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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It's been a good week for the old-fashioned virtues

Just like England did, India need to put the national team ahead of all other interests

India have a pair of replacement openers in Rahane and Parthiv. Now what they need are some talented bowlers, world-class mentors, and a review, followed by corrective action