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Struggling Bangladesh seamers face the heat

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

11-Jan-2010•Sriram Veera at the Shere Bangla Stadium

A reality sweeter than dreams

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

11-Jan-2010•Sriram Veera

Youngsters spice up dull tournament

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

10-Jan-2010•Sriram Veera at the Shere Bangla National Stadium

Test cricket strikes again

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

10-Jan-2010•Tony Cozier

The harsh light of day

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

10-Jan-2010•Telford Vice

'What would we say if it was Pakistan?'

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

09-Jan-2010•Cricinfo staff

Rising in the North East

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

09-Jan-2010•Siddarth Ravindran

Wins, losses, injuries, Vettori

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

09-Jan-2010•Sidharth Monga

Steak, Onions and controversy

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

09-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan

Shakib hails 'real progress'

Bangladesh cricket doesn't seem to be improving at the pace they, or the critics, want it to. But captain Shakib Al Hasan believes scores of more or near about 250 in three consecutive games points towards a bright future

08-Jan-2010•Sriram Veera at the Shere Bangla National Stadium

Good to the last bite

A travelling England fans revels in the best sport he ever watched live

08-Jan-2010•Rich Abbott

'Bunny' proves he's anything but

Graham Onions had seen it all before as he strode out at No. 11 with a Test match to save

07-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan

Smith left to dwell on another 'what if'

Cricket has always been a game of narrow margins, but this is ridiculous

07-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan

Kohli comes of age

Virat Kohli threatened to go the Rohit Sharma way and waste his initial chances in a land with tough competition for middle-order spots, but his innings at Mirpur today has signalled his journey to maturity

07-Jan-2010•Sriram Veera at the Shere Bangla National Stadium

Big-game Belly achieves his finest hour

Forget the nine Test hundreds. Ian Bell has just played his defining international innings

07-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan

The darkest hour

The Lahore attacks overshadowed every other crisis the country's cricket had ever been through, but the World Twenty20 win and two teenagers eased the pain a touch

07-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin

The inquisition begins for Yousuf

There were plenty of harsh questions for Pakistan's captain after the Sydney loss

07-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin in Sydney

South Africa find options in full-bodied attack

A bowling attack should always be about more than two personnel, and South Africa now are finding back-up

06-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town

'Devon tried to knock my head off'

He'd played two first-class when he made his Test debut and his action was extraordinary. Paul Adams certainly made an impression

06-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan

Pakistan played like they did not believe

Never at any point did Pakistan believe they could win this Test and for that alone they deserved the sorry fate that befell them at the SCG

06-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin at the SCG

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