You gotta feel sorry for cricketers

Feb 25, 2013: When they aren't getting dumped by T20 franchises, they must endure jargon-filled scolding from their other employers

Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Round I

Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Round I, Day 2

Feb 25, 2013: 5.20pm Another good day of Ranji Trophy comes to an end

Indian cricket

Muesli, the secret of Tendulkar's energy?

Feb 25, 2013: Remember Sachin Tendulkar's brief but brutal attack against Glenn McGrath in the quarter-final of the Champions Trophy in 2000? It turns out he had muesli for breakfast that day

Influence of wides and no balls on Test bowler averages

Feb 25, 2013: A stats analysis to determine the effect of wides and no-balls on the bowling averages in Tests

Canada

Unpaid players sue over Canadian T20

Feb 25, 2013: Sixteen players have started legal proceedings against the organisers of the Cricket All Star T20 Match which was held in Toronto in May claiming they have yet to be paid

Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Round I

Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Round I, Day 1

Feb 25, 2013: 5.10pm What a satisfying first day for Ranji Trophy 2012-13

Cricket coverage needs more voices, not less

Feb 25, 2013: My grandpa's massive old wooden radio was handed down to me in 1989. It seemed bigger than I was. It only worked on AM stations

England in India 2012

A spate of broadcaster spats

Feb 25, 2013: As negotiations continue between the broadcasters and the BCCI over access to facilities in India, the BBC's credibility has been called into question if they do not broadcast from the grounds

Cricket and the art of memory

Feb 25, 2013: To anyone who has been following cricket, numbers conjure and evoke strange feelings, morphing into characters. A 158 suddenly brings Brendon McCullum to mind

Test cricket

ICC's approval to day-night Tests 'shocking'

Feb 25, 2013: As the ICC gave a green signal to day-night Tests on Monday, S Dinakar in The Hindu expresses disappointment with ICC's apparent lack of vision

Indian cricket

Same routine for Sehwag

Feb 25, 2013: As Virender Sehwag prepares plays a Ranji Trophy match after five years when Delhi take on Uttar Pradesh on Friday, old memories are evoked

Back to the five-day stuff. Yawn

Feb 25, 2013: T20 can be a pain but at least it's over quickly

England in India 2012

Simple fellow is Jonny Bairstow

Feb 25, 2013: Having burst onto the international scene with a blazing innings for England against India in Cardiff, Jonathan Liew, writing in The Telegraph, finds a player that seems to play better the less he thinks about the game

English cricket

It's not just cricket at The Oval

Feb 25, 2013: England's oldest Test ground has staged all manner of additional events since it opened in 1845 and on November 3, it will play host to Aussie Rules Football

XIs

The Don Bradman of bowling unpenetratively in ODIs

Feb 25, 2013: And the five of his cohorts who complete our XI who were good in Tests but rubbish in ODIs

Australian cricket

Inverarity's selection principle effective

Feb 25, 2013: Gideon Haigh, writing in The Australian, judges the contrasting selection principles of former selector Andrew Hilditch and the present John Inverarity, concluding that Inverarity's straightforward approach is the better one.

England in India, 2012

BCCI's 'naked show of strength'

Feb 25, 2013: The BCCI refused to provide space and access to BBC and Sky commentators for England's tour of India, citing "overbearing costs" as the excuse

USA

USACA considers next steps against Williams

Feb 25, 2013: The USA Cricket Association has moved to distance itself from suspended executive secretary Kenwyn Williams, with a spokesman telling ESPNcricinfo that Williams “no longer has the rights to represent the association”.

Brazil

Cricket gets a Brazilian

Feb 25, 2013: Dawn reports that Brazil is looking to try to get its population to embrace new sports head of the 2016 Olympics, including baseball, rugby ..

Cricket News Hurl

Jesse in whites

Feb 25, 2013: This is a new column. Otherwise I wouldn't have started with that line. This is a new column about cricket news. There is a lot of cricket news