A kid, a beach and a repairman: How Shahid Afridi helped unearth the 2010 spot-fix

It's a chance to make amends for the two Shoaibs - Akhtar and Malik - who've been overshadowed by negative press in the recent past

  The Rangiri Dambulla Stadium is a lovely setting to watch cricket

G Unnikrishnan, writing in the Deccan Herald , questions the wisdom in hosting the Asia Cup in Dambulla, which is not even among the designated venues for the 2011 World Cup

Cricketers have long been unhappy with things written about them in the papers

Ranjib Biswal , the current Indian team manager, has had a long involvement with cricket

The matches in the tri-series have been unpredictable so far, and that element of the unexpected has spilled over to routine press conferences as well

The 2010 edition of the Asia Cup remained unexceptional due to haphazard organising and, despite some striking on-field battles, did not provide too many pointers to the World Cup preparations of the top teams

India's fast bowlers, and Ashish Nehra in particular, raised their performances against Sri Lanka to secure their first Asia Cup title in 15 years

India's under-fire seam attack came good when it mattered, setting up MS Dhoni's side's fourth win in seven tournament finals