The Surfer

Ian Thornton, in the Guardian , writes about the Compton Cricket Club which hails from one of the most deprived areas of Los Angeles and counts ex-gang members and even officers from the LAPD among its ranks.

Cricketers in the hood

Somerset batsman looks back at his team's performance in the just-concluded Champions League Twenty20 and the experience of playing in India, in the Guardian .

'Stronger from the CLT20 experience'

Aakash Chopra, writing in the Hindustan Times , says it's ironic that the bowler who claimed match-winning figures in the World Cup semi-final hasn’t played a single international match since.

Nehra's ironic snub

People have always moved back and forth between countries for work

When home is away from home

Even just a few years ago it was occasionally possible to watch the likes of Sachin Tendulkar turn out for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy

India's big guns need to play domestic cricket

Tony Gould reviews Cricket at the Crossroads by Guy Fraser-Sampson in the Observer - a book about the ten years from 1967-1977, a time of political turmoil and bitter rivalry that made it a gripping decade for cricket.

A gripping decade in cricket

Back to his best in Tests, he has all the skills to establish himself as the best 50-over batsman in the world, writes Mike Selvey in the Observer .

'Write off Pietersen as an ODI batsman at your own peril'

Pradeep Magazine, writing in the Hindustan Times , says it's a case of a serious conflict of interest - and a "depressing" one - that Anil Kumble, who is the president of a state association and chairman of the NCA, is also a player agent.

'Kumble's position untenable'

There is plenty of work to be done by the BCCI's Pitches and Grounds Committee, writes Makarand Waingankar in the Hindu

'New approach needed towards preparing pitches in India'

Venkat Ananth, writing for Yahoo Cricket , tries to make sense of the BCCI's mysterious expenditure on three specialised academies, and concludes it's a difficult task

The curious case of the BCCI Annual Report

Australia have introspected hard and are on track towards reclaiming a high place in the rankings, says Peter Roebuck in the Hindu .

Australia have turned the corner

Basil D'Oliveira, who dominated the headlines during the cancellation of the 1968-69 England tour of South Africa, turned 80 on Tuesday

The unwitting catalyst of the South Africa boycott

Courtney Walsh talks to the Indian Express' Aditya Iyer about fast bowling and the possibility of West Indies being a powerhouse of the game once more.

Walsh hopes to trigger a West Indies renaissance

Angus Fraser pays tribute to former England fast bowler Graham Dilley, who died at the age of 52 on Wednesday, in the Independent .

'Graham Dilley, a fine talent and a decent man'

The offence taken at a comment about Sachin Tendulkar in Shoaib Akhtar's new book has been more than a bit excessive, writes David Hopps in the Guardian

Tendulkar worship gets silly

Tiger Pataudi's nephew Saad Bin Jung on his recollections of his uncle, in Deccan Chronicle

The canny captain from Pataudi

India losing to England in England is one thing

England can beat vulnerable India

One of the standout features of the current England team is its professionalism

England then and now

Dileep Premachandran, writing in the National , says having an idea is one thing, executing it properly quite another.

CLT20 format turning away the fans