The make-up and history of these New Zealand and South Africa units are not dissimilar, and on Tuesday one of them will break new ground at Eden Park

If they're serious about building a quality team, they need to do it around Jason Holder

From the first match of this World Cup, from the very first over, they have sought to impose themselves, to set and control the pace of play

Cricket does not seem ready to give up Mahela Jayawardene - but the game rarely does perfect endings

There are ways of making the Associates an integral part of the tournament while still keeping the event competitive and lucrative

The long winless Australian summer might just have given those watching the wrong impression

In a contest where nerves make the difference, India prevailed over Pakistan with a superior batting performance and a couple of cool heads

The site has a new coat of paint, and there's a line-up of content to keep the most avid cricket fan happy

The tenor of the Supreme Court verdict on the IPL corruption case is unambiguous, and it makes clear that it's time for the BCCI to look within

In part two of the year-end essay: the new breed of Test batsmen, the player of the year, and more

MS Dhoni left his Test team much like he led it - without fanfare and an overt display of emotion. Indian cricket will know what it has lost only after he is gone

In part one of the year-end essay: what Phillip Hughes' death did to cricket, and how the BCCI strengthened its hold over the world game

It was in Australia in 2011 that Virat Kohli announced himself as an emerging talent in Test cricket. Now, as the leader of a young batting group, he has owned the stage

India have let slip another Test that held promise for them courtesy one horrible bowling session; when their rigid bouncer strategy failed, their only apparent plan was waiting for batsmen to eventually surrender their wickets

Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman relive the magic of 2001

In this issue: Zimbabwe's decline, Ashraful's fall, and one of cricket's greatest turnarounds relived

Aravinda de Silva's masterclass in batting stunned India in the 1996 semi-final, before an Eden Gardens meltdown

The match-turning innings in 1983 that announced India's arrival on the one-day stage

The batsman's art is one full of self-persecution, obsession and satisfaction. Martin Crowe and Daryll Cullinan discuss

What counts against Kohli and Pujara is that they haven't been able to find a way to master trying conditions over an extended series