What will Sri Lanka do without Herath?
After Murali’s retirement, the responsibility to win Tests has again fallen on the shoulders of a lone spinnerAndrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo18-Mar-2
Has Sehwag run out of time?
With the series under India’s control, one of the few questions confronting them is whether the opening combination needs to be rejigged yet againShar
The peculiarities of small-town cricket
From Suman Kumar, India Cricinfo25-Feb-2013Children play cricket on a deserted highway in India•AFPBack in 1987, when Narasimha Prasad a.k.a BSA (h
Australia's trial by spin
Spin – both facing it and bowling it – has been a challenge for Australia on their previous tours to India. How well will they cope this time?S Rajesh
Why Twenty20 needs other forms of cricket
From Binu Thomas, India I recently read an article from Aravind Panchal in “Inbox” observing that in Twenty20 cricket, there are no definite favo
Tiwary stakes his claim for Test No. 6
Yuvraj Singh is a frontrunner for the No. 6 slot in India’s Test team, but Manoj Tiwary has entered the race with a compelling innings against England
New Zealand batsmen must walk the talk
New Zealand’s batsmen acknowledge their shortcomings in tough conditions and say they want to improve. They are yet to put it into practice, thoughAnd
The plague of the back injury stalls Cummins, de Lange
If you are young and bowl quick, you stand prone to stress factors of the back; the promising, fast-bowling duo of Pat Cummins and Marchant de Lange i
Disciplined SA overcome tough conditions
Neatly-arranged kit bags. Clean-shaven players with neat hair. These might have little to do with winning games, but they offer an insight into what s
Pakistan fail to adjust to demanding pitch
Pakistan’s batsmen needed to show discipline on a demanding pitch and their failure to do so cost them the semi-finalAbhishek Purohit in Colombo04-Oct