The Surfer

An editorial in the Namibian criticises the new quota system adopted by the country's cricket bosses and says that if it has to be in place it should have a fixed duration

Having made several cricket trips to Sri Lanka, Anand Vasu writes in Wisden India that there was something refreshing and different about this World T20

October 18 will mark 20 years since Zimbabwe's entry into the cricketing elite - they played their first Test on that day in 1992

The sting operation on the umpires show that the problem of match-fixing is not just limited to the players

While it's fine to toast West Indies' success at the World T20, it will be a travesty to spark off comparisons with what was achieved three decades ago by Clive Lloyd's team

Mark Butcher, Surrey legend and former England player, points out the impracticalities of spirit of cricket in All Out Cricket

Hitting a six is no longer the rarity it used to be, writes Barney Ronay in the Guardian; it has become the defining image of the modern game

The attention the Women' World Twenty20 matches received from the journalists and the spectators in Sri Lanka was trifling compared to the men's game

India's failure to reach the semi-final of the World Twenty20, despite the presence of the Indian Premier League, is due to the fact that the Indian players don't play in such leagues the world over

India have endured 18 ordinary months in international cricket, and many are of the opinion that MS Dhoni has kept his captaincy just because there are no viable alternatives

The relationship between Andy Flower and Kevin Pietersen has been jaggedly icy, but the ECB still considers Flower as the best person to reintegrate Pietersen into the team, be it in India or in New Zealand later on

While his Trinidad and Tobago team-mate Sunil Narine has attracted all the headlines with his funky hair style and mystery deliveries, Samuel Badree too has been taking wickets and not conceding many runs

After their World Twenty20 triumph, the revival of West Indies cricket under coach Ottis Gibson and captain Darren Sammy has found shape

After spending weeks in Sri Lanka, Andrew Alderson says New Zealand cricket can take inspiration from the way cricket has evolved in Sri Lanka if it has to improve its standing as an international team

Virat Kohli has the calibre to be a batting great in the future

India's eight overseas Test losses, and reversals in both shorter formats, including India's latest failure in the World Twenty20 aren't a coincidence

England women's team has slogged hard after being knocked out of the previous edition of the Women's World Twenty20, and have been almost unbeatable in the recent times

Ted Corbett, writing in the Hindu , focuses on Yuvraj Singh the "true gentleman" who was always himself and went out of his way to meet his fans.

Luke Pomersbach has made plenty of headlines over the years, often for the wrong reasons, and after moving from Western Australia to Queensland in an attempt to relaunch his career he spoke to the Sunday Mail about the way his life had been

In the National , Osman Samiuddin marvels at the ease with which Mahela Jayawardene handled a tricky surface in the World Twenty20 semi-final on which almost every other batsman struggled