The Daily Dose

Cheers, catches, pressers, nights out

Cheers, catches, pressers, nights out

The best fans, the most jaw-dropping fielding, the most entertaining Q&A sessions and more

22-Jun-2009•George Binoy

More sport than you can shake a stick at

More sport than you can shake a stick at

The Twenty20 finals' weekend happens to be shared with top-flight rugby, horse racing and Formula One

21-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Emergency calls

Emergency calls

An inspector is summoned and people are asked to evacuate

20-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Drowned in sound

Drowned in sound

Pakistan's fans raised the roof at the ground and long into the night

19-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Ladies first

Ladies first

The women play their semis and final before the men, and at the same grounds. Good for them

18-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Crazy love

Crazy love

Indian cricket fans do things in extremes. Get used to it

17-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Perfect timing

Perfect timing

Missed the last train home? Get the time-table and calculator out and plot your next move

16-Jun-2009•George Binoy

They who roar last

They who roar last

India's fans out-shouted England's all day - except at the very end

15-Jun-2009•George Binoy

The drill

The drill

Press conferences on tour quickly fall into all-too-predictable patterns

14-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Proxy games

Proxy games

It's India v Pakistan even when they're not playing each other

13-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Curry, Sambuca and D-L

Curry, Sambuca and D-L

An Indian dinner and some jiggery pokery and trickery chokery

12-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Gayle's secret, Sarwan's story

Gayle's secret, Sarwan's story

Plus the catch that turned into a save that turned into a controversy

11-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Captain Cool loses it

Captain Cool loses it

Get a press pass and make your way to an India press conference at the earliest

10-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Dhoni picks his weapon

Dhoni picks his weapon

India's captain checks out new bats, and Bridgford Road gets raucous

09-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Cold comfort

Cold comfort

More wretched weather, but the satellite navigation on the way to Loughborough almost makes up

08-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Lessons from Sunny

Lessons from Sunny

In which Gavaskar reveals why modern cricket commentary is the way it is

07-Jun-2009•George Binoy

No gain, no pain

No gain, no pain

Why didn't the English groan, curse and burn down buildings following their humiliating defeat?

06-Jun-2009•George Binoy

Train to Trent Bridge

Train to Trent Bridge

Explaining cricket to the English and other delights

06-Jun-2009•George Binoy

The best crowd of the tournament

The best crowd of the tournament

The Oval transformed into a South Asian hub for the first time India and Pakistan played in England in years. So what if it was only a warm-up

05-Jun-2009•George Binoy

London warms up

London warms up

There are posters for the Twenty20 up in the tube stations, but the big ads are for the summer's main event

04-Jun-2009•George Binoy

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