Analysis

Lou Vincent and Mark Richardson played the percentages well, while the Indian seamers erred in not making the batsmen play enough

How should a batsman bat

In recent times Tests have been increasingly decided as early as the first day - or even the first session.

India's bowlers must get the credit for bowling the West Indies with guile and accuracy to bundle them out for 157.

The ICC's changes to associate countries will have far-reaching effects

The ICC's decision to strip Kenya of one-day member status will benefit Kenyan cricket

It was a day of confusion in the Caribbean with claim and counter claim but no sign of an end to the dispute

SK Sham pays tribute to Eknath Solkar

The news that only three of the West Indies squad selected to tour Sri Lanka have signed the board's match/tour contract raises the likelihood of another damaging dispute in the Caribbean

Daniel Vettori's dogged innings of 60, off 129 balls, ensured that New Zealand sailed well past the follow-on target

When a bespectacled and studious-looking Anil Kumble made his debut at Old Trafford in 1990, he was still a few months short of his 20th birthday

When Anil Kumble sneaked through Simon Katich's defences on the opening day of the Bangalore Test, he became only the ninth bowler in the history of Test cricket to reach the 400-wicket landmark

We all remember the kid who sat in the front row at school, head down, giving the right answers and always happy to help teacher

Conditions at Mohali are supposed to be more seamer-friendly than most Indian venues, but statistics reveal that fast and medium-fast bowlers have not performed particularly well

In a week that witnessed arguably the biggest upset of all time, Australia stumbled to four successive defeats on their historic Ashes tour

Bridgetown is West Indies's main fortress, and India's nightmare

Rabeed Imam basks in the afterglow of Bangladesh's historic triumph over Australia in the NatWest Series

Help Bangladesh cricket if you can, but if you can't, at least refrain from crushing their dreams, writes Rabeed Imam

Inzamam-ul-Haq and Danish Kaneria showed just how valuable they are to the Pakistan team - when they fired the team won, and won easily

Enough - or as much as can be said about something so random and intangibly spectacular - has been said about Shahid Afridi's batting. Of his bowling, which is more consistent but less dramatic than his batting, less is said and understandably so