Samir Chopra

Dark cloud over Dhoni - 2

Feb 25, 2013: Given the large number of responses to my previous post , I thought it only fair that I write some sort of response

Australian cricket

Michael Clarke’s testing job interview

Feb 25, 2013:

India in New Zealand, 2008-09

Roadkill no more

Feb 25, 2013: The single most remarkable feature of India's series win is that this was a series with no transformative moment, no miracle rescue, no return from the edge of the abyss

Will Luke at the World Cup Qualifiers 2009

Age will not weary them. No, really

Feb 25, 2013: My quest to discover the real age of Afghanistan's cricketers continues apace

Will Luke at the World Cup Qualifiers 2009

A casual chat

Feb 25, 2013:

Sidharth Monga on India in New Zealand 2008-09

Mystery and the Mouth

Feb 25, 2013: An encounter with former New Zealand left-arm spinner John "Mystery" Morrison

South African cricket

Is the Gibbs risk worth taking?

Feb 25, 2013: The re-building process the South African one-day side are undergoing has one major bolt loose at the top of the batting, but how to tighten it is proving to be a test of patience for the coaching staff and selectors.

Ashes

Vaughan, a risk worth taking

Feb 25, 2013: Though Michael Vaughan's recent record does not merit him a place in the England team, Australia would rather see a struggling Ian Bell or Owais Shah at No.3 instead of him in the upcoming Ashes, writes Lawrence Booth in his blog in the Guardian .

Ashes

In for a chaotic summer

Feb 25, 2013: There used to be a rhythm to the cricketing summer in England which has now been disrupted by the chaotic schedule for this year's Ashes, writes Matthew Engel in the Times .

Samir Chopra

Dark cloud over Dhoni

Feb 25, 2013: When all the various defences about Dhoni's canny captaincy, India's dismal overseas records, the lack of a series win in 40 years in New Zealand, and the apparent incapacity of captains to plan for the weather are done with, something is still a bit

XIs

Unpredictable XI - part 2

Feb 25, 2013:

Australia and Pakistan tour of the UAE

A wilderness age, a battle for survival

Feb 25, 2013:

Central American Championships

Panama dominate Central American Championships

Feb 25, 2013: The results were by and large predictable on the second day of the 3rd Central American Championships being played at the Los Reyes Polo Club in San Jose, Costa Rica, to Twenty20 rules.

India in New Zealand, 2008-09

Gambhir top of the class

Feb 25, 2013: The New Zealand tour ended in anti-climax, with the Wellington weather denying India a 2-0 series victory and making them wait a few more months for their 100th Test win

English cricket

The Claude with a silver lining

Feb 25, 2013:

English cricket

The strange case of a captain picked by mistake

Feb 25, 2013: Nigel Harvie Bennett, who died on July 26, 2008, aged 95, was an unwitting entrant into cricket folklore

Extras

Some ùbúntù

Feb 25, 2013: From Sriram Dayanand, Canada We are all at our best, our societies flourish most, when we co-operate in the spirit of what in our country we call ùbúntù, the essence of being human, when my humanity is caught up in your humanity

Cricinfo

The heart of the matter

Feb 25, 2013: And here's what you ought to have read on Cricinfo last week.

Sidharth Monga on India in New Zealand 2008-09

Encyclopedia Battleshipica

Feb 25, 2013:

India in New Zealand 2008-09

It's all about timing

Feb 25, 2013: My summer of bowling has finished and I have just had a real good feed of fried chicken, approved and signed off by both our trainer and physio