The Surfer

My belief is that the counties should play only ten or 12 four-day games, as 16 is just too many

In the summer of 2002, when Mohammad Kaif chased down a record 325 against England in the NatWest final at Lord's, it seemed there was no turning back

Gordon Farquhar was present when the head coaches of England's cricket, football and rugby union teams- Andy Flower, Fabio Capello and Martin Johnson - joined forces to talk tactics

The Champions League may not have matched the buzz of the IPL, especially when the Indian teams exited early, but the glitz and glamour that has sieged Indian cricket o flate was very much evident in the tournament

Huma had a calming influence on Wasim Akram and his career and for 16 glorious years she redefined his life giving it the much-needed stability

The specialist batsmen failing to get going and the bowlers inability to change pace, are two key areas that cost India the match, according to Sourav Ganguly

The British, while adept at inventing sports, are notoriously backward at becoming involved in other people's adaptations of their inventions

Given Andy Moles' resignation as New Zealand coach, Mark Richardson in the Herald on Sunday believes the team is not mature enough for a back-seat co-ordinator

The tempered approach of the Australians to the seven-match ODI series against India might just be tactical

Given the BCCI’s focuses of attention these days: its sponsorship deals, its Twenty20 opportunities, its IPL money and its plans for elections, it should concentrate some strategy to helping those parts of the country where cricketers have to tackle

The disappointing performances by Somerset and Sussex in the Champions League was only confirmation of the inferior standards of county cricket

New Zealand coach Andy Moles may fly out with the squad to the UAE on Tuesday - depending on the state of negotiations - but he won't be around for much longer, writes David Leggat in the New Zealand Herald

Did the Indian selectors value Rahul Dravid on his own merit or was he a stop-gap arrangement

Jonathan Millmow writes in the Dominion Post that Andy Moles needs to understand that his position has become untenable and must therefore resign as New Zealand's coach.

By picking Rahul Dravid and then dropping him after two tours for no real justifiable reason, the Indian selectors are sending wrong and confused signals to the youngsters, that it is okay to play only in favourable conditions and that you don’t

Caribbean cricket could splinter into individual nations if it does not learn from Trinidad & Tobago's spirited run in the inaugural Champions League Twenty20, writes David Hopps in the Guardian

Is life really a doddling cinch if you're born in the right place at the right time

Malcolm Conn calls the failure of India’s teams to reach the Champions League semi-finals an “embarrassment” for the Indian Premier League