Dirk Nannes

Different cultures, familiar characters

Feb 25, 2013: Over the first few years of the IPL, it had an image of ‘wild’ cheerleaders, players at late night parties drinking vodka through yard-glasses, models parading nude through hotels at 5 am in the morning, cash being burnt as fuel in fire-places, and

Deccan Chargers

Jhunjhunwala's amble of a run

Feb 25, 2013: Deccan Chargers have dropped catches galore in this IPL. They have fielded at times like an Under-14 side, in the words of their coach Darren Lehmann

When does one retire?

Feb 25, 2013: When to retire and what to do with your new life

Indian Premier League

Financial cap for IPL trading window

Feb 25, 2013: The IPL governing council have tried their best to make the tournament a level playing field by putting a cap on spend during auctions and limiting the number of players a team can recruit

West Indies in England, 2012

Narine's absence will be felt

Feb 25, 2013: West Indies spinner Sunil Narine - left out of the tour to England - has been one of the bowling stars in the ongoing IPL season for his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders

LV= County Championship, Wednesday May 9

Feb 25, 2013: 6.30pm: Alan Gardner wraps up the day

The Ashes

An action shot in the English countryside

Feb 25, 2013: The photo I've chosen for this post is a shot of Adam Gilchrist from the opening match of Australia's 2005 Ashes tour of England against the Professional Cricketers Association Masters XI

Newsfile IPL 2012

Newsfile: May 9

Feb 25, 2013: Vettori or Kohli for RCB?: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Tillakaratne Dilshan has said the team is yet to decide on who will captain against Mumbai Indians on Wednesday

Yusuf Pathan

The problem with Yusuf

Feb 25, 2013: Fifty-one games in and I think it’s starting to get to me

Pune Warriors

Smith's leap in vain

Feb 25, 2013: Steven Smith’s boundary fielding had already provided one of the highlights of the tournament three days ago, but he topped that with an effort against Rajasthan Royals that was so extraordinary that it left even experts scrambling for the

IPL 2012

The art of captaincy showcased

Feb 25, 2013: By Algenes Edmund Dantes, Australia

Brett Lee strikes a new musical note

Feb 25, 2013: Australia fast bowler Brett Lee, better known for dishing out chin music on the green, is now focusing on music of a different kind: music therapy

Indian Premier League

IPL still a sought-after TV property?

Feb 25, 2013: Has the IPL hit rocky waters in terms of advertisers

West Indies cricket

Cricket, cash and country

Feb 25, 2013: Hilary Beckles, in Trinidad Express , about the saga of West Indies' stars walking away and playing cricket elsewhere.

T20 cricketer not in sync with national pride

Feb 25, 2013: At a time when the popularity of Twenty20 cricket leagues is on an incline, Osman Samiuddin, writing in the National , says that the T20 cricketer is not always in sync with national pride as he must choose between club or country

English cricket

Jonathan Trott and the science of selfishness

Feb 25, 2013: England batsman Jonathan Trott, who has scored 2319 from 28 Tests at 52.70, is being touted as England’s best number three in a generation

English cricket

The next MCC president's Wodehouse connection

Feb 25, 2013: If you had to be named after a fictional character, PG Wodehouse's Mike Jackson would do nicely, says Stephen Brenkley in the Independent , and that's where Mike Griffith, the next president of MCC, got his.

Newsfile IPL 2012

Newsfile: May 8

Feb 25, 2013: Gambhir fined: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir has been fined for his team's slow over rate during their IPL match against Delhi Daredevils on Monday

Australian cricket

Shane Watson: Against Nature

Feb 25, 2013: Few batsmen fail as rarely as Shane Watson, states the Old Batsman blog, but unfortunately, few succeed as rarely as Watson either

Ryan Ten Doeschate

Tickets, please

Feb 25, 2013: What's the most challenging aspect of the IPL