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The BCCI owes people an explanation
Sep 6, 2013: The board must make clear why India's Test series in South Africa has been curtailed, or everyone will be justified in assuming it was all done for one cricketer
Aug 30, 2013: While the country's cricket administration has been in turmoil, the results on the field have been heartening
Test cricket needs strong local economies
Aug 23, 2013: We cannot ignore the fact that in most top cricket-playing countries Test cricket needs T20, and not the other way round
Aug 16, 2013: Give genius players like him the freedom and appreciation they desire and they'll win matches for you more often than not
Aug 9, 2013: India will be best served in Test cricket if their two allrounders bat either side of Dhoni
Jul 5, 2013: Judging by their recent form, the hosts can push for 5-0 in the Ashes. But can they be ruthless enough to do it?
Jun 28, 2013: The Champions Trophy was a coming of age; now he needs to deliver on his promise on the Test match stage
The contemporary style of Shikhar Dhawan
Jun 22, 2013: He's refreshing and fearless, and it will be interesting to see how he negotiates the tough period that inevitably follows a fairytale beginning
Why India have had success in this Champions Trophy
Jun 14, 2013: The unexpected conditions in England have favoured India's adventurous batting
A need for governance and systems
Jun 7, 2013: Indian cricket needs solid back-room boys to lay down stringent rules, not people seeking cameras
The BCCI must do right by the fans
May 31, 2013: The board must give assurance that it intends on a complete clean-up of the sordid mess Indian cricket finds itself it, or it won't be long before the government steps in
May 24, 2013: The spot-fixing controversy teaches us about the pitfalls of insecurity and of the desire to keep up with the Joneses
A time for anger, a time for action
May 17, 2013: Out of the shattered lives of three young men caught up in allegations of fraud, newer and stronger players must emerge
May 10, 2013: As ever, the IPL has thrown up a few notable young players. Here's a look at the pick of this year's crop
The curious case of home advantage
May 3, 2013: Is the IPL creating strong city loyalties that are playing on the minds of away teams?
Give viewers the no-commentary option
Apr 26, 2013: It will challenge commentators to get better, and give fans a choice
Spinners alive and kicking in T20
Apr 19, 2013: Big bats, unorthodox strokes and short boundaries can't beat a canny spinner
Why the IPL can't be much more than a launch pad
Apr 12, 2013: Young Indian cricketers can't afford to look at the league as the pinnacle of their cricket
The problem with Indian cricket academies
Apr 5, 2013: Increasingly young players (and their parents) look at them as ways to generate returns on investment
Cricket can't afford to be snobbish about its followers
Mar 29, 2013: Those who are interested in runs and wickets, winning and losing and nothing else in between need to be embraced if cricket is to survive and thrive
Go Figure: Two 39-year-olds, Andy Zaltzman and S Rajesh, party with the number 40
What's the fuss about ball-tampering anyway?
Maybe it's time to take away the layers of morality around it and treat it like the low-grade offence it is. By Osman Samiuddin
Solkar's catches, and an unrelated record
Ask Steven: Also, the oldest Pakistan Test debutant, biggest gaps between caps, and youngest to 7000 Test runs
Mitchell Johnson has picked up his pace, and his bounce and late movement have got batsmen wary too, says Aakash Chopra
Where are Pakistan's daddy hundreds?
Hassan Cheema: Gone are the days of Miandad and Zaheer Abbas. Now a kid coming in aims to make a fifty at most
Yuvraj, Raina face Johnson test
Australia's plan against left-hand batsmen in this series has been simple - Unleash Mitchell Johnson and pepper them with short deliveries
New ODI rules and faulty bowling shackle Dhoni
The rule of having only four fielders in the deep to protect a less than incisive bowling line-up has placed limits on MS Dhoni's captaincy
The fact that his wrist is not behind the ball and the seam doesn't come out upright speak volumes
Plays of the day from the fourth ODI between India and Australia in Ranchi
Australia's latest ODI batting star
George Bailey has played only 31 ODI innings, but during this period he has racked up astonishing numbers
Yuvraj, Raina face Johnson test (125)
Australia's plan against left-hand batsmen in this series has been simple - Unleash Mitchell Johnson and pepper them with short deliveries
The fact that his wrist is not behind the ball and the seam doesn't come out upright speak volumes
Quotas: less black and white than ever (44)
Affirmative action is among the most bitterly divisive issues of the age. Particularly in sport, which depends on fairness, which in turn begins with equality of opportunity
Johnson has picked up his pace, and his bounce and late movement have got batsmen wary too
South Africa pass test of character (39)
The manner in which South Africa responded to the Test defeat in Abu Dhabi has shown that the unit has character, and gave them fresh options going ahead