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09/30/11--22:49: Players shouldn't be deciding when they sit out (chan 3118039)

India need to follow the English model, where the coach and general manager of the team take a call on whether a cricketer plays or rests


10/06/11--19:48: Twenty20 is cricket too (chan 3118039)

Why is the format looked down upon? The skills it calls for are different from those in Test cricket, but they're skills all right


10/20/11--02:04: Perception, not reality, Anil (chan 3118039)

Kumble has to assess himself not by the reality of what he actually does but by the possibility, in the eyes of the public, of what he might


10/24/11--03:39: Fewer games or smaller profits for Indian cricket (chan 3118039)

The implications of the vast amount of cricket that's being played are finally being felt in terms of viewership and revenues


11/02/11--19:44: Does our society breed corrupt sportsmen? (chan 3118039)

If Butt and Co are to blame, so is the environment that produced them


11/10/11--19:13: West Indies have flubbed their best chance (chan 3118039)

They seem to be trapped in a mindset that dooms them to failure. As for India, they managed to get out of jail


11/12/11--20:59: A writer of defiance and beauty (chan 3118039)

Cricket and the English language were the twin loves of Peter Roebuck's life, and in his hands they forged a fine partnership


11/17/11--18:36: Oh no, not at Eden (chan 3118039)

The empty stands at the Kolkata Test have confirmed Test cricket has serious problems on its hands


11/24/11--19:25: Who's going to Australia then? (chan 3118039)

India's squad for the tour down under more or less picks itself


12/01/11--19:12: Good enough for T20, good enough for Tests (chan 3118039)

Warner and Ashwin have shown that being stars in Twenty20 won't stop you from winning Test caps. Therein lies a lesson in observing before condemning


12/08/11--19:15: Why India needs to push cricket more (chan 3118039)

All the signs are that cricket isn't automatically getting the eyeballs it used to in the past. There needs to be a concerted effort to market it better


12/15/11--19:56: The tasks of Clarke and Dhoni (chan 3118039)

The Australia and India captains are living two different stages of a team's life cycle. Their contest in the upcoming series will be intriguing


12/22/11--18:58: Can India seize their chance to win in Australia? (chan 3118039)

Much depends on whether their lead bowlers can wrest an advantage for the batsmen to build on


12/29/11--19:30: Time for the DRS debate to end (chan 3118039)

This year gave us an excellent World Cup, some quality Test cricket, and an exciting new league. But the discussions about technology have gone on for far too long


01/05/12--18:25: India have an athleticism problem (chan 3118039)

You only have to look at the likes of Zaheer Khan and R Ashwin in the field to know why the side lacks intensity


01/13/12--09:02: The media doesn't play cricket (chan 3118039)

All too often, the press seems to think it needs to indulge in psychological warfare on behalf of the teams


01/20/12--02:38: The case for a 12-team Ranji Trophy (chan 3118039)

To revive the Indian team, the board must first reorganise the domestic structure. How about fewer teams and a shorter, better planned season?


01/26/12--22:22: India's system needs overhauling, not tweaking (chan 3118039)

Pitches, the selection process, itineraries, attitudes - they all have to change if India wish to have a real, long-term shot at being No. 1


02/02/12--19:33: The last we've seen of India's old middle order (chan 3118039)

Dravid and Laxman will know their time is up. And Tendulkar will go sooner than later too


02/17/12--18:48: Better bowlers, better Test team (chan 3118039)

India are much better at one-dayers than at Tests because 50-overs cricket allows you to win with good batting and ordinary bowling. Unless that changes, they'll remain limited-overs tigers and five-day sheep