With the eagerly awaited clash between Indian and Australia getting underway today, I have been turning my thoughts to this modern tradition, and the thorny issue of scheduling.

Watching Virender Sehwag’s remarkable innings in the penultimate ODI against West Indies started me thinking about recordbreaking generally.

This recent piece reflects my thoughts on this thorny subject, following the recent death of Basil D’Oliveira.

We are delighted to launch a new feature for Cricket Web, a regular selection of the writings of Gulu Ezekiel.