West Indies cricket

West Indies' millionaires reserved about their wealth

Feb 25, 2013: There is anecdotal evidence that, within days of humiliating England in the Stanford Super Series Twenty20 showdown and earning $1 million (about £675,000) each, three young West Indies players were seen in an Antigua jeweller's buying Rolex watches

Australian cricket

Phillip Hughes Day in Macksville?

Feb 25, 2013: Phillip Hughes’ hometown of Macksville cannot wait for him to make his Test debut in South Africa

Sriram Veera on India in Sri Lanka 2009

The colourful tale of Mahadevan Sathasivam

Feb 25, 2013: When you visit the Tamil Union Club house at the P Sarvanamuttu Stadium, a huge portrait of Don Bradman walking out to toss in 1948 with a Sri Lankan legend, Mahadevan Sathasivam, welcomes you.

Australian cricket

Inside story of SCG fight night

Feb 25, 2013: The Australian’s Peter Lalor gives a blow-by-blow account of the incident between Michael Clarke and Simon Katich after the final day of the SCG Test.

England in West Indies 2008-09

Pietersen mixes with the mortals

Feb 25, 2013: Paul Weaver writes in the Guardian that Kevin Pietersen, England's recently deposed captain and IPL millionaire, remains keen to prove his credentials as a team man

England in West Indies 2008-09

Happy birthday Bob

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Australian cricket

A more balanced outfit

Feb 25, 2013: All things considered, Australia have chosen a handy team to tour South Africa

Indian Premier League

KP and Flintoff IPL's most wanted

Feb 25, 2013:

New Zealand in Australia 2009

AFL-obsessed Victorians

Feb 25, 2013: In the New Zealand Herald , David Leggat writes that New Zealand's ongoing tour of Australia, a series which the visitors lead 2-0, barely gets a mention in the Melbourne papers.

Indian Premier League

Toast of Narail

Feb 25, 2013: Minutes seemed like hours as the various franchises raised the stakes on Mashrafe Mortaza, who was eventually purchased by Kolkata Knight Riders for an unexpected US$ 600,000

Bermuda

'This is more like a bootcamp' says Bermuda batsman

Feb 25, 2013: Bermuda are currently in Trinidad on a tour, in preparation for the World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa

Andrew McGlashan on England in West Indies, 2008-09

The benefits of a police escort

Feb 25, 2013:

IPL 2009

Mortaza sold to Kolkata at $600,000

Feb 25, 2013: Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh allrounder, is the first player up for sale from Pool F

IPL 2009

No takers for Bangladesh players

Feb 25, 2013: There are ten players in Pool E

IPL 2009

No buyers for Shakib Al Hasan

Feb 25, 2013: Remember a franchise can have only ten foreign players on their rolls

IPL 2009

Ryder goes to Bangalore, Mills to Mumbai

Feb 25, 2013: The auctioneer was ready to shelve Jesse Ryder into the unsold bracket but Bangalore started the late bidding at his base price of $100,000

IPL 2009

King's XI Punjab make late bid for Bopara

Feb 25, 2013: Chennai Superkings started Ravi Bopara's bidding at $150,000

IPL 2009

Captaincy options open - Mallya

Feb 25, 2013: Vijay Mallya, the owner of Bangalore Royal Challengers, has kept the captaincy options open

IPL 2009

Tyron Henderson goes to Rajasthan for $650,000

Feb 25, 2013: Tyron Henderson's bidding started at $100,000 and the interested buyers were Deccan and Rajasthan

IPL 2009

Delhi snap up Collingwood for $275,000

Feb 25, 2013: Bangalore made the opening bid for Paul Collingwood at his base price of $250,000