Indian cricket

Sreesanth - the sexy vegetarian

Feb 25, 2013: Batsmen alert: He may look like he’s after your blood but he really isn’t and he may look beastly in his run-up but he’s really a beauty

England in West Indies 2008-09

It's time for Shah to sparkle

Feb 25, 2013: That a batsman of Owais Shah's inherent talent could play only two Test matches in 13 years is lamentable, and indicative of some fundamental failings on the part of both the player and the England management, writes Andy Bull in the Guardian .

India in New Zealand 2008-09

Leap as you would lead

Feb 25, 2013: After racing a plane, training with commandos, winning the Twenty20 World Cup and beating Australia in Australia, what can our bored hero do to spice up his life

Indian Cricket League

BCCI must give ICL players a second chance

Feb 25, 2013: Harsha Bhogle, writing in the Indian Express , calls upon the BCCI to revoke its ban on ICL players for the larger interest of Indian cricket, particularly after the league, hit by recession and the absence of Pakistan players, was cancelled after

England in West Indies, 2008-09

Putting words into Strauss's mouth

Feb 25, 2013: So what should Andrew Strauss say to his team as they strive to put the Jamaica ‘glitch’ behind them

England in West Indies, 2008-09

England's refusal to go large

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Andrew McGlashan on England in West Indies, 2008-09

Blind bends on a mini-bus

Feb 25, 2013: Being driven around Antigua is an interesting experience, Pot holes are deep, occasionally verging on cavernous, and there are endless blind bends

England in West Indies 2008-09

England must avoid getting bogged down in sand

Feb 25, 2013: The state of the outfield at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a cause for worry, writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian

Bermuda

Bermuda lose to club side

Feb 25, 2013: St Lucia’s club champions South Castries beat Bermuda a 50-run defeat in a one-day practice match at Beausejour Stadium.

Duleep Trophy, 2008-09

What price cricket balls?

Feb 25, 2013: The Kookaburra is a good idea all right, but it is a luxury that is not supposed to be enjoyed during the practice sessions

Pakistan cricket

Miandad the diplomat

Feb 25, 2013: Even Javed Miandad’s most enthusiastic supporters would struggle to pretend that diplomacy is one of his strengths

World Cricket League

'We just did not play smart enough' - Aftab Habib

Feb 25, 2013: Hong Kong were one of the favourites at the recently completed World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Argentina

New Zealand in Australia 2008-09

The tragedy of bushfires, and a cold day in Adelaide

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England in West Indies 2008-09

'We'll go for the best man to win us back the Ashes'

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Indian Premier League

Does IPL have the power to ban Asif?

Feb 25, 2013: The rules justifying the ban on Mohammad Asif for one year gives the impression that the fast bowler has been banned by the IPL alone and not across the sport

New Zealand cricket

McGlashans and McCullums

Feb 25, 2013: It’s fair to say Peter McGlashan was a surprise call-up into New Zealand’s Twenty20 squad for Sunday’s game against Australia

Indian cricket

Modern era may never see a Vishy

Feb 25, 2013: In an interview with Deccan Herald , Indian cricket great Gundappa Viswanath, on his 60th birthday, shares the memories of his century on debut against Australia in Kanpur in 1969, his experience with various roles in Indian cricket following his

England in West Indies 2008-09

Stanford's role in West Indies' win

Feb 25, 2013: Mike Selvey, in his blog in the Guardian , attributes West Indies' victory in the first Test partly to the serious change in attitude engendered by Allen Stanford's involvement in cricket in the Caribbean.

World cricket

Penalising a genius statistically

Feb 25, 2013: From Yogesh, India Does anyone remember India's highest score abroad in a single day in recent memory or perhaps all-time

England in West Indies 2008-09

The Ian Bell conundrum

Feb 25, 2013: England must look beyond mere statistics to take a decision on the struggling Ian Bell ahead of the second Test in Antigua, writes Michael Atherton in the Times .