India

Some thoughts on playing cricket at the Oval

Feb 25, 2013: A few days ago I was at morning cricket nets at the Oval Maidan in Bombay, a weekly affair where we exercise our two-bit skills with high seriousness and fidelity to ritual

Statistics don't always tell the complete story

Feb 25, 2013: Cricket is a game to be relished not an account to be scrutinised, writes Peter Roebuck

Indian cricket

`I have not forgotten my roots'

Feb 25, 2013: "My parents never stopped me from playing

Indian cricket

`There's so much freedom for Chappell and Co. now'

Feb 25, 2013: "I think Rahul Dravid enjoys Greg's thoughts, but still the skipper has got to carry the team

New Zealand cricket

Time running out for Fleming to tame test demons

Feb 25, 2013: Stephen Fleming's double-century put New Zealand in a commanding position of the second Test against South Africa but Adam Parore writes in the New Zealand Herald that Fleming's poor conversion rate has hampered him from becoming New Zealand's

Kent

O'Brien reprimanded for outburst

Feb 25, 2013: The ECB has confirmed that Niall O'Brien, the Kent wicketkeeper, has received a reprimand under the ECB's discipline code following an incident during Kent's County Championship match against Durham on 19-23 April.

Sussex

Fans and Family Day at Hove

Feb 25, 2013: Sussex begin their C&G campaign on Sunday, April 30 when they play Surrey at The Oval

ICC

Bedi accuses ICC of killing the golden goose

Feb 25, 2013: Bishan Bedi, never short of an opinion, has joined the debate about player burnout, as reported on deepikaglobal.com

Indian cricket

Pawar's capitulation to the ICC

Feb 25, 2013: The Indian Express was less than impressed with Sharad Pawar's glowing comments about the Champions Trophy.

Nottinghamshire

Ogre and Out

Feb 25, 2013: Charlie Shreck ripped through Durham University to take finish with the extraordinary figures of 5 for 6

Universities

Award for leading university batsman

Feb 25, 2013: The Trustees of the Walter Lawrence Trophy have announced that a new award is to be made to the highest-scoring batsman from the six MCC Universities.

Pakistan

The 15 day retirement

Feb 25, 2013: “ Blink and you’ll miss it ,” went Cricinfo’s "All Today’s Yesterdays" column today

Bermuda

Bermuda through to 20-20 final

Feb 25, 2013: Bermuda sent a sizable crowd into raptures with a five-run win over England that sent the hosts into the final of the 20-20 World Cricket Classic after they had seemed to be on course for defeat.

Bermuda

Praise for national stadium

Feb 25, 2013: Lord MacLaurin, the former chairman of the England cricket board, has told the Royal Gazette that the facilities at the national Sports Centre are as good as those found on any county ground .

The two Indias

Indian cricket defies consensus

Feb 25, 2013: Earlier posts: intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 4.5 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

Uganda

Uganda name 22-man squad for Kenya series

Feb 25, 2013: The Uganda Cricket Association has named a 22-man squad for the tour by Kenya at the end of May, recalling Charles Lwanga and Richard Okia and bringing in Henry Sebulime, Davis Arinaitwe and Ronald Semanda.

English cricket

What's wrong with Cardiff hosting a Test?

Feb 25, 2013: A Test match in Cardiff

Indian cricket

Flying blues, football & a chilly 'homecoming'

Feb 25, 2013: Aakash Chopra, Indian Test-discard, writes about life in England over the cricketing summer.

Pakistan

Miandad's at it again

Feb 25, 2013: Shahid Afridi has had no shortage of people urging him to come back from his “retirement”

Bermuda

Scorecards from Twenty20 World Classic

Feb 25, 2013: Scorecards and reports from the initial games of the 20-20 World Cricket Classic tournament in Bermuda can be found at the Royal Gazette .