Guest Column

A former umpire offers perspective on the controversies over the Buttler run-out and the Chennai Super Kings captain walking onto the field to talk to the umpires earlier this IPL

Thanks to them, the world is looking at West Indies as more than just a shadow of a once-glorious empire

One of the world's top players looks ahead to the intense, action-packed eight months of white-ball cricket coming up

It's more about largely staying still, keeping your eye on the ball and letting your hands get to it

The ECB says that its new 100-ball concept will market the game to a new audience, but the director of Death of a Gentleman doubts that it can succeed in its proposed form

The bonhomie between former players from the two countries in St Moritz underlines how it is a pity the two sides don't meet on the field

No one in the BCCI is able to stand up against the force of the captain's personality, and that isn't helping Indian cricket

Boards must accept players are stakeholders in the game if we don't want world cricket to split across country and franchise lines

The pain of 2005 and 2017 is the same, but the circumstances are completely different

The model has been in existence for nearly two decades and has served players and board well. Why end it now?

Is he still as good as he was before his exile? More or less, and the swagger and attitude are intact, but at nearly 34, his body might be the weak link

Their schooling against spin is far from adequate, so they need to learn on the job, at the highest level

Results aside, especially in Pakistan, the board's cooperation and the sociopolitical climate make a difference to how a coach fares

Sleepless nights, pills, pain, stiffness, sweat, toil, and some more pain - welcome to a day in the life

The mood inside the dressing room turns sour, and batsmen forget to play the way they normally do. It doesn't have to be like that

Back in 2000, he was at the centre of an image that has since become iconic for Indian fast bowling

The creator of the alternative to the Duckworth-Lewis method explains why VJD targets are more responsive to runs scored by the team batting first

The team now has the right line-up of players, playing to the right plan. It is not merely conforming to the image of its captain

The man behind the revision to the Duckworth-Lewis method explains why the upgraded system works better than its closest competitor

The BCCI has been refreshingly proactive in proposing annual contracts for women, but it remains to be seen if it will deliver on its promises