The Surfer

The Mumbai Mirror , which published a story in which umpire Amiesh Saheba commented about the Sreesanth-Harbhajan, has criticised him after he denied having given an interview to the newspaper

Instead of being banned for 11 matches by the organisers of IPL for having slapped Sree Santh, Harbhajan Singh should have been given a medal, writes a cheeky Jug Suraiya in the Times of India

The euphoria of having discovered a new world of cricket cannot be at the cost of certain enduring traditions, writes Rajdeep Sardesai in the Hindustan Times .

Jon Pierik writes in the Herald Sun cricket is ready to fight off soccer’s push to become Australia's most popular sport in the next 100 years.

In the Australian , Peter Lalor looks at the Australians who have returned home from the Indian Premier League ahead of the Test tour of the West Indies this month.

Michael Atherton, in his first week as The Times’ chief cricket correspondent, casts his eye over the IPL Twenty20 and then the ramifications of the shorter format on all forms of the game

The Speed affair rumbles on, to the continuing embarrassment of the ICC

"Sumit Khatri is only a fringe-local featuring on the Rajasthan Royals’ extended roster of 25 and the only chinaman bowler in the IPL," writes Shivani Naik in the Indian Express

Being backward in coming forward with his opinions is one charge you could never level at Geoffrey Boycott

Writing in the Guardian blog, Dileep Premachandran believes that Harbhajan's slap on Sreesanth may prompt a welcome change of attitude in Indian cricket.

"One of the reasons why the Indians run foul with authorities is because there is very little sledging in first-class cricket in India," writes Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the Hindustan Times

Anil Kumble has bowled alongside Harbhajan Singh for a decade and is now his Test captain

Christopher Martin-Jenkins writes in the Times that while Twenty20 may be dazzling all, Test cricket will stand the test of time (pun intended)

Are players performing up to their IPL price tags

Christopher Martin-Jenkins is leaving The Times and, as a parting gift to his many fans, he lists 25 of his favourite moments covering the sport.

While the BCCI probes the Harbhajan-Sreesanth controversy, Amiesh Saheba, one of the on-field umpires, offers hints as to what instigated Harbhajan to slap his opponent

A day after the theft of power cables at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, there are signs of a larger controversy brewing, with the Cricket Association of Bengal chief Prasun Mukherjee fearing that yesterday’s thefts and the April 20 floodlight fiasco