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He smashed jaws, he thrashed sixes: Wasim Akram in the Birmingham league in 1999

About 23 years ago, caught in the turmoil of the match-fixing saga, the Pakistani legend turned out for Smethwick CC

He smashed jaws, he thrashed sixes: Wasim Akram in the Birmingham league in 1999

About 23 years ago, caught in the turmoil of the match-fixing saga, the Pakistani legend turned out for Smethwick CC

'Three years ago I wasn't enjoying cricket. I could have called it quits'

Sunil Narine talks about his blockbuster IPL seasons, and having to rebuild from scratch after repeatedly getting his action reported

'You can't fully run away from where you come'

Jonathan Trott, Allan Lamb, Robin Smith and Michael Lumb on what it means to be a South African-born cricketer playing for England

Exile on main street

A boy, his bread, a ballgame in the balance in a foreign land

Boy wonder down under

In 1992 in Australia, Sachin Tendulkar, batting genius, was only just taking shape

Photo feature

To serve and protect

Jul 11, 2022: Helping players stay a head of the game, one helmet at a time

Deepti Unni
Stats feature

The 'real value' of wickets: can anyone match McGrath?

Jun 20, 2022: And which was the most valuable wicket in Test history? Find out in this comprehensive analysis

Anantha Narayanan
Photo feature

Going up a level

Jun 10, 2022: There's a step, or 25, to cricket

Deepti Unni
Interviews

Temba Bavuma: 'I understand I have a voice, and the influence to make things better around me'

Jun 3, 2022: South Africa's white-ball captain talks about his year in charge and his role as an agent of change

Interview by Firdose Moonda
Talking Cricket

Simon Taufel: 'People think that the way to solve the odd grey area in cricket is to replace it with technology'

May 26, 2022: The much-awarded former ICC umpire talks about why taking every marginal decision in the game to the third umpire isn't workable

Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi
Photo feature

Training day

May 5, 2022: Practice also makes for perfect photographs

Deepti Unni
Analysis

The art of the T20 finisher

Apr 7, 2022: Perera, Miller, Wiese and others talk about the challenges of closing out a T20 innings

Matt Roller
Photo feature

Of bats and ballots

Apr 6, 2022: Who says cricket and politics don't mix?

Deepti Unni
Profile

The miracle man of Chinnappampatti

Mar 25, 2022: Natarajan's emergence from his village and his circumstances was remarkable enough. Now he's trying to make sure others do too

Deivarayan Muthu
Analysis

Bringing the A game

Mar 21, 2022: The WTC final was contested by the two teams with the best A programmes, and that's no coincidence. A tours are more important than ever before

Tim Wigmore
Writers
  • Osman Samiuddin
    Pinch yourself, Pakistan; Abdullah Shafique is a real, living, breathing opener For a country infamous for its opening woes, Shafique doesn't just feel like the right answer, but an entire exam being aced
  • Alan Gardner
    The Hundred - everything you need to know (or have forgotten) Here's the condensed and updated explainer on the tournament, to help make clear what's different and what stays the same
  • Sidharth Monga
    Jasprit Bumrah - the Reality Era superstar Bumrah chooses to stay "stable," and when he doesn't have the results to show for his work, he doesn't get too down on himself
  • Ian Chappell
    We need a debate on cricket's future and we needed it yesterday The future of the game is in the hands of younger players, but they need to balance future decisions with an eye on the past
  • Valkerie Baynes
    Capsey, the teenager thriving at No. 3 for England Seventeen-year old who hit a match-winning, 36-ball fifty against South Africa says she's just "kind of doing my thing"
  • Matt Roller
    Hundred hurly-burly leaves captains under pressure like never before Limit on time and need for constant decision-making mean 100-ball format is a different beast to T20
  • Mohammad Isam
    Sikandar Raza is flying high, and Zimbabwe is soaring with him The allrounder has had immense success in the last month, and Zimbabwe are winning because of it
  • Andrew Fidel Fernando
    Everyone was so worried about the death of Test cricket, they forgot about ODIs Won't someone spare a thought for the poor, boring middle child of the game?
  • Karthik Krishnaswamy
    Boy wonder down under In 1992 in Australia, Sachin Tendulkar, batting genius, was only just taking shape
  • Firdose Moonda
    South Africa's selection questions: Markram, van der Dussen, Zondo in contention for No. 5 slot If Rabada doesn't recover in time, Nortje will likely make a Test return after more than a year
  • Vithushan Ehantharajah
    Will Jacks hits the right notes to highlight Jason Roy's funk Roy's latest failure heightens scrutiny with T20 World Cup selection looming
  • Steven Lynch
    What is the record for the most sixes in a T20I innings? And has anyone hit more sixes in their first T20I innings than Tristan Stubbs' eight?
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