The Surfer

D Ranganathan, or Don Rangan, is the subject of V Ramnarayan's latest post on his blog Stumped

The Don of Madras cricket

Bosses using 'player power' as cover-up

Mark Richardson feels cheated at not having an appropriate end to what has been an absorbing one-day series between Australia and New Zealand and wants to know why Sunday's Twenty20 couldn't be converted into a 50-over game

Not an appropriate end to an absorbing series

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

Diabolical failures, gross neglect

The influential and well-connected caribbeancricket.com website has launched a stinging attack on the West Indies Cricket Board in the aftermath of the shambles that was the ten-ball Antigua Test

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

BCCI must give ICL players a second chance

Harsha Bhogle, writing in the Indian Express , calls upon the BCCI to revoke its ban on ICL players for the larger interest of Indian cricket, particularly after the league, hit by recession and the absence of Pakistan players, was cancelled after

That a batsman of Owais Shah's inherent talent could play only two Test matches in 13 years is lamentable, and indicative of some fundamental failings on the part of both the player and the England management, writes Andy Bull in the Guardian .

It's time for Shah to sparkle

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

England must avoid getting bogged down in sand

The state of the outfield at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a cause for worry, writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Does IPL have the power to ban Asif?

The rules justifying the ban on Mohammad Asif for one year gives the impression that the fast bowler has been banned by the IPL alone and not across the sport

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

'We'll go for the best man to win us back the Ashes'

Mike Selvey, in his blog in the Guardian , attributes West Indies' victory in the first Test partly to the serious change in attitude engendered by Allen Stanford's involvement in cricket in the Caribbean.

Stanford's role in West Indies' win

In an interview with Deccan Herald , Indian cricket great Gundappa Viswanath, on his 60th birthday, shares the memories of his century on debut against Australia in Kanpur in 1969, his experience with various roles in Indian cricket following his

Modern era may never see a Vishy

England must look beyond mere statistics to take a decision on the struggling Ian Bell ahead of the second Test in Antigua, writes Michael Atherton in the Times .

The Ian Bell conundrum

In the Independent Online , Zaahier Adams says that when an individual within the Proteas ranks does get caught up in the spotlight like JP Duminy has over the past two months, it really is something to behold

JP can lean on likes of 'Gogga'

The HoldingWilley report is a detailed analysis on greatness, in which the thinktank has concluded that Rahul Dravid is India's greatest player

An all-time India Test top 20

England's rugby and cricket teams appear to be bound together on the same spiralling run downwards to ignominy, says Jim White in the Daily Telegraph .

England's sporting bodies worse than bankers

Are England better off without Flintoff?

Tubby was a breath of fresh air

The umpire review system continues to get mixed reviews, and Mike Haysman feels the current system needs a lot more tweaking

Review system exposed again

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

England desperately need a manager