Calm Tendulkar sets tone for IPL 2
It was a strange kind of start, but Tendulkar’s thoughtfulness made it an intriguing, and possibly tone-setting, oneVictor Brown18-Apr-2009For gnarled
Big-event hoodoo returns to haunt South Africa
Three global events on home turf, and not even a semi-final place to show for it. And yet, with the little support for the magnificent Graeme Smith, i
Cloth for balls, shoes for stumps
Against the greatest odds, Afghanistan’s team of refugees are rapidly rising to the top of the Affiliates pile. One man epitomises the storyWill Luke0
Spin twins redundant?
It’s time the selectors started thinking of doing away with outdated traditions. Playing three fast bowlers, and not two spinners, may just herald a n
Two comebacks, a farewell, and the pitch from hell
The second instalment of our staff’s selections of the best and worst from 200801-Jan-2009Peter English Sehwag goes for broke in the Galle
Not much for spin, especially from overseas
A statistical preview to the second Test between India and Australia in MohaliSiddhartha Talya16-Oct-2008The lacklustre performance of the spinners wa
Fight fire with fire
The PCA’s chief executive on how England can take advantage of the Twenty20 boomSean Morris04-May-2008 Cashing in: Dimitri Mascarenhas get
A magisterial thesis
Ed Smith’s book on the meaning of sport is a potential classicMatthew Engel30-Mar-2008 What’s the point of sport? To win, of course, some bar-p
Spirits are lifting but hard work remains
West Indies have an improving attack and more fighting spirit than they have shown for some time, but the same old cracks still appeared when it count
Sold out
Just when and how was cricket commentary replaced by sales pitches and relentless hype?Osman Samiuddin10-Jun-2008 Fallen idols: Sh