Varma, a one-time correspondent for Cricinfo, quit to set up his own website, indiauncut.com and through it, and his weekly columns for The Mint on Thursdays, has been at the cutting edge of commentary on the issues of the day.
If any one bowler has impressed enough in this Under-19 World Cup to generate thoughts about future stardom, it has to be Pakistan off-spinner Tariq Mahmood.
The long-serving coach pointed out that Indian bowlers were still learning and were not unplayable. "In contrast, our bowlers are match-winners and that gives us the edge in this series."
Describing S Sreesanth as an "accident waiting to happen", former Australia captain Ian Chappell has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India to discipline the Kerala pacer before he becomes another Shoaib Akhtar.
The PCB, by ensuring that both Karachi and Peshawar will host the Indians for a day, has opted for the only path it could have chosen in what had become a no-win situation.
So you thought the sight of Shoaib Akhtar bowling to Sachin Tendulkar was all that Pakistan was thinking about this season? We have news for you.
The injured pace bowler wants the national cricket selectors to take him at his word if he says he's fit enough to tour Sri Lanka next month.
On the day of his great mate's funeral, Shane Warne remembers the first time he took on David Hookes.
Adam Gilchrist says Shane Warne does not deserve an automatic recall to the one-day side and must prove himself at state level before being considered for selection.
If anybody were to tell me that Zaheer's selection in the team was a rational decision, I would want to have a strong word or two with them, says Kris Srikkanth.
Success is a result of hard work. Right? Yes, but players talk of a divine force which decides fate and feel that talent means little unless backed by muqaddar, writes Amrit Mathur.
Andrew Flintoff was rated no more than 50-50 Monday for England's triangular series opener against New Zealand.
The ICC fears that bookies in the sub-continent are active clandestinely even today.
Sutherland was watching the match between South Africa and Australian in his Melbourne home but turned off the television before images of Cameron Bancroft using a foreign object to alter the condition of the ball appeared on the screen.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid said he was never "privy to any private conversation between two individuals" about Sachin Tendulkar's revelation in his upcoming autobiography about Greg Chappell wanting to remove the Karnataka stalwart from captaincy before 2007 World Cup.
From genuine concerns about safety of the players, the issue of India's tour to Pakistan is now degenerating into the utterly ridiculous.
It is often compared to fast food and criticised for being a shallow format but former Indian captain Rahul Dravid feels Twenty20 cricket has its own set of complexities and intricacies that a common fan cannot fathom. "Some of the conversations that happen around IPL teams... these conversations are not happening outside. They are not happening in television studios as I have been on television studios, I know it. The depth of conversation that's happening about the T20 game within a team and within that environment is not happening anywhere else, which is what makes the T20 game unique," Dravid told ESPN Cricinfo.
14-year-old Sarah Genuis, suffering from Leukemia will be Brett Lee's date at next week's Allan Border Medal dinner.
However, the Australian umpire will pursue a simultaneous law suit against the ICC for racial discrimination.
Rediff.com Special Correspondent Deepti Patwardhan was a top winner in the second Indian Sports Journalism Awards held in Mumbai on Thursday.
Pakistan may be eagerly awaiting the Indian cricket team. But when it comes to journalists, Islamabad is not being large-hearted.
It will be given to six associate member countries in an effort to raise standards before the 2011 World Cup.
Where I see the internet having had the maximum impact on our lives is when it comes to media and the common man's ability to participate in the media machine.
Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has decided to skip the cash-rich Indian Premier League and play for English county side Surrey next season to improve his game in the longer format.
Readers' response on the sixth ODI between India and Pakistan at Delhi.
PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan has denied reports that pacer Shoaib Akhtar's action is once again under the ICC scanner.
It's been more than a year that Rahane is out of Indian ODI team but he still will like to stick to his own method.
New Zealand Cricket's Head of Operations Lindsay Crocker said that there are a lot of modalities that needs to be taken care of before the much-awaited Day/Night Test match against India becomes a reality.
The Australian fast bowler experienced pain in his right elbow during a practice session on Tuesday and was sent for a scan.
Cricket Australia had expressed its wish to play only the Tests, and not the ODI tri-series during its tour of India later this year.
The Women's T20 World Cup is scheduled to begin from February next year and the first match of the tournament will be played between India and Australia.
The best available tickets for the one-day internationals are priced at 14 pounds.
Hemang Badani, who captained India A for the one-day part of their 11-match unbeaten tour of England, spoke to Wisden CricInfo shortly after he had returned home to Chennai.
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The Sri Lankan off-spinner wants to cut down on injuries and stay fit for the 2007 World Cup.
Bowing to pressure from the BCCI, Cricket South Africa is likely to keep its CEO Haroon Lorgat out of any future engagement with the Indian Board to ensure that the marquee tour by India goes ahead without any further hiccups.
BCCI President N Srinivasan has rejected accusations that the Indian Cricket Board censors commentators employed by it, insisting that it does not "interfere with the freedom of the press".
Rohit Sharma won the prestigious Maruti Suzuki ESPN Cricinfo award for the third year in a row.
