Laxman: the alternate word for elegance and grace

Feb 25, 2013: A look back at VVS Laxman's Test career analysing various aspects of his batting performance

English cricket

Pietersen's career may never be the same as before

Feb 25, 2013: Though situations may improve for Kevin Pietersen and England if he successfully resurrects his career after the recent saga, it wouldn't be easy for him to treat everything as the same as before, as a lot of damage had been done, opines Stephen

South African cricket

Tracing South Africa's journey to the top

Feb 25, 2013: As South Africa clinched the No.1 Test ranking on Monday, cricket's journey in the colourful history of South Africa was put into perspective by Paul Martin in the Independent .

English cricket

Strauss faces heat after defeat

Feb 25, 2013: Andrew Strauss, with his faulty batting technique, contributed to England's loss of the No.1 Test status through a comprehensive 2-0 defeat against South Africa and an overall unproductive twelve months, writes Geoffrey Boycott in the Telegraph

LV= County Championship, Wednesday August 22

Feb 25, 2013: 4.50pm: Les Smith at Durham v Worcestershire

South Africa in England 2012

Stop ruining cricket's schedule, you knuckleheads

Feb 25, 2013: Anyone feeling that three Tests was just enough to satisfy the appetite?

West Indies cricket

'I had no intention of being a fast bowler'

Feb 25, 2013: Ian Bishop, on the Cricket Couch , talks about starting out as an opening batsman, a being timid kid, the mental attributes needed to be a quick, and how tough it was for him to quit cricket early.

Indian cricket

Quietly Laxman

Feb 25, 2013: In his 16-year career, VVS Laxman managed to attract an eclectic mix of fans, from Jeffrey Archer to the All-Black rugby star, Brad Thorn

LV= County Championship, Tuesday August 21

Feb 25, 2013: 6.30pm: Tim Wigmore at Surrey v Glamorgan

Indian cricket

How an epic at Eden touched a generation

Feb 25, 2013: Belonging to the increasingly dying tribe of the artist, was VVS Laxman. Very Very Special, indeed, and a saviour of India on many occasions

South Africa in England 2012

South Africa fully deserve the mace

Feb 25, 2013: South Africa's all-round excellence makes them worthy new world leaders, writes Kevin Garside in the Independent

Under-19s

Reality bites for Nepal and Papua New Guinea

Feb 25, 2013: Nepal and Papua New Guinea found out the hard way what life must be like for forage fish on the Great Barrier Reef

Indian cricket

When Laxman batted, nothing else mattered

Feb 25, 2013: Laxman's technique is marked by little footwork and a tendency to hang back in the crease that fosters an air of vulnerability around his batsmanship. Perhaps, it is this apparent susceptibility that creates a sense of beauty and delicacy

South Africa in England 2012

Steven Finn showcases his skills

Feb 25, 2013: England had a couple of selectorial dilemmas before this Test

England cricket

Compassionate KP

Feb 25, 2013: It's high time I attempted to bring Shot Selection right up to date. Some of the photographs that I've featured recently are over 15 years old so I thought I'd choose a shot from the last couple of weeks

Indian cricket

VVS Laxman, the artiste

Feb 25, 2013: With VVS Laxman’s exit, one of Indian cricket’s most glorious chapters of aesthetic batting has shut, says Vijay Lokapally in the Hindu .

West Indies cricket

West Indies' steps towards erasing difficult phase

Feb 25, 2013: West Indies' victories in the past two decades have been few and far between

New Zealand cricket

NZC needs to be more responsible

Feb 25, 2013: Ahead of New Zealand's tour of India, the team finds itself surrounded by problems after a disastrous tour of the West Indies, something that New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has to address to be in a position to call itself a "world leading sports

English cricket

Pietersen's insecurity has led to his downfall

Feb 25, 2013: The Pietersen saga has put the batsman in a negative light and eventually led to his omission from the England squad

Australian cricket

Michael Clarke's academy dreams

Feb 25, 2013: Michael Clarke has bought a multi-million dollar property in New South Wales with the intention of turning it into a cricket academy