Phil Mercer of the BBC meets a group of Tamils seeking asylum in Australia and learns how cricket helps escape the dread they feel about going back home to Sri Lanka

07-Jun-2014

Green gloves, ducks and bats taped to ceilings

While reviewing Chris Waters' book 10 for 10 on Hedley Verity's record for the Guardian, Andy Bull recounts some entertaining stories of superstitions that cricketers have followed

06-Jun-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

'International sport is a fickle thing' - Amla

06-Jun-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Just like the men of the 90s

Snehal Pradhan writes that the current India Women's side resembles the men's team of the 1990s, which was "famously talented and infamously inconsistent", and hopes that the women can turn it around too

05-Jun-2014

England should apologise for mankading, not SL

An editorial in the Guardian says Sri Lanka's mankading of Jos Buttler was well within the rule books, and so it should be England who apologise for the incident, not the visitors

05-Jun-2014

Broad's Brisbane trial

Stuart Broad recounts the sour welcome he received from the Brisbane crowd in the first Ashes Test in an interview with the Guardian

02-Jun-2014

Because Knight Riders are happy

From staring down at the prospect of elimination, to winning eight games in a row in order to become the first team to reach the 2014 IPL final, Kolkata Knight Riders have had a lot to be happy about, as they have shown here in their rendition of Pharrell

29-May-2014

Do fans care about fixing?

It is up to the fans to decide whether match-fixing matters, writes Telford Vice. He provides the examples of Hansie Cronje and Mohammad Azharuddin, and says that people "get the game they deserve"

27-May-2014

Harsha Bhogle, the storyteller

Harsha Bhogle discusses the early influences that shaped his commentary, censorship, unsavoury trysts on twitter and physical attributes in television presenting with the Hindu's Arun Venugopal

27-May-2014

The agony of Lance Cairns

On his website, Martin Crowe writes of his relationship with Lance Cairns< and looks back at Chris Cairns' development as a cricketer.

26-May-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cricket's leaders should share blame for mess

In the Herald on Sunday, Paul Lewis writes that the ECB, ICC and the BCCI have hardly covered themselves in glory in trying to eliminate the evils of fixing and corruption

25-May-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

BCCI should do better to restore fans' faith - Bhogle

Harsha Bhogle, in his column for Indian Express highlights the need for a long tournament like the IPL to be better vigilant against spot-fixing to ensure the fans' support remains

23-May-2014

Is this the death of live sport?

Tanya Aldred writing for the Telegraph, discusses the suspicions creeping up in the game as a result of match-fixing allegations, while Andy Bull of the Guardian believes that the first step to weed out corruption in the game is by accepting that cricket

21-May-2014

The social consciousness of the Sri Lanka team

In an interview with Donald McRae of the Guardian, Kumar Sangakkara shares the experiences that have influenced him as a player and individual

20-May-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

What makes Rajasthan Royals tick?

In an interview with Prajakta Pawar for iplt20.com, Rahul Dravid opens up about his role as mentor of Rajasthan Royals, the unique philosophy of the team, and the elaborate planning that goes behind the scenes to prepare for a "fighting brand of cricket"

20-May-2014

Extraordinary team changes must be explained

20-May-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mental clarity vital for bowlers - Donald

Allan Donald spoke to G Unnikrishnan of Deccan Herald about the mental clarity necessary for bowlers to succeed against reputed finishers

18-May-2014

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