English cricket

In a different land, another Compton rises

Feb 25, 2013: Denis Compton’s grandson, Nick, has been making headlines for his good showing in county cricket with three first-class hundreds for Somerset this season

Pakistan cricket

Clean and confident Hafeez has it all to lose

Feb 25, 2013: Pakistan’s new Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez may be seen as a clean and a confident player who has worked his way up the ranks with strong performances in domestic cricket

Chennai Super Kings

Tough road ahead for Super Kings

Feb 25, 2013: Sunday’s results, with wins for Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab, has put the pressure right back on Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings

Pakistan cricket

Professor takes the T20 chair

Feb 25, 2013: Mohammad Hafeez, professor of the Pakistan cricket team, has now also become its Twenty20 captain

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Newsfile: May 14

Feb 25, 2013: Prasad lauds Vettori : Royal Challengers Bangalore’s bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad has hailed captain Daniel Vettori 's decision to give up his spot in the playing XI for Muttiah Muralitharan

English cricket

'Will never underestimate any team' - Trott

Feb 25, 2013: With the first Test between England and West Indies only days away, England’s batsman Jonathan Trott tells Nick Hoult from the Daily Telegraph that England knows the importance of respecting the opposition and giving them the attention they

Rohit Sharma

Hair, sweaty men, self-destruction

Feb 25, 2013: Need any more reasons to watch the games just before the pointy end of the IPL?

Pune Warriors

Still no Tamim?

Feb 25, 2013: When Pune Warriors play, you can be sure much of the feedback ESPNcricinfo receives is to do with Tamim Iqbal

West Indies in England 2012

West Indies staring at whitewash

Feb 25, 2013: Steve James, in the Daily Telegraph , predicts a tough time for West Indies and plenty to look forward to for the England batsmen.

Pune Warriors

The Ganguly question

Feb 25, 2013: Sourav Ganguly has always had the ability to keep everyone guessing – friends, foes, team-mates and opponents alike

Stats

Home no longer a fortress for CSK

Feb 25, 2013: In the past, a home game for Chennai Super Kings would have started with them as clear favourites

Sri Lanka cricket

Never another like 'Satha'

Feb 25, 2013: In the Daily News , Richard Dwight pays tribute to Mahadevan Sathasivam , a stylish batsman who played till1950 and is considered one of Sri Lanka's great cricketers

LV= County Championship, Saturday May 12

Feb 25, 2013: 8pm: Alex Winter signs off

Newsfile IPL 2012

Newsfile: May 12

Feb 25, 2013: Bollinger flies home: Chennai Super Kings’ fast bowler Doug Bollinger has returned to Australia due to personal reasons

Indian Premier League

The IPL malaise

Feb 25, 2013: In the Times of India , Mukul Kesavan rips into the IPL - its decadence, its unabashed celebration of team owners, its use of cheerleaders and the many conflicts of interest

IPL 2012

Mid-table mayhem

Feb 25, 2013: Sixteen matches, five teams, two vacant spots in the qualifiers

Rajasthan Royals

What makes Rajasthan so likeable?

Feb 25, 2013: The team of the IPL is Rajasthan Royals for me

LV= County Championship, Friday May 11

Feb 25, 2013: 7.35pm: George Dobell at Worcestershire v Surrey

Newsfile IPL 2012

Newsfile: May 11

Feb 25, 2013: Rohit reprimanded: Mumbai Indians batsman Rohit Sharma has been reprimanded for kicking at the stumps after his team’s nine-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday

Global game causes modern problems

Feb 25, 2013: A modern cricketer has so many options to choose from, first there’s county cricket, then the Indian Premier League, the Big Bash League, the Bangladesh Premier League and soon the Sri Lanka Premier League