The Surfer

Super Fred sinks Australia

The West Indies is not a nation, it is a team which brings together many countries

The concept of a unified West Indies team

25-Feb-2013•Ashwin Achal

Australia keep Strauss's nerves jangling

Strauss betrays caution by failing to enforce follow-on

In the summer of 1977, Kevin McKenna formally became a Scottish aficionado of the England Test cricket team

Cricket at its purest is only found in Scotland

The Shoaib Akhtar saga continues with the fast bowler being overlooked for the one-day series in Sri Lanka

Overweight, overpaid

Observing the behaviour of the West Indies Cricket Board and players in the last few years one might very well ask if there is a cancer in West Indies cricket

Is there a cancer in West Indies cricket?

Pakistan cricket is at a crossroads

Accepting harsh realities could end isolation

Disturbed and traumatised at reports that he had slammed his childhood friend on a TV show, Vinod Kambli tells Mid-day's Clayton Murzello of Sachin Tendulkar's reaction and more

'Sachin laughed'

Technically out, but reason wrong

There are still plenty of people to fight back and say Test cricket is a much better game than any of the shorter formats, but that is just a matter of opinion, says Simon Barnes in the Australian

Testing times for the longer game

Steve Harmison bowled a fiery spell against Australia in the practice game, but failed to find a place in the England team

Australians relieved at Harmison omission

25-Feb-2013•Ashwin Achal

Why maverick Mitch lost the plot

Something was not right with Mitchell Johnson on the first day at Lord's but Robert Craddock in his blog on the Daily Telegraph website, the Australian daily, says the fans need not despair and that the bowler will improve quickly when he gets

Edward Marriott speaks to former England captain Mike Brearely, one of the country's senior-most psychoanalysts, about the inextricable bond between Test cricket and psychoanalysis and their relevance to a world which demands quick results

Cricket and Freud

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Feud puts Windies dignity on the line

The dispute between the West Indies board and the players' association shows no signs of ending, forcing the Caribbean selectors to pick a weakened side for the second Test in a row

Farewell Freddie

The need to feel positive

One can argue that Bangladesh should have whipped West Indies harder in St Vincent and not suffered a top-order wobble in the first innings, but nevertheless, the victory was satisfying, writes Bishwajit Roy in the Daily Star .

Toast the success, Bangladesh

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

The curious case of Abhishek Nayar

Abhishek Nayar featured in two one-day internationals, both against the West Indies recently, but is yet to register any relevant statistic against his name