The Surfer

A diversionary manoeuvre

How do we assess Sachin Tendulkar’s entry into the Rajya Sabha, asks Ashok Malik in the Times of India

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

A trove of memorabilia

In the Indian Express , Rohan Swamy talks to the owner of a new cricket museum that is set to open on May 2 in Pune

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

West Indies' sad decline

In the Sunday Telegraph , Scyld Berry lists three reasons for the fall of West Indies cricket from the glory days - the lack of quality openers, the West Indies board, and their captain Darren Sammy

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Afghanistan’s emergence on cricket scene

Though Afghanistan lost its first ODI against Pakistan in February 2010, the team’s spirited performance impressed a host of cricket commentators and analysts

25-Feb-2013•Carlyle Laurie

Missing Gayle leaves a West Indies charisma void

West Indies will be without their one-day Bradman on the tour of England, says the Guardian 's Barney Ronay, and this takes away some of their sheen.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Village boy Parvinder Awana in the spotlight

Kings XI Punjab and Delhi bowler Parvinder Awana tells the Hindustan Times ' Shalabh Manocha about how he went from the Araula village near Noida to a training camp in Australia and ended up with a career in cricket instead of the police force.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Football leagues threat to IPL

Viewership reports for IPL5 have pointed towards decline in TV ratings, a troubling trend which will impact the league when sponsorships are renegotiated

25-Feb-2013•Devashish Fuloria

How will Tendulkar contribute in the parliament?

If Sachin Tendulkar doesn’t deliver on the parliamentary turf, he needn’t be embarrassed, says Iftikhar Gilani in DNA , and gives us a brief of what the other cricketers-turned-politicians - who were elected - have done during their terms.

25-Feb-2013•Devashish Fuloria

Minimum three Tests in a series - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara, former Sri Lanka captain, believes that Test cricket is the No

25-Feb-2013•Devashish Fuloria

Stadiums - shrines for sporting travellers

Players perform and go, but stadiums remain as the custodians of sport

25-Feb-2013•Devashish Fuloria

Seventy and still going strong

Brian Viner in The Independent chats with arguably the oldest trio to represent a team - the septuagenarians who have been part of Ealing Cricket Club for the last 57 years.

25-Feb-2013•Devashish Fuloria

So for once it is not a batsman’s game

Cricket has long favoured batsmen at the expense of bowlers

25-Feb-2013•Devashish Fuloria

What has become of the city-based league?

The IPL was initially promoted as a city-based league with the emphasis on building a strong local connect, says Hindustan Times ' Sanjjeev Karan Samyal, but somewhere along the line that concept has been lost.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Rebuilding South African cricket, ball by ball

Neil Manthorp, in the Mail & Guardian , says it may seem counterintuitive to celebrate Cricket South Africa's slow but inevitable slide into a humiliating credibility void, but it is the prospect of what lies ahead that is so exciting

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Cricket's 'Chucking' Challenge

West Indian allrounder Marlon Samuels was recently reported for a suspect action while playing for Pune Warriors in the IPL

25-Feb-2013•Carlyle Laurie

WWI death of Australian Test hero Cotter revealed

Albert Cotter, a slinging fast bowler who played Ashes cricket in Australia and England between 1903 and 1912, died as an Anzac in the Australian Lighthorse charge on Beersheba, Paige Taylor tells us in the Australian

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

In the blink of an eye

The ability to successfully negotiate a 90mph delivery separates a good batsman from lesser mortals

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Shivalkar - Born at the wrong time

Padmakar Shivalkar was a talented left-arm slow bowler who played first-class cricket for Mumbai but never found a way to the national side

25-Feb-2013•Devashish Fuloria

IPL isn't broken yet - Lalit Modi

While doubts are being raised about the popularity of IPL or the alleged decline in TV ratings, Lalit Modi in an interview to Firstpost says that the IPL model is still viable, but will need constant evaluation.

25-Feb-2013•Devashish Fuloria

Conditions putting county game at risk

Mark Ramprakash tells the Daily Telegraph 's Nick Hoult that the batting conditions in England now are the worst he has faced in 25 years as a professional, and that the game’s administrators are devaluing the County Championship.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

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