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India in South Africa 2013-14

Embarrassed to go past Richards: Amla

Anand Vasu | 9 December

South Africa opener full of praise for Quinton de Kock, says he has all the attributes to be “a great player”

South Africa name unchanged Test squad

Wisden India staff | 9 December

Graeme Smith will lead the team; Elgar and du Plessis keep their places

South Africa seal series with easy win

Anand Vasu | 8 December

Centuries from Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla, and clinical bowling from the hosts condemn India to 134-run defeat

Dhoni blames poor execution for loss

Wisden India staff | 8 December

AB de Villiers says South Africa are on the “right track” but are “nowhere near” where they want to be

India’s warm-up match rescheduled

Team not frightened by anything: Kohli

Gave India taste of the conditions: Steyn

Mandela! Madiba! Tata!

Can Indians answer the Steyn question?

The world of cricket pays tribute to Mandela

The Ashes

Siddle, Harris seal thumping win

Geoff Lemon | 9 December

Prior's half-century only defiant note as England lose by 218 runs

Things we didn’t see coming

Geoff Lemon | 9 December

England’s 3-0 home triumph earlier this year is at the risk of becoming a footnote

Test wins “not a fluke”, says Clarke

AFP | 9 December

Mitchell Johnson says that his performance has improved because he has been allowed to bowl short spells by the captain

Need monumental effort to fight back: Cook

Wisden India staff and Agencies | 9 December

England captain says first step towards redemption is to lead by example

Root’s success is in his failure

Johnson 2.0 is everything he wasn’t before

England batsmen “irresponsible”: Boycott

Batting “just not good enough”, says Bell

We’ll keep England “cooking”: Johnson

Clarke and Haddin at the village green

We love to see Monty do well: Swann

Ranji Trophy 2013-14

Malolan and Aushik lead TN to crushing win

R Kaushik | 9 December

Baroda pay the price for negativity, losing nine for 38 on the final morning

Karnataka, Rajasthan register wins

Wisden India staff | 9 December

Jharkhand play safe to let Mumbai off the hook in Group A; in Group C, Maharashtra and Goa beat J&K and Assam respectively

Spreading the gospel, far from home

R Kaushik | 9 December

Sanath Kumar, the Baroda coach, is one of four former Karnataka players coaching other states in this year's Ranji Trophy

I like to think a batsman out: Malolan

Wisden India staff | 9 December

Tamil Nadu offspinner shares credit for win with spin partners; Dhiren Mistry blames poor shot selection for Baroda's failures with the bat

Did everything possible to get myself fit: Balaji

Muzumdar steps aside for remainder of season

Jagadeesh banks on his strengths

Headlines

Star wins Indian teams’ sponsorship rights

Wisden India staff | 9 December

Deal runs from January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017; BCCI deems Sahara India’s bid “ineligible”

Kartik at the centre of another Mankading storm

Shamya Dasgupta | 9 December

Bengal players irate over Sandipan Das dismissal

Chittagong blast an isolated incident: BCB

AFP | 9 December

ICC confirms that security situation in Bangladesh is being “actively monitored” keeping in mind the World T20 to be held next year

Pakistan beat Afghanistan in last over

Waqar, Gilchrist to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Still in the dark over fixing charges: Cairns

WICB withdraws U-19 team from Bangladesh

BCCI demand “just and fair”: Patel

Celebrating Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin will always be the ‘Special One’

Sourav Ganguly | 24 November

The measure of Tendulkar's greatness lies in the little details

Bangladesh’s Tendulkar romance

Utpal Shuvro | 22 November

Sourav Ganguly has a special place in Bangladeshi hearts but Tendulkar’s status is unparalleled

The moth, and the Tendulkar flame

The wall of memory

After 24 years, time stands still

The Age of Tendulkar

Those 22 yards were my temple: Tendulkar

One for the grandchildren

Blogs

Sport and the power to change

Shamya Dasgupta | 9 December

Nelson Mandela understood better than most how events on the sports field could influence politics and so much else

Mandela, the serene giant

Suresh Menon | 6 December

For those part of the Friendship Series, India's first tour of South Africa, meeting him was undoubtedly the highlight

Cricket association or members’ club?

R Kaushik | 6 December

The new dispensation at the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) must show that the game comes first

Radio, Waugh and The Longest Day

Tendulkar, the answer to Life

Manoj Tiwary: Out of sight, out of mind

The joy of watching Johnson

Bracing for a backlash

Taking the mickey out of the mike

Featured Articles

It’s not just about the results

WV Raman | 9 December

The current tour of South Africa is a huge learning experience, and India’s young batsmen have a glorious chance to use it as the ultimate springboard

The Big Brother in Afghanistan’s ascent

Osman Samiuddin | 7 December

Not enough is often made of the role Pakistan has played in enabling cricket in Afghanistan to reach its current position of prominence

Yusuf Pathan: focussed on the future

R Kaushik | 8 December

Baroda captain says he has matured as a batsman and thinks of himself as an allrounder; philosophical about injuries that have blighted the career of brother Irfan

The ODI journey from India to South Africa

Imran Tahir and the Where Pitch Project

Ashes part deux, India in the highveld and spreading the T20 gospel

Ian Dev and staying in the present