The Surfer

Former Test batsman and current Tamil Nadu coach WV Raman recalls the days when, even as an Under-19 batsman, Rahul Dravid showed an aptitude for correct technique and a stomach for a fight

Dravid's early days

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

A Nobel admirer

RK Pachauri, the chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (which shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore), and an active cricketer in his spare time, praises Virender Sehwag for his epic 319 in the first Test in Chennai

Virender Sehwag's unbeaten 309 is now the fastest triple-hundred ever

ECB must stop Twenty20 becoming road to India

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

Sehwag conjures an epic

Ramachandra Guha, writing in the Telegraph , compares the three different forms of cricket to alcoholic beverages, and makes it amply clear which form he prefers.

Different shades of the game

Warne bids farewell to the Rose Bowl

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

It's no flipper, but Warne's poker face is hard to read

Harsha Bhogle, while detailing the ICC's powerlessness to take firm decisions, says the only solution to sledging is to ban it altogether

Zero tolerance

Writing in his blog at Espnstar.com , R Mohan explores the attitude of Indian skippers to home Tests.

Old habits die hard

25-Feb-2013•Sriram Veera

Katich edges closer to Bradman

Simon Katich’s incredible season, which includes a record 1506 Pura Cup runs at 94.12, continues as he pushes to match some of Don Bradman’s records in the Sydney grade competition

It's headache time for New Zealand's selectors as they look for batsmen who will prosper in England next month, David Leggat writes in the New Zealand Herald

New Zealand search for England saviours

Greg Baum, writing in the Age , says the ICC might as well legislate to get rid of bad breath and smelly armpits if it wants to cut sledging from the game.

A short step in the right direction

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Banning sledging won't fix lip problem

It was exactly ten years ago that Harbhajan Singh made his Test debut against Australia in Bangalore

'It's a great feeling to complete 10 years'

"The ICC said that all the countries have to do is not issue a "no objections certificate" to any player they do not want to lose and based on its [the IPL] promise, the IPL will not employ them

The changing face of cricket

A touch too soon

"Much has been made of us not playing a warm-up match before the series

Kallis ready for Indian challenge

"A lot was expected when the present set up of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) took over eight months ago with a promise of a better future for the country's number one sport," writes Bishwajit Roy in the Daily Star

Eight months on, where do Bangladesh stand?

"It’s been quite amazing how India have shaped up under [Anil] Kumble, a man many believed would be a stopgap measure till [Mahendra Singh ]Dhoni was handed over the reins of the Test captaincy too, more sooner than later, writes Kadambari Murali in

A beautiful mind