Men in orange: how Netherlands grew a big-team mentality
Their time in the ODI Super League made the Dutch raise their game. They pulled off major wins at the World Cup Qualifiers. Now they're looking to go further
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The Antipodean World Cups: South Africa's twin heartbreaks, New Zealand's homecoming
A look back at favourite World Cups: two remarkable but wildly different tournaments, 23 years apart, in Australia
Mark Nicholas
September 2023
What happens when the ODI World Cup meets a T20 mindset?
White-ball cricket has changed enormously since the last World Cup: 2023 is the first big ODI event where players are going in not knowing much about what the format is anymore
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
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