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Varun Aaron: 'I wish I was stupider and just did what I had to, without knowing too much about the craft'

The former India fast bowler talks about overthinking, being coached by Dennis Lillee, breaking Stuart Broad's nose, and coping with injury

Writers

Alagappan Muthu

From Chennai, for New Zealand - in the press box with my lil brother A Chennai writer covers his first World Cup alongside his brother, tracing their enduring love for New Zealand cricket
Sidharth Monga

Tactics board: Ferguson vs SA's left-hand batters and Jansen's variations key The first semi-final of the T20 World Cup takes place in Kolkata, which is a chasing venue
Firdose Moonda

'I wasn't there' - South Africa look to exorcise demons of the past at another World Cup semi-final Coach Shukri Conrad and skipper Aiden Markram were defiant when asked about old history, talking up their newer strides at ICC tournaments
Alex Malcolm

Where to next for Australia's T20 cricket? After being dumped out of the World Cup in the group stage - making it three tournaments in a row where they haven't made the semi-finals - there is much to consider
Shashank Kishore

Smaran beats the second-season blues to continue steady climb A duck in the Ranji Trophy final was disappointing, but the 950 runs he had scored prior to that innings has raised R Smaran's stocks in the Indian domestic circuit
Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka's fans, its establishment, and the growing distance between them For 12 years no senior national side from Sri Lanka has made a global tournament final, and the onus now is on the board to get its act right