From Lahore to Madras at the 1996 World Cup, in cargo planes, delayed trains and on elephants
A look back at favourite World Cups: this time, the thrills and spills of the subcontinent
Mark Nicholas
September 2023
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The burdens of being Rohit Sharma
At times in the India captain's career, it looked like his immense potential might go unfulfilled. He has put those doubts to rest - or has he?
Born to run: the summer the World Cup came to be
A look back at favourite World Cups, beginning with the seminal one that heralded a new epoch in cricket
Mark Nicholas
September 2023
A to Z: what has changed since the last time the World Cup was in India
Fingerspinners have seen their role shrink, batting allrounders have all but vanished, and… what, no West Indies?
When Thala became Thalaivar: how MS Dhoni joined the pantheon of mythical Tamil heroes
Superstars in Chennai emerge from cinema or politics or both. Then came along a cricketer from Ranchi
Three men on an island: when Smudge, Trav and Marnus cut their teeth in England
A look back to the time Steven Smith, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne spent paying their dues in club cricket
Scott Oliver
June 2023
Dane van Niekerk: the fateful end of a storied career
The South Africa allrounder was one of the best in the game. She was all set for a World Cup where her team was expected to go far, but destiny had other plans
'I can't change my body structure. Everybody is not going to be slim'
How strict is too strict when it comes to fitness testing, and what challenges do large players deal with? Azam Khan, Rahkeem Cornwall, Sisanda Magala and Lizelle Lee tell us
How Avram Glazer of Manchester United finally got his finger in a cricket pie
The co-owner of the world's most famous football club tried and failed to buy an IPL franchise, but he's made up now
Matt Roller
January 2023
Summers with Greenidge and Marshall
A small Lancashire club went all starry-eyed and slack-jawed when a couple of West Indian invincibles turned out for them for two seasons in the 1990s
Scott Oliver
November 2022