In 2009, Kamran Khan was Rajasthan Royals’ mystery pick and hailed by captain Shane Warne as as the “next big thing”

Now that Rahul Dravid has quit the international scene and Ricky Ponting's future is clearly in doubt; now that Sachin Tendulkar has been nudged towards a life in politics and Andrew Strauss's future is the cause for concern; who will be the next

Sunil Gavaskar, was, and always will be, the pioneer of modern Indian cricket, according to Tom Alter

The success of the IPL in India has distorted the cricket landscape, writes Greg Chappell in The Hindu

As West Indies arrive in England for the Test series, Stephen Brenkley writes that cricket in the Caribbean, once so joyous and victorious, is in an unholy mess

Sachin Tendulkar’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha has been generally cheered by the nation

How do we assess Sachin Tendulkar’s entry into the Rajya Sabha, asks Ashok Malik in the Times of India

Fans don’t accept failure, won’t tolerate heroes having frailties they themselves have, writes Rohit Mahajan in the Outlook magazine

We've heard of underwater weddings and getting married in a hot-air balloon. But a wedding at Lords is the ultimate destination for a cricket lover

In four tests New Zealand's Doug Bracewell has taken taken 21 wickets, and inspired a historic win against Australia in Hobart

A recent insurance commercial featuring Yuvraj Singh, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer in the United States of America, has come under criticism, with the insurance company being accused of cashing in cynically on the cricketer's

As IPL evolves, it will need to upgrade its process of selecting players, writes Desh Gaurav Chopra Sekhri in the Indian Express

Osman Samiuddin in the National writes that in sport, the business of retirement can be an unsettling one, not only because it is not easy to know whether something irreversible has set inside a player or whether it is merely a temporary slip

Former Australia fast bowler Jeff Thomson talks to Rohit Bhaskar on bowling to Sir Don Bradman, meeting George Best and the best batsmen he bowled to

Paying tribute to MAK Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar in the Hindustan Times writes that besides Pataudi's cricket skills, his wit and humour stood out

India's reluctance to accept the Decision Review System is regrettable writes Peter Roebuck in the Hindu

One of India's most charismatic cricketers, and one of the youngest Test captains, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi died on September 22

New Zealand Cricket CEO Justin Vaughan stepped down from his position earlier this week, and writing in the The Press , Geoff Longely observes that much of the time when Justin Vaughan headed NZC it was in turmoil either on or off the field

It's been 25 years since the second tied Test was played in Chennai featuring India and Australia

Parthiv Patel, who opened the batting for India in the recently-concluded ODI series against England looks back on the tour, talks about the way he prepared for it, and the road ahead for him