The Surfer

Ameeruddin Zain pays a visit to the cricket museum at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, and is less-than-impressed with what he sees

Michael Atherton writes in the Times that with England hosting the World Twenty20 and the Ashes, and with no other major sporting distractions during the summer, the ECB had a golden opportunity to showcase English cricket

It's ironic that one of the main reasons given by IPL commissioner Lalit Modi for preferring South Africa to England as the venue for the IPL was the (good) weather

They are rivals when opening for their countries but Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya have come together to form a formidable opening combination for the Mumbai Indians

There is plenty that is good about the self-professed greatest show on earth, but it must be careful not to over-reach itself, writes Lawrence Booth in the Guardian .

If Saturday brought one or two murmurs about the $1.55m price tag slapped on Andrew Flintoff, last night quelled the chatter

No normal sport in an abnormal society

David Foot, chronicler of county cricket, celebrates his 80th birthday, his enthusiasm for the game as bright as ever, writes Frank Keating in the Guardian .

Cricket does not embrace change easily, but seldom is there widespread condemnation of an experiment

In the Daily Mail Alan Fraser is less than impressed with the start of the IPL, or with the commentary of Mark Nicholas.

Hampshire are used to coping without Kevin Pietersen, currently on duty with the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the IPL

The headline-seizing contest between Ian Bell and Michael Vaughan for the No 3 position in the batting order is hiding a far harder task for the England selectors

After a haphazard start, a meeting of the two most costly players in the IPL - Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff - should ignite the tournament, writes Rick Broadbent in the Times .

There was plenty to talk about on the first day of IPL 2 in Cape Town

England's new team director Andy Flower will not shy away from tough decisions

Claire Taylor, the first woman to find a place in Wisden, speaks to Gautam Sheth from Daily News & Analysis on why she chose cricket over hockey or a well-paid MNC job and the secret behind England's World Cup success.

Watching the opening match of last year’s IPL, there had been several doubts in the minds of so-called cricket experts, including myself, that the road ahead for the tournament would not be easy once the novelty of its sideshow wore out, writes Kunal

The Indian Express shines a light on one of the darker sides of the IPL: The blurring lines between conflicts of interest or, as they call it, between Brand and Flag