The Surfer

The Guardian's Simon Hattenstone, while doing a hilarious take on the Twenty20 Cup's finals day, praises Tyron Henderson, the South African allrounder who helped Middlesex clinch the title

Mike Selvey, in the Guardian , while looking at the ICC's decision to retain Pakistan as Champions Trophy hosts, calls for consistency with regard to how players view security issues.

Lokendra Pratap Sahi, in the Telegraph , traces Jagmohan Dalmiya's demise in Indian cricket politics, and how he plans to make a come-back via the elections for the Cricket Association of Bengal, which will be held on Tuesday.

In a freewheeling chat with Daily Telegraph 's Simon Hughes, Kevin Pietersen talks about his batting and says he won't change his style of play.

Sixteen bomb blasts rocked Ahmedabad, which hosts England's first Test in India on their winter tour, but England's players - reluctant to jeopardise potential Indian Premier League contracts - may only push for a change of venue, says Derek Pringle

Rajesh Padmanabhan in the Economic Times looks at aspects in which companies can benefit from emulating strategies implemented in the Indian Premier League

Vic Marks, in the Observer , writes that Twenty20 cricket is no longer the preserve of the young, at least in England

The BCCI's decision to bar Indian cricketers from even remotely associating with those who have participated in the Indian Cricket League is not just ludicrous but repressive, writes Ayaz Memon in DNA

A day after Pakistan's newspapers said players considering boycotting the Champions trophy were applying double standards, Richard Boock, writing in the Sunday Star Times , has the same message for New Zealand's cricketers.

Supple wrists lost out to nimble fingers as Sri Lanka recorded their biggest win at home

An editorial in the New Zealand Herald ponders the consequences if countries send under-strength teams to the Champions Trophy in Pakistan