The Surfer

The glamour and glitz around the IPL proved that cricket in India is not just a sport anymore: it is now a brand, often endorsed by celebrities who are far removed from the world of cricket

Branding is the name of the game

New Zealand fast bowler Andy McKay has been a qualified physiotherapist since he was 22

Andy McKay, the fast bowling physio

First Irfan Pathan, then Yusuf, and now an almost inexplicable faith in Ravindra Jadeja - India have tried several names at no

India's unending problem at No. 7

When it is not injury, it is his attitude; when it is not attitude, it is a lack of form

Forgettable times for Yuvraj Singh

In the Independent on Sunday , David Lloyd compares England's Class of 2004 to the Class of 2010 and says "Strauss's charges are a work in progress with dreams of becoming the finished article".

This England can achieve more

Twenty20 finals day in England features both semi-finals and the final played in succession

Twenty20 finals day could be a long slog

The controversial administration of the PCB under Ijaz Butt has prompted one of Pakistan's leading sports broadcaster, Zakir Hussain Syed, to propose a doctorate degree for cricket system demolition and team disintegration

PhD in system demolition and team disintegration

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Who do cricketers work for?

The advent of Twenty20 and the sprouting of million-dollar leagues has changed the way cricket is played and perceived

It was quite a dramatic fall for the Indians, losing by 200 runs to New Zealand after their hard-fought win in the third Test against Sri Lanka

Schedule not easy on the Indians

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

County cricket is a better proving ground than the IPL

Asian cricketers have a long tradition of playing county cricket

"I would hesitate before making judgments about Stuart Broad on the back of his behaviour in the last Test, when he threw the ball at Zulqarnain Haider in his follow through

Stuart Broad's petulance doesn't taint his character

Simon Hughes, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says Alastair Cook's unusual dismissals in the Test series against Pakistan are a sign of a lack of form, caused, to an extent, due to a preoccupation with technique.

What's the problem with Alastair Cook?

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Stuart Broad has been pushing it

If Stuart Broad' s transgression on Sunday was a one-off incident, a case of his aggression getting the better of him for the first time, then I would not have a problem with it

At what point does New Zealand Cricket say, "Enough, Jesse"

Ryder the 'bad boy' again

At the heart of India's continued evolution as an intimidating Test unit lies the efficacy of its captain-coach combine and the careful nurturing of a stable work environment, writes Partha Bhaduri in the Times of India .

Kirsten-Dhoni combine continues march

For so long and so well has VVS Laxman played that we have paid him the ultimate compliment spectators can pay a performer — noticing him only when he fails, writes Suresh Menon in DNA .

Laxman has nothing left to prove

In an interview with DNA , Hot Spot's inventor Warren Brennan explains the technology, how it came into being and the challenges of implementing it in international cricket matches everywhere.

The Hot Spot

The travel burden on elite Australian cricketers such as Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke is well documented, writes Jesse Hogan in the Sunday Age

Weary workers criss-cross the globe

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Where in the world is Lalit Modi?

Lalit Modi has been conspicuously absent from the BCCI’s disciplinary proceedings against him