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Who needs captains anyway?

Who needs captains anyway?

Some awesome stats prove that what you need instead is a randomly picked leader

08-Dec-2010•Sidin Vadukut

The BCCI learns from the Ashes

The BCCI learns from the Ashes

The Indian board finds a new way of naming series. And Punter objects to the use of the word "moral"

03-Dec-2010•Anand Ramachandran

'S'all awful, innit?

'S'all awful, innit?

Kicking a team when they're down is so passé. The English specialise in bringing their team down when they're up

21-Nov-2010•Alex Bowden

Dhoni admits he 'forgot about' Pujara

Dhoni admits he 'forgot about' Pujara

And why Manchester United is the new India

19-Nov-2010•Anand Ramachandran

The next WG Grace, beard and all

The next WG Grace, beard and all

Like an oasis in the desert, Hashim Amla comes to parch our technique-starved souls

16-Nov-2010•Imran Yusuf

Ojha's missed opportunity, and Pakistan's new awards

Ojha's missed opportunity, and Pakistan's new awards

A newbie falls short of a batting landmark, and commentators go down like flies

11-Nov-2010•Anand Ramachandran

Undercover agents infiltrate teams

Undercover agents infiltrate teams

Why India v New Zealand will be all spy v spy. And Australia's nomenclature crisis

04-Nov-2010•Anand Ramachandran

Why's Imran not in the all-time XI?

Why's Imran not in the all-time XI?

After all he has a rather nice posterior, does he not?

29-Oct-2010•Imran Yusuf

What's in a name

What's in a name

If it's not exotic, detective-y, or stuffed with at least three initials, you can kiss your international career goodbye

26-Oct-2010•Sidin Vadukut

Fans outraged at Tendulkar's exclusion from 100 Best Novels list

Fans outraged at Tendulkar's exclusion from 100 Best Novels list

After all, no list - laundry included - is complete without the presence of the sainted one

22-Oct-2010•Anand Ramachandran

Future Shock: the Pakistan version

Future Shock: the Pakistan version

For much too long, fans of the team have had to brace for shock and horror. Let's give them advance warning, shall we?

14-Oct-2010•Imran Yusuf

Handy hints for the off season

Handy hints for the off season

Everything you've been taught by your coach is wrong. Here's what players need to be doing to stay in shape during the empty winter months

12-Oct-2010•Alex Bowden

Help save the most romantic cricketer ever

Help save the most romantic cricketer ever

From being banished from Lord's. If it helps, this man annoys Ricky Ponting. Join now

10-Oct-2010•Jarrod Kimber

What Freddie did next

What Freddie did next

And why it's going to be the only news you'll want to read over the next few months

09-Oct-2010•Daniel Norcross

Random fan claims credit for India's win

Random fan claims credit for India's win

This victory belong to the spectators. And this time they're taking it rather seriously

07-Oct-2010•Anand Ramachandran

The All-time Greatest World XI of the World

The All-time Greatest World XI of the World

Of all eternity. Ever. As picked by your correspondent during an idle moment

05-Oct-2010•Sidin Vadukut

Bye bye, Dan (and Dad)

Bye bye, Dan (and Dad)

Daniel Vettori takes a tough decision in the best interests of the game

03-Oct-2010•Andrew Fernando

Avast, ye Poms!

Avast, ye Poms!

In which Mr Butt writes to his counterparts over at the ECB

29-Sep-2010•Imran Yusuf

Bucknor gives decision a year after match ends

Bucknor gives decision a year after match ends

And the thrilling news of the world's first medium-pace academy

24-Sep-2010•Anand Ramachandran

The future of online cricket journalism

The future of online cricket journalism

All the limp, disinterested prose is putting fans to sleep. Thankfully content optimisation is at hand

17-Sep-2010•Sidin Vadukut

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