Pakistan cricket

Pakistan team needs to be aggressive, not reckless

Feb 25, 2013: In an interview with Saj Sadiq in PakPassion.net , Dav Whatmore talks about his experiences in the current role and the future of Pakistan cricket.

Indian Premier League

IPL stakeholders have much to be happy about

Feb 25, 2013: Some controversies of late may have overshadowed the cricket in the IPL this season, but organisers, fans, franchise owners, advertisers - the tournament's several stakeholders - have much to be happy about this season, writes Archna Shukla in

Indian cricket

'Glad our services have been recognised'

Feb 25, 2013: Vijay Lokapally, in the Hindu , speaks to several recipients of the BCCI's one-time benefit to Indian cricketers, their struggles during the playing days, their love of the game and what this reward means to them.

2012 English Domestic Season

England heroes plugging away in county cricket

Feb 25, 2013: In the Guardian , Vic Marks writes of watching Steve Harmison and Liam Plunkett play in the County Championship, the possible incentives and desires that drive them to keep playing and why it could be tough to just quit.

West Indies in England 2012

Roach's no-ball woes

Feb 25, 2013: Kemar Roach's blunders on the second day in Trent Bridge should prompt an urgent course-correction for West Indies, writes Michael Calvin in the Independent on Sunday .

Test Championship

A triangular Test experiment that failed

Feb 25, 2013: Stephen Brenkley, in the Independent on Sunday , looks back at the triangular Test series involving England, Australia and South Africa in 1912, its failure and what it means for Test cricket today.

Sobers' ball not what it seems?

Feb 25, 2013: A cricket ball that was meant to have been hit for one of Garry Sobers' six sixes in an over at Swansea in 1968 has been removed from an auction over claims it is not genuine

West Indies in England 2012

Young West Indies batsmen need help

Feb 25, 2013: Marlon Samuels and Darren Sammy led a stirring West Indies fightback at Trent Bridge, but they had to bail the team out of a familiar hole as the top order failed again

LV= County Championship, Saturday May 26

Feb 25, 2013: 7pm: Alex Winter signs off

Indian Premier League

Scams, Scandals and Controversies

Feb 25, 2013: As another season of IPL draws to a close, Santosh Desai in the crest edition of the Times of India reviews a year of controversies and questions IPL's sustainability as an entertainment product.

Interviews

A half-century for Ravi Shastri

Feb 25, 2013: Ravi Shastri made his debut for India in 1981 when he was 18

Newsfile IPL 2012

Newsfile: May 26

Feb 25, 2013: Feel like it is our time again - du Plessis : Faf du Plessis, the Chennai Super Kings batsman, has said the side's leadership and experience of having won titles are the reasons they perform strongly in crunch games

IPL 2012

Practicality v idealism

Feb 25, 2013: By Sriram Jayanthi, India

Indian Premier League

IPL, a metaphor for changing India

Feb 25, 2013: Ajaz Ashraf, in Pakistan's Daily Times , talks about the recent controversies in the IPL

South African cricket

'Playing in every format is difficult' - Steyn

Feb 25, 2013: South Africa's fast bowler Dale Steyn has just played in his fifth straight IPL season

LV= County Championship, Friday May 25

Feb 25, 2013: 5.25pm: Jon Culley at Surrey v Warwickshire

Indian cricket

Is the BCCI above law?

Feb 25, 2013: The BCCI's decision to give Rs 70 crore ($13 million) to former national and domestic players, seemed to be a noble gesture, but it has turned it into a tool to settle scores with, writes Gulu Ezekiel in the Hindustan Times .

Indian Premier League

IPL gains from on and off-field spice

Feb 25, 2013: IPL will reach its climax on Sunday when Kolkata Knight Riders will take on the winners of Friday's eliminator between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils

Newsfile IPL 2012

Newsfile: May 25

Feb 25, 2013: Can go all the way - Badrinath : Chennai Super Kings batsman S Badrinath, who made 47 in the win over Mumbai Indians on Wednesday, said his team was confident of beating Delhi Daredevils in the second qualifier on Friday and making the final

Indian Premier League

The IPL is bad for capitalism, democracy and cricket

Feb 25, 2013: Ramachandra Guha, writing in the Hindu , says the Indian Premier League represents the negative side of liberalisation and power, such as the secrecy in the player auctions and the conflicts of interest involving team owners