The philosopher captain

Apr 23, 2013: If captaincy was not regarded as an art before Brearley, it was after he had gone. His tenure may have been brief, but his impact endures still

The village cricketer emerges from hibernation

Apr 23, 2013: It's that time of year when you retrieve your mouldy whites from the boot of your car and coax your groaning limbs into them for a spot of cricket

The quickest thousands, and the fastest collapses

Apr 23, 2013: Also: Zimbabweans with two hundreds in a Test, longest wait between Test and one-day debuts, most wickets in the IPL, and Bradman's stats

"I was ready to give up... I hated the game"

Apr 23, 2013: The death of a friend and team-mate made Surrey keeper Steven Davies wonder if he wanted to continue playing

English cricket

Fair play call needs right targets

Apr 22, 2013:

IPL 2013 news

BCCI defers decision on playoff venue

Apr 22, 2013: The IPL governing council deferred the decision of shifting the two playoff games that were scheduled to be played in Chennai on May 21 and 22, respectively

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Harare

Pitch questions for back-to-back Tests

Apr 22, 2013: Others may have taken it as a rest day but neither Zimbabwe nor Bangladesh opted to put their feet up on what would have been the fifth day of their first Test

Chennai v Rajasthan, IPL 2013, Chennai

An irritated Dravid, and an off day for Jadeja

Apr 22, 2013: The Plays of the day from the match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, in Chennai

Pakistan cricket

Hafeez, a reason to watch Pakistan bat

Apr 22, 2013: After a long time, the country has a batsman who is as captivating and consistent as their bowlers

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe 2013

Masakadza rewarded for new goals

Apr 22, 2013: Shingi Masakadza was not a certain starter for the first Test against Bangladesh, but his extra height brought an added dimension to the Zimbabwe attack

Chennai v Rajasthan, IPL 2013, Chennai

Super Kings batting might trumps Watson ton

Apr 22, 2013: Chennai Super Kings have more match-turning batsmen than any other side in the tournament, and that was on display yet again as they hunted down 186

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors, IPL 2013, Bangalore

Who will captain Pune Warriors?

Apr 22, 2013: Preview of the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Warriors in Bangalore

County news

Grayson apologies for 'shambolic' display

Apr 22, 2013: Essex's head coach Paul Grayson has issued a public apology over what he described as the county's "shambolic" display in losing to Northamptonshire by an innings

Champions Trophy 2013

The death of a tournament that cricket deserved

Apr 22, 2013: In the National, Osman Samiuddin writes on how changing priorities in cricket's administration have led to the death of the Champions Trophy

IPL 2013

Another fifty for Dhoni

Apr 22, 2013: MS Dhoni added another entry to the list of his achievements when he became the first captain in the IPL to lead a team to 50 wins

South Africa news

Amla moves to Cape Cobras

Apr 22, 2013: Hashim Amla, the South Africa batsman, has left his domestic franchise Dolphins to join Cape Cobras

Delhi v Mumbai, IPL 2013, Delhi

'Will never forget Tendulkar's dropped chance' - Nadeem

Apr 22, 2013: Delhi Daredevils' left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem shares his regret over dropping Sachin Tendulkar's catch and is optimistic about Delhi Daredevils' chances in IPL 2013

Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2013, Delhi

Sachin the master and Sehwag the butcher

Apr 22, 2013: If you are a fan of Indian cricket, the Sunday game in Delhi would have made you very happy

Spot-fixing

Angry Westfield appears at Kaneria hearing

Apr 22, 2013: The ECB has won its battle to get Mervyn Westfield, the former Essex seamer, to testify at Danish Kaneria's appeal against his life ban for corruption

Spot-fixing

'I have no desire to participate' - Westfield

Apr 22, 2013: The full statement made by Mervyn Westfield after reluctantly agreeing to give evidence in an ECB hearing called to consider Danish Kaneria's appeal against his ban for match-fixing