South African cricket

Tahir embodies new South Africa

Feb 25, 2013: Imran Tahir appeared in front of me as an Alice-band wearing back-of-the-hand magician. Prancing around county cricket making batsmen look like complete idiots

Floating through NYC with Anil Kumble

Feb 25, 2013: “Your wish has been granted,” were the words I heard over the phone on Saturday night

LV= County Championship, Thursday August 23

Feb 25, 2013: 5.30pm: Jon Culley at Warwickshire v Middlesex

Indian cricket

Tricky transition for India's Test team

Feb 25, 2013: India's Test team is entering a new phase, with the old guard paving way for the new generation

Indian cricket

The coming of age of native cricket

Feb 25, 2013: Buchi Babu Memorial tournament has, for long, been an important part of India’s cricket calendar, though televised international cricket and the IPL have robbed such domestic events of their past glamour, writes V Ramnarayan in the Hindu .

Indian cricket

Storm in Hyderabadi dinner-plate

Feb 25, 2013: It's the most unlikely spat - a storm in a dinner-plate, if you will - between the most unlikely protagonists

Of patriotism and green suede jackets

Feb 25, 2013: Sorry, no, England are not among the greatest teams ever

ICC rankings

Pakistan's unexpected fourth

Feb 25, 2013: South Africa's deserved rise to No.1 in Test cricket offered the world a lingering view of the new Test rankings. The top three were as expected, vanquished England sitting above Australia

Laxman: the alternate word for elegance and grace

Feb 25, 2013: A look back at VVS Laxman's Test career analysing various aspects of his batting performance

English cricket

Pietersen's career may never be the same as before

Feb 25, 2013: Though situations may improve for Kevin Pietersen and England if he successfully resurrects his career after the recent saga, it wouldn't be easy for him to treat everything as the same as before, as a lot of damage had been done, opines Stephen

South African cricket

Tracing South Africa's journey to the top

Feb 25, 2013: As South Africa clinched the No.1 Test ranking on Monday, cricket's journey in the colourful history of South Africa was put into perspective by Paul Martin in the Independent .

English cricket

Strauss faces heat after defeat

Feb 25, 2013: Andrew Strauss, with his faulty batting technique, contributed to England's loss of the No.1 Test status through a comprehensive 2-0 defeat against South Africa and an overall unproductive twelve months, writes Geoffrey Boycott in the Telegraph

LV= County Championship, Wednesday August 22

Feb 25, 2013: 4.50pm: Les Smith at Durham v Worcestershire

South Africa in England 2012

Stop ruining cricket's schedule, you knuckleheads

Feb 25, 2013: Anyone feeling that three Tests was just enough to satisfy the appetite?

West Indies cricket

'I had no intention of being a fast bowler'

Feb 25, 2013: Ian Bishop, on the Cricket Couch , talks about starting out as an opening batsman, a being timid kid, the mental attributes needed to be a quick, and how tough it was for him to quit cricket early.

Indian cricket

Quietly Laxman

Feb 25, 2013: In his 16-year career, VVS Laxman managed to attract an eclectic mix of fans, from Jeffrey Archer to the All-Black rugby star, Brad Thorn

LV= County Championship, Tuesday August 21

Feb 25, 2013: 6.30pm: Tim Wigmore at Surrey v Glamorgan

Indian cricket

How an epic at Eden touched a generation

Feb 25, 2013: Belonging to the increasingly dying tribe of the artist, was VVS Laxman. Very Very Special, indeed, and a saviour of India on many occasions

South Africa in England 2012

South Africa fully deserve the mace

Feb 25, 2013: South Africa's all-round excellence makes them worthy new world leaders, writes Kevin Garside in the Independent

Under-19s

Reality bites for Nepal and Papua New Guinea

Feb 25, 2013: Nepal and Papua New Guinea found out the hard way what life must be like for forage fish on the Great Barrier Reef