The Surfer

The flawed structure of the tournament, England's embarrassing display, the ineffectiveness of the Duckworth-Lewis system, the fluent touch of Virat Kohli, the debacle that was Jade Dernbach, and the need for a separate event for Women. Peter Miller, writ

Dinesh Chandimal may not have lit the World T20 on fire (in fact, he was even dropped for the semi-final and final), but his happiness and relief when his team won the tournament was not any less genuine than those of all the Sri Lankans around the world,

In an interview with Deba Prasad Dhar for the Mumbai Mirror, Irfan opens up about his loss of form, the pain of watching India play from the sidelines, the support he received from his brother Yusuf, and his plans for the future

Mike Selvey, in the Guardian believes the change in structure of the English county season will help in preparing the national side for the summer ahead.

In the Telegraph, historian Ramachandra Guha reminisces about Karnataka's semi-final against Bombay in March 1974, en route to their first Ranji Trophy title

Claire Stewart, in the Sydney Morning Herald, presents a looking glass into cricket in Afghanistan and how it serves a greater purpose than sporting pleasure

The IPL auction should look beyond Test nations and consider talented players from the Associate countries, such as Kevin O'Brien and Paras Khadka

Michael Vaughan, in the Telegraph, believes the England team need stronger personnel and better strategies, both on and off the field to combat the woes that have followed them this winter

Sandipan Deb, in the Mint, writes that Sunil Gavaskar can only maintain his personal authority in his role as the interim BCCI chief if he resolves his own conflict-of-interest issues

In his column for the Hindu, Greg Chappell stresses on the need to introduce simplicity in teaching young cricketers the art of batting

Tony Becca in Jamaica Gleaner is impressed with the changes proposed by WICB's Systems Report for 2014 but is wary of the challenges of implementing them on the field

An editorial in the Indian Express states that the reason N Srinivasan has managed to stay afloat in every conflict of interest crisis is because the other BCCI members have been spineless

In her blog, Sky and Seam, India cricketer Snehal Pradhan traces the journey of the current T20 team's young fast bowler Shikha Pandey, who balances a demanding career as an officer in the Indian Air Force with a passion for cricket

Quazi Zulquarnain Islam in Dhaka Tribune voices his displeasure at Bangaldesh's attitude to the lesser teams during the World T20

Jonathan Selvaraj in the Indian Express explores how the players have to deal with haphazard facilities, troubles with terrorism and accusations of bias

Ted Corbett, in the Hindu, wants Kevin Pietersen to be back playing cricket for England and offers examples of previous comebacks from improbable circumstances