The Surfer

Ajinkya Rahane's century in the IPL was thrilling to watch, but the batsman should remember that success in the IPL is fickle and should not believe that this innings is a passport to the Indian team, writes Ashish Magotra in First Post .

Rahane should not let the IPL use him

Pakistan is hosting Bangladesh for a couple of limited overs game at the end of this month

Is Pakistan ready for International cricket?

The Beatles are a prominent presence in Osman Samiuddin's take in the National on James Anderson's development into a top fast bowler

Anderson at his best

With the news of Bangladesh confirming their tour of Pakistan, more specifically Lahore, Saleem Khaliq in The Express Tribune asks whether the country really is ready to starting hosting a big series, with news of unrest in Karachi over the last

Is Pakistan ready to host international cricket yet?

The West Indies is the only nation in Test cricket that currently finds itself unable to place its best team on the field of play

Cricket, cash and country

Kevin Pietersen's comments on England's lack of enthusiasm in the IPL is perhaps wrongly mistaken as "jealousy"

KP is not an IPL loudmouth

Sachin Tendulkar does not slow down when approaching a 100, nor does India lose when he does well, says the Setpiecegoal blog, backed up by exhaustive statistical evidence.

Debunking the Tendulkar myth

Aleem Dar, the ICC elite umpire, endorses technology as it helps in correcting mistakes made by umpires

DRS ensures that most decisions can be corrected - Dar

West Indies took a first innings lead against Australia in the Barbados Test and attracted the attention of cricket lovers around the world

West Indies team finds support in England

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864 and Howard Jackson in The Independent celebrates the 149th edition by comparing the book with great works of fiction.

Wisden proves the existence of God

Twenty20 leagues have rendered financial security on cricketing careers across the world

Fame is heady - Sadanand Vishwanath

Alan Igglesden , the former England and Kent seamer, was first diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1999

Igglesden's brain tumour battle

Much of the attention in the IPL is focussed on batsmen and big hits, but in the match against Mumbai Indians on Monday, Dale Steyn's magical spell for Deccan Chargers put some of the spotlight on the bowling (though Rohit Sharma's last-ball six

Sensational Steyn shows his T20 class

Ian Bell, writing in the Independent , says after a couple of very good years with very few failures, the series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka had been a real struggle for him.

'As I turn 30, it's time for a few 100s'

Marc Higginson, writing for the BBC website, traces James Anderson's rise from a youngster plagued by inconsistency and injuries to one of England's premier bowlers.

How Anderson became one of England's best

Prem Panicker, writing for Yahoo Cricket , talks to Rahul Dravid, who's on assignment with Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, about his retirement and other things.

The retired Rahul Dravid speaks

The BCCI's broadcast rights deal with Star demonstrates that the value of cricket will not diminish, board president N Srinivasan tells Swetha Kannan, in Business Line

Cricket is still powerful - N Srinivasan

Abu Dhabi seemed an eternity away as England finished the job in Colombo, writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian

Fine tradition of exciting Test finishes continues

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Entertaining yes, but is this cricket?

The IPL has been a terrific spectacle, wonderfully entertaining, only don't call this cricket, says Soumya Bhattacharya, writing for Hindustan Times .