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Tendulkar's genius captured in 19 seconds

Sachin Tendulkar's six off Albie Morkel in the opening match of IPL 2012 demonstrates that his genius lies in the fact that he’s found a way to use the basics of batting even when he’s going against the rules, says Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in his

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

How Salve brought the World Cup to the subcontinent

As the cash-rich IPL kicks off, Ayaz Memon, writing for Mint , looks back at how cricket's power shift began with the then BCCI president NKP Salve - who died on Sunday - bringing the 1987 World Cup to the subcontinent.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Star TV's big gamble

The Indian team has faltered on the field for nearly a year, several of its biggest names are nearing retirement or have just retired, and the previous home broadcaster struggled to pay the BCCI in time, but still Star TV bid a mammoth $750m for the

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

When are England going to learn?

Last year Jimmy Anderson said this England team could be the best England team of all time

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

The India story: A year after

Exactly a year ago, India became world champions but things went downhill from there on, with forgettable tours of England and Australia

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

'While playing for India, you need to be responsible' - Kohli

In an interview in the Telegraph , Virat Kohli talks about facing up to pressure, vice-captaincy, his best moments in his career thus far, and more.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Why N Srinivasan doesn't favour big changes in cricket

BCCI president N Srinivasan may be rather adventurous in his dealings for his cement business, but when it comes to cricket, he prefers to stick to the tried and tested, find Sriram Srinivasan and Karthik Subbaraman in Economic Times .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

<i>Moneyball</i> stats at the IPL

Can cricketers' values be measured like in the movie Moneyball

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Sri Lanka's inaugural Test

In 1982, Sri Lanka played their first Test , against England at the P Sara Oval

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Looking back at NZ's season, there's still hope

It would be wrong to view Hobart as the most misleading of false dawns for New Zealand, says an editorial in the New Zealand Herald .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Is brand Tendulkar still going strong?

Binoy Prabhakar, in the Economic Times , tries to find out if Tendulkar's brand aura is on the wane, since, as Prabhakar says, no company has signed him up after his 100th hundred.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Pietersen yet to crack the subcontinent

Kevin Pietersen has much to play for this week, as England seek to level the series against Sri Lanka and avoid a fifth straight Test loss, writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent on Sunday .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Grounds for injury

Aakash Chopra, in his blog for Cricketnext , writes that certain first-class grounds in India have such pathetic facilities that a player risks a serious injury if he tries to dive on the outfield

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Time for change after England capsize

Something, it is possible to deduce, is wrong

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Cricket South Africa has conned India

The one-off Twenty20 between South Africa and India is a sell-out

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Williamson needs to play less limited-overs cricket

Logan Savory, writing for Fairfax NZ News , says Kane Williamson should concentrate more on the longer format if New Zealand are to get serious about becoming the best test-playing nation they can be.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

What the cricket calendar does to fans

A packed schedule takes its toll on not just the players, but viewers too, Alan Tyers writes in the Daily Telegraph

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Brand Tendulkar controls Sachin

Suresh Menon, writing for Cricket Next , says sportsmen are more valuable on the field than off it, and it is only human to try and keep them there for as long as it is commercially viable.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Bat or bowl?

Which teams do better batting first in ODIs, which teams prefer chasing

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Panesar shows promise in his second innings

Monty Panesar’s career was resurrected after a six-wicket haul in the second Test against Pakistan, in Abu Dhabi, recently

25-Feb-2013•Devashish Fuloria

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