You could marvel at VVS Laxman's unorthodox style as long as you didn't try it at home

He found overwhelming success in his first seven Tests but is now struggling in England. It's all to do with the nuts and bolts of how he bowls

The final selections by Srikkanth's committee have sent all the wrong signals to the players and fans

Age-group cricket is increasingly being seen as a shortcut to the big time. We need to make sure players don't bypass first-class cricket entirely

The use of a new ball from either end in ODIs has made his yorker, bouncer and slower one easier to deal with

Four ways the BCCI can make first-class cricket as attractive as the IPL to budding cricketers

Rohit Sharma makes batting look easy, but five years since his debut, he is yet to arrive in international cricket

The rush to have India play Pakistan doesn't benefit the game or the players

Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma are the likeliest candidates, but there are a few others who can be contenders, provided they are nurtured carefully

Why the BCCI needs to invest in systems to let players know when they may be going astray

Kumble's successor, Harbhajan, has faded, and the likes of Ashwin and Mishra aren't quite up to scratch yet

Three young batsmen stand out from the pack, but they need time and guidance before they can become the backbone of India's middle order

Why have India been so dismal in Tests abroad recently? First up in a four-part analysis: does the opening combination need changing?

Test prospects are not getting enough guidance, if you go by recent performances. The talent pool won't keep supplying quality players endlessly

Most Indian spinners today are content to bowl wicket to wicket rather than attack batsmen with turn and bounce. The IPL is to blame to a large extent

Two bouncers an over is good news for fast bowlers but taking away an outfielder is bad news for spinners

Also important: monitoring player agents and putting fair salary rules into place

The Indian board's decision to acknowledge the efforts of former cricketers with cash rewards is a good and much-needed gesture

While the batsmen picked in the India A squad for the summer's tour of the West Indies show a move in one definite direction, the bowling ensemble seems to indicate a bit of jumbled thinking on the selectors' part

Every time Rahul Dravid found a glitch in his batting, he did everything he could to correct it. Even when it required superhuman effort