When Tendulkar first took guard in his country's colours, the Berlin Wall had just fallen, Nelson Mandela was behind bars, Allan Border was captaining Australia and India was... MoreHasn't the time come when this power of the players was reined in by their employers, or at least harnessed until there was some semblance of consistency about the team's... MoreIt's not just the players who are sick of giving interviews on excessive cricket. The media too are tired of writing about it. Alan Tyres in the Wisden Cricketer explains... MoreHe's not held a cricket bat on an international playing field for months now, but Kevin Pietersen has a lot of focus on him as England go into a highly anticipated series... MoreThe time is right for a World Test Championship, writes Mike Atherton in the Times. The concept is nothing new, he says, and a version exists, although you need a degree in... MoreSachin Tendulkar's Hyderabad epic brought back memories of the legendary Chennai Test in 1999 against Pakistan, when he fought cramps to take India so close to the finish... MoreAdrian Seconi of the Otago Times argues that in the absence of both a coach and a vice- captain, and having been vested with the powers of a selector, Daniel Vettori has too... MoreGreg Baum writes in the Age that the gurgling sound you might be able to hear is the strangling of the goose that laid the golden egg.
The focus is on player burn-out, but... MoreThe Harris Shield is an inter-school cricket tournament, which has been held in Mumbai since 1897. It is named after Lord Harris, former England captain and governor of... MoreIn the business paper Mint, Dileep Premachandran marvels at the longevity of Sachin Tendulkar, and writes that its Tendulkar's efforts against the best team over the past two... MoreThe elevation of Burt Cockley to the Australian ODI squad after only four one-dayers for his state is not necessarily a mistake, writes Peter Roebuck in the Sydney Morning... MoreAhead of the opening round of the Plunket Shield, Jonathan Millmow in the Dominion Post runs his eye over the six teams and speaks to the captains about the upcoming season... MoreJonathan Trott has been in the news lately for reasons he will eagerly wish be doused by runs from his bat. Trott's performances are what count for England, not his place of... More |
