The Surfer

Champions Trophy may increase ODI valuation

The one-day game, once cricket’s mainstay, is losing ground alarmingly to Twenty20 in terms of sponsor interest and revenue generation

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

War stops play

Patrick Kidd, in his blog in the Times , revisits the summer of 1939 when the Second World War brought the West Indies tour of England to an abrupt end

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

What exactly is 'Bradmanesque'?

When Michael Hussey averaged 84.80 in his first 33 innings, his feat was called Bradmanesque

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

What kind of fan are you?

The BCCI Corporate Trophy and other such similar tournaments provide the best opportunity for the Indian fans to decide whether they really care for the game or are obsessed with the few celebrities in the national team

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

A corporate twist to BCCI's power play

Lalit Modi, while being credited for transforming a laidback, and status quo BCCI set-up into a dynamic, functional body, has also created a turmoil of sorts within the board

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

An overhaul for the 50-over format

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

IPL should move away from personality cults

The IPL can only flourish through an institutional framework and not by the cult of personalities, writes Harsha Bhogle in the Indian Express

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Silly walks and silly warm-ups

Joe Denly's injury while warming up with a football match has raised the ire of Mike Atherton, who writes in the Times that such warm-ups are a waste of time.

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Who will rule the world?

Can any team dominate cricket the way West Indies and Australia have done

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

The BCCI's very public fight

Most of the IPL franchises and even the influential Sharad Pawar have thrown their weight behind IMG in the sports management firm's tussle with the Twenty20 tournament's organisers

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Buchanan: cricketing mastermind or complete fraud?

Why does a man like John Buchanan, who has enjoyed such success inspire so much scepticism

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

Fifty-over game must change

In the Daily Telegraph , Derek Pringle writes that the 50-over game desperately requires radical changes

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Reigniting the Samaraweera debate

It's not Sri Lanka's fault that they don't get to play as much Test cricket as the other leading teams

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

'When you take wickets, no one talks of technique'

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

Vettori or Hadlee?

Is Daniel Vettori a better cricketer than Richard Hadlee

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Where to now for England?

In his Guardian blog, Lawrence Booth considers the "where to now?" question for England and decides that due to the lack of Ashes celebration time with a one-day series starting shortly, and the likelihood of a largely consistent Test XI in the

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Sidebottom back in the swing

Like his father Arnie, who appeared once during the Ashes series of 1985, there was the fear that Ryan Sidebottom would end up in the 'one-Test wonder' club, having been handed his cap in 2001 when Pakistan were visiting

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

A toast to the second best

Sri Lanka, officially the world's second-best cricket team and home to some of the most creative and original players in the modern game, seem to have got the mix right in working towards the top spot in Tests

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

BCCI Corporate Trophy definitely a boon

The BCCI Corporate Trophy, the board’s initiative to encourage corporate bodies across the country to provide jobs to cricketers, will have a big impact on the development of the game at the grassroots level

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

What makes Flintoff great?

There's been much debate over whether Andrew Flintoff can be called a great player

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

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