Malcolm Speed's memoir of his time in cricket is an unbiased and relevant eye-opener about what goes on behind the scenes in cricket

New Zealand coach John Wright has said his team was past its barren run preceding the World Cup, and is now in a position where "we can beat anyone"

John Wright talks about the place of coaching in the modern game and looks at his assignment with New Zealand, as well as his time with India a few years ago

The reshuffling of players in the auction has left Delhi with a motley crew of outsiders and allrounders and the hopes of their campaign will therefore begin - and hopefully not end - with their captain Virender Sehwag

The organisers and the sponsors aim to make up for the off-field debacles and sagas of last year, but the IPL must also prove that India's appetite for the game is insatiable

It was Munaf Patel who had given the bowling unit reassurance with both an awareness of his own skills and his ability to adapt, according to bowling coach Eric Simons

MS Dhoni said that Indian cricket was in its current position because of the 1983 World Cup win and the emergence of Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid

Over the course of six weeks, and with their victory in the final, India busted a few old theories while proving several of their own ones right

MS Dhoni said India's players had felt anxiety throughout the World Cup, but they had planned it for 18 months and were dedicated to winning it for each other first

Everyone involved in the World Cup final cannot escape the passing thought about how everything that they have done till now - picking up a bat or a ball, their first century, their first five-for - has telescoped into these hours

What were once considered the weak links of the Indian team have turned out to be its toughest cookies. And with no crumbling

One of the most important benefits from India's scrappy World Cup semi-final victory over Pakistan is their team's sense of being in what captain MS Dhoni equated to a good spell

On the day of every match, for countrymen on either side, along with the cricketers, history, culture, war, and geopolitics also walk out to the middle. It is a completely unfair notion but has stoked a six-decade rivalry

ESPNcricinfo's senior editor says the Pakistan team is a reminder that cricket has room for diverse kinds, that it's all about fun

Umar Gul has said that he will try and dislodge India's top order in Pakistan's World Cup semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday

None of Pakistan's batsmen has a century yet in the World Cup, but Misbah-ul-Haq said scoring runs that are vital to victories is more important

The advent of satellite TV brought in its wake sky-high bids for cricket rights, a need to satisfy South Asian viewers, offshore games, and illegal bookmaking

Before the World Cup, both struggling for form. Now, they have a partnership that will go down as one of India's most memorable one-day stands

Going by the numbers alone, India's batting line-up looks in great form; but three late-order collapses tell the story of a side who need their batsmen to fire as a unit if they are to progress to the semi-finals

India captain MS Dhoni said the encounter against Australia would eventually be a contest between teams of extremely high skill