

The recently retired South African umpire on owning up to errors, his favourite people on the field, his past life and his future

03-Aug-2010•Interview by Brydon Coverdale

Expensive debuts, and Ireland's Test men

Opening agonies, the Tendulkar-Waugh record, most Tests missed, and home runs in cricket

03-Aug-2010•Steven Lynch

Depleted India attempt jailbreak

Anything less than 20 wickets won't suffice if the No. 1 side in the world is to go back home with their faces saved

02-Aug-2010•Sidharth Monga at the P Sara Oval

Confusion reigns over Yousuf recall

There are concerns about how his return, after being axed previously, will affect the team

02-Aug-2010•Osman Samiuddin

An early pioneer

The sheer longevity of WG Grace's career was remarkable, and some of the records he set might never be equalled

01-Aug-2010•S Rajesh

Amazing Grace

In the late 1800s, one man was synonymous with cricket, and enchanted all who came to see him bat. Truly was he nearly as big as the game

01-Aug-2010•David Frith

Life of Cardus

One of its four forewords is written by Andrew Flintoff. That oddity apart, the book is exhaustive in covering the life and work of the man who changed cricket writing

01-Aug-2010•Steven Lynch

Where's South Africa's next major fast bowler?

For a country where allrounders seem to be a dime a dozen, the number of quick bowlers ready for national duty are surprisingly thin on the ground

31-Jul-2010•Firdose Moonda

Pakistan bat with eyes wide shut

What does a Pakistan batsman think when he takes guard? Does he think at all?

30-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Trent Bridge

Flat tracks make for pointless cricket

Only one result was ever going to be possible on an SSC pitch that was a batting paradise

30-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga at the SSC

The Yuvraj conundrum

Plays of the Day for the final day of the second Test at the SSC

30-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga at the SSC

'The more the pressure, the stronger I got'

The charismatic former Pakistan captain on wanting to be fast, teaching Wasim and Waqar to bowl, the allrounder wars of the 1980s, ball-tampering, and more

30-Jul-2010•Interview by Sam Collins

Uncertain Kaneria fails to make his mark

It was a day begging for the spinners to take control. Yet Pakistan's most experienced Test player, and their premier slow bowler, failed to rise to the occasion

29-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Trent Bridge

The respect you get as a Test player is different - Raina

Suresh Raina fulfills his brother's wish, talks of the satisfaction of finally experiencing Test cricket and emulating his hero Rahul Dravid

29-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga at the SSC

Taking away the Don's records

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the SSC Test between Sri Lanka and India

29-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga at the SSC

Raina's convincing first step

Suresh Raina's century on Test debut was hard earned and richly deserved, but tougher tests await for India's most promising emerging batsman

29-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga at the SSC

Shirtfront strategies

What do you do when the curator has it in for bowlers? You plan, persevere and pray

29-Jul-2010•Aakash Chopra

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