The Surfer

Rajasthan's incredible journey

Rajasthan won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2010-11 and followed up with another title a year later

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

The rot in Pakistan cricket

An editorial in Dawn says Kaneria's ban points the inadequacy of PCB's programme of educating players to refrain from fixing.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

'England's rotation policy justified'

Vic Marks, writing in the Guardian , says it is with good reason that England should continue their rotation policy given the 'ludicrous' scheduling over the cricketing summer.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Sri Lanka's players deserve praise

Karthik Parimal, writing for cricketcountry.com , says Sri Lanka's players have done well to not let payment problems with SLC affect their performances.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Are modern fast bowlers faster than their predecessors?

Scyld Berry, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says it could be impossible to establish whether modern fast bowlers are faster than their predecessors two decades ago, as no objective measurements have been made through the ages.

25-Feb-2013•Carlyle Laurie

'Flintoff's judgement has deserted him'

Alan Tyers, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says Andrew Flintoff's outburst against Michael Atherton represents a stark contrast to some of his achievements on the field that gave English cricket some of its most joyous moments.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Life of a globetrotting cricket journalist

Gary Naylor, writing on his blog , describes his experiences as a sports journalist covering cricket around the world.

25-Feb-2013•Carlyle Laurie

'John Arlott spoke from his soul'

Arunabha Sengupta, writing for cricketcountry.com , says John Arlott made commentary special with his ability to illustrate cricket through the imagination.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Indian domestic cricket needs better pitches

R Mohan, writing for espnstar.com , says that efforts to change the Indian domestic structure for the better must be lauded, but cricket in the country is unlikely to develop much unless the pitches are livelier.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Can an increase in club cricket boost internationals?

Mukul Mudgal, writing in the Hindu , says more emphasis on the club game and a subsequent reduction of international fixtures could bring people back to the stadiums, even for bilateral series.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Gupte tricked many batsmen, but got tricked by a teammate

Makarand Waingankar, writing in the Times of India , says that legendary legspinner Subhash Gupte was dropped from the team in the 1950’s because of dirty politics.

25-Feb-2013•Carlyle Laurie

Cook and Bell effective opening pair

Rob Smyth, writing in the Guardian , says that Alastair Cook and Ian Bell may well succeed as England's openers.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

'Too much emphasis on T20 performances'

Former India fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad, in an interview with the Cricket Couch , talks about why a player needs to have played plenty of first-class cricket before he is pushed to the international level.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Dhoni and the power of one

Anand Vasu, writing in Wisden India , discusses how India captain MS Dhoni’s success has inspired a generation of cricketers.

25-Feb-2013•Carlyle Laurie

Is cricket's greatest rivalry being devalued?

Stephen Brenkley, writing in the Independent , says that the decision to stage ten Ashes Tests next year could devalue one of the greatest sporting rivalries.

25-Feb-2013•Carlyle Laurie

'No progress in batting and fielding'

An editorial in The Express Tribune says Pakistan's batting and fielding woes in the recent ODI series against Sri Lanka contributed to the defeat.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

India A batting failure due to inability to adapt

WV Raman, writing in Sportstar , says India A batsmen lacked the application to be successful in the four-day matches against West Indies A in the Caribbean.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Arguing NZ's contracts list

In a strong piece for Fairfax News , Jonathan Millmow questions the exclusion of Mark Gillespie and Neil Wagner from New Zealand's central contracts list

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Why have ten Ashes Tests next year?

Scyld Berry, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says that the decision to stage ten Ashes Tests next year has cheapened the last sacred thing in cricket.

25-Feb-2013•Carlyle Laurie

Zimbabwe tri-series not pointless

Neil Manthorp, writing for Supersport , tells us why the Twenty20 tri-series in Zimbabwe should not be abandoned as meaningless.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

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