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A partnership made in batting heaven

Yuvraj is stylish and makes batting look easy; Dhoni works hard without bothering about aesthetics. And yet, when they combine, they produce something special

31-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga at the Feroz Shah Kotla

'I've walked a fine line between being competitive and it boiling over'

Mark Ramprakash has ruled the shires for five years but is now reaching the end of his long playing career. He talks about the past, present and future

31-Oct-2009•Interview by Sam Pilger

The epitome of the English sportsman

Shep was a cricketer before he was an umpire, and in both roles he loved the game immensely

29-Oct-2009•David Frith

Eight and a half

Points deducted for Australia's effort, or lack of it, but a good time was had by all

29-Oct-2009•Vijeet Rathi

When Dhoni's worlds collide

Dhoni has adapted his game superbly to the needs of his team over the last couple of years, and it was again evident in a blazing century

28-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga in Nagpur

The clown who came back

Spinner, jester, all-round "Marmite personality", Graeme Swann talks about how his wings were unclipped and he returned from the county wilderness

27-Oct-2009•John Stern

Masakadza's record, and the biggest differentials

The only player to have scored 150 twice in a one-day series, the commentator who's done the most Tests, and the worst-titled cricket books

27-Oct-2009•Steven Lynch

Starry-eyed surprise

In 16 months since he reached Delhi, Pawan Suyal has climbed the rungs from being a totally unknown fast bowler to being named in the Ranji squad

26-Oct-2009•Jamie Alter

Tale of the tail

Big hitting from the lower order spices up the first ODI, but what's up with the crowd booing the Australians?

26-Oct-2009•Masud Vorajee

Ganga or Gayle?

The two Gs are once again the names most prominent among the shortlist of who should be at the helm, ahead of the tour to Australia

26-Oct-2009•Tony Cozier

Teams exposed by batting Powerplay

In a close match, the one passage of play which exposed both teams' weaknesses was the implementation of the batting Powerplay

25-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga in Vadodara

Champions League's Fab Four

The Champions League Twenty20 featured many entertaining moments provided by players who had yet to make an impression on the big stage. Nagraj Gollapudi picks the talent to watch out for in the future

24-Oct-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi

A tale of two batsmen

Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, aged 36 and 34 respectively, have rejuvenated themselves enough to be back at the top of their games, in a different kind of way

24-Oct-2009•Sidharth Monga in Vadodara

Bing goes whack, Kieron goes boom

Hyderabad sings along to Lee's one-man band till the end

24-Oct-2009•Atul Bhogle

A jaunty history

Plenty of fun, good stories and research from the Analyst, but not, as the blurb claims, the real history of cricket

24-Oct-2009•DJ Taylor

Defeated, but far from discouraged

They didn't win the tournament, but T&T got the cricketing world talking of the talent in the Caribbean

23-Oct-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi in Hyderabad

Indomitable Lee douses T&T's dream

Lee was colossal; with the bat his experience and maturity really told and with the ball he was lethal

23-Oct-2009•Dileep Premachandran in Hyderabad

'The Champions League will strengthen domestic and international cricket'

One of the main men behind the tournament talks about why it is not going to inspire players to go freelance, as has been claimed

23-Oct-2009•Interview by Ajay S Shankar

A vibrant design

Fearless, colourful, and exciting, T&T are a well-oiled unit harnessed by a strong structure and visionary leadership

22-Oct-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi

Gone in 22 overs

No contest, no crowd, little music. Oh well, at least there was Billy Doctrove

22-Oct-2009•Vigneshwar Kalyanasundaram

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