Indian domestic cricket

Don't let domestic tournaments die

Feb 25, 2013: Genuine efforts must be made to sustain a potentially successful property; not only to safeguard its sanctity, but also to keep both the players and the viewers hooked

Indian Premier League

Throwing out the baby with the bath water

Feb 25, 2013: An editorial in the Mint says the BCCI's expulsion of Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab from the IPL will result in investors withdrawing by way of sponsorship and spectator scepticism.

Michael Jeh

Fourth-innings blues

Feb 25, 2013: Most batsmen clearly find it easier to score more heavily in the third innings of a Test

Politics

Younis Khan: a selection scandal

Feb 25, 2013: Many gruesome disasters have befallen Pakistan cricket in the past 18 months

Indian cricket

The (medium-) fast and furious

Feb 25, 2013: From Rahul Oak, United States

Australia in India 2010

What is the sound of one man batting?

Feb 25, 2013: In the Australian , Peter Lalor describes how the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, like every other venue in India, erupts whenever Sachin Tendulkar walks out with bat in hand.

Pakistan cricket

Shattered hopes

Feb 25, 2013: Pakistan cricket remains mired in this seemingly endless things-getting-worse phase as people at the helm of Pakistan's cricket affairs continue committing the same mistakes again and again writes Khalid Hussain in the News

Australia in India 2010

Ponting deserves better

Feb 25, 2013: Ricky Ponting entered to jeers and departed to cheers on the first day of the Bangalore Test

Ravi Shastri

The Long Handle awards

Feb 25, 2013: Includes shiny trophies for most appearances, biggest twit and captain with the most sinister smile

Samir Chopra

Commentary on Internet Relay Chat

Feb 25, 2013: Okay, time for a little honesty: how many of you have talked in glowing terms about an innings that you haven't seen a ball of

Cops called to control slap-happy dad

Feb 25, 2013: An irate father has had a police complaint registered against him in Delhi after roughing up a selector over his son’s non-selection for an Under-19 side in the upcoming Cooch Behar Trophy

India

Why Laxman's career proves England are better than Australia

Feb 25, 2013: Lancashire’s VVS Laxman set England on course to win the Ashes with a match-winning and potentially series-turning innings for India against Australia in Mohali , a performance of classically Lancastrio-English cricketing resolve, fit to set

Indian cricket

The secret to Sachin's success

Feb 25, 2013: "Tendulkar loves the game

Australia in India 2010

'This is why I love Tests' - Ponting

Feb 25, 2013: Ricky Ponting, in the Australian , reflects on his team's loss in a nail-biter against India in Mohali, one that yet again deprived him of a Test win in the country as captain.

Fiji

Suva Capitals post first win of season

Feb 25, 2013: The Suva Capitals scored their first win in this season’s EPL with a 63-run victory over the Sigatoka Dunes in Nadi last Saturday

Teams

Test series analysis - part 1

Feb 25, 2013: A comprehensive series-based analysis of results

Indian cricket

Indian cricket's golden generation

Feb 25, 2013: Ten years have passed since the epochal Kolkata Test, but little has changed when India clash with Australia - VVS Laxman is still at it, as have Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble been at various points in India's decade of excellence in

Australia in India 2010

Ponting has seen it all

Feb 25, 2013: The only Australia captain to have lost two Ashes series, though those campaigns sandwiched a 5-0 win at home; the only captain since Clive Lloyd to oversee two World Cup wins; a witness to some of Australia's most heart-breaking defeats, from

Indian cricket

BCCI to blame for poor Test turn-outs

Feb 25, 2013: Barely a handful of people turned out to watch the classic that unfolded in Mohali, bar the final day when the stands filled

Michael Jeh

An attempt to understand second-innings stalwarts

Feb 25, 2013: In my most recent post , I 'fluked' the Laxman prediction and it opened up some dialogue that deserves a follow-up piece