George Binoy at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup

The full experience

Feb 25, 2013: A refreshing aspect to my early days in Colombo has been the attitude of the players and management that I have so far come across

Australian cricket

Simon Katich - an unconventional opener

Feb 25, 2013: Simon Katich is surprised by his role as a one-day opener

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on India in Pakistan 2005-06

Tape it, rip it

Feb 25, 2013: It was so similar, yet it was so different

George Binoy at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup

England in a positive spin

Feb 25, 2013: Who says England can’t win a match with spin

Lack of fight galling

Feb 25, 2013: Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at the Indian batsmen for a spineless performance in the third and final cricket Test against Pakistan

Commentary

Lefties are taking over at the crease

Feb 25, 2013: Peter Roebuck wonders about the plethora of left-hand batsmen around the world and suggests a change in lbw rule

'Sehwag looked frightened' - Miandad

Feb 25, 2013: Javed Miandad believes India lost the Test even before it began

The man who bowled' em over

Feb 25, 2013: Aaqib Javed, former head coach of Pakistan’s National Academy, talks about how Mohammad Asif showed character to bounce back after being dropped

Surviving Andy Roberts' hat-trick ball...only just

Feb 25, 2013: "Pathan's achievement is unique to Test matches

A case for Ramesh Powar

Feb 25, 2013: Dilip Vengsarkar, the former India captain, feels ignoring Ramesh Powar is a blatant case of indifferent selection

Australian cricket

The underarm stages a comeback

Feb 25, 2013: Cricket’s most controversial delivery, Trevor Chappell’s underam, has been turned into a play and will be shown in New Zealand in September

Australian cricket

Ponting defends his R&R

Feb 25, 2013: Ricky Ponting writes in his column in The Australian that he’s surprised by the reaction to his two-game rest.

George Binoy at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup

Life in Colombo

Feb 25, 2013: Forgive me if some of my comments over the next few weeks seem slightly clichéd or old-hat

Television

Cricket should be on the A-list

Feb 25, 2013: The Guardian's John Plunkett is enraged about England's contract with BSkyB :

Australian cricket

Not much fun at the cricket

Feb 25, 2013: The crowd problems seen in Australia this summer have rightly caused concern

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on India in Pakistan 2005-06

An Olympian hammering

Feb 25, 2013: A battle of the hacks under floodlights at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium is no joking matter

Australian cricket

Ponting shows his softer side for cancer research

Feb 25, 2013: The Sydney Morning Herald’s Alex Brown talks to Ricky Ponting about his charity work with cancer patients at the Sydney Children’s Hospital

Australian cricket

Glovemen at the gallop

Feb 25, 2013: In Adam Gilchrist, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kamran Akmal, three of the most thrilling batsmen of the moment are also three glovemen

Iran

Not quite grass roots

Feb 25, 2013: Although Iran might not be flavour of the month as far as the George Bush is concerned, it is making progress with developing cricket

Pakistan cricket

What a waste

Feb 25, 2013: The Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad was one of Pakistan's premier venues, staging Tests and ODIs and hosting Pakistan's opening match in the 1987 World Cup