The Surfer

Monty Panesar underwent a resurgence with England in 2012, helping the Test team to an historic series win in India

Ten years after the black armband protest by Andy Flower and Henry Olonga in the 2003 World Cup, Flower, now England's coach, opens up about the whole story of the bold move in an interview with BBC radio.

When Sachin Tendulkar equalled Sunil Gavaskar's record for most first-class centuries at the Wankhede Stadium yesterday, former India player Gursharan Singh would have remembered another Irani Cup match 23 years ago

In the Sydney Morning Herald , former Australian cricketer Dean Jones puts forth his spin on the 'Indian theory' that can help the Australian cricket team win the four-match Test series

To fear Dale Steyn is common sense, writes Andy Bull in the Guardian , while also pointing to the increase in frequency of Test-batting collapses in the past few years.

In the wake of the BCCI not having given a group of English cricketers the chance to practice on its grounds, Suresh Menon, writing in IBN Live , criticises the board for its unabashed 'muscle-flexing at every turn', and says that it is still far

There was no greater ignominy for a batsman than to be bowled out while leaving a ball, writes Steve James in the Telegraph

Stephan Shemilt in the BBC , reports from the sidelines of the ICC Women's World Cup on how the attitudes towards the women's game in India are gradually changing.

Pakistan's capitulation against South Africa , when they were bowled out for 49, their lowest total in Tests, can't be seen as a case of self-destruction similar to their low totals of 53 and 59 in Sharjah against Australia ten years ago, says Osman Sa

Former England captain Mike Brearley , who works now as a psychotherapist, talks about the importance and tactics of captaincy, the Kevin Pietersen saga, the role of coaches and more, in an interview with Subhash Jayaraman in the Cricket Couch .

Frank Keating was an avid autograph collector; in the Guardian , Andy Bull says the cult of autograph hunters is alive and well.

Having drawn the maximum reserve price ahead of the player auction, Australian captain Clarke is eager to play his first full season of the Indian Premier League

In the Guardian , readers pick their favourite venues around the world

Struggling to overcome a calf injury that kept him out of the Irani Cup and possibly the first part of the Australian series, Zaheer Khan is determined to make a comeback

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan recalls a great Test match between India and Pakistan that ended this day, 14 years ago

While Shane Warne's manifesto for Australian cricket might seem radical to some, Gideon Haigh believes it has plenty in common with the current model.

If Shane Warne had his way , Australia's selection panel would comprise Rod Marsh, Mark Waugh, Damian Martyn and Glenn McGrath; and Mark Taylor, Stephen Fleming, Ian Chappell, Michael Bevan/Michael Hussey, Darren Lehmann and Merv Hughes/Bruce Reid would r

In the Telegraph , Tanya Aldred writes of the impact the late Frank Keating had on her and hopes that there will always be "room for writing like his in a world that has grown angrier and more judgmental."

In view of the ICC's recommendations about cricket administration being shorn of political ties, Gideon Haigh, in a blog in the Australian , says member of parliament Sanath Jayasuriya's appointment as Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors by sports Mahind

The Indian Express' writers give us their take on eight players who did well in the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy season.