'It's great to show you can come through as an Asian sportsman'

Feb 6, 2013: A 19-year-old Leicestershire allrounder is proving to other cricketing hopefuls from his community that they can make it too

'I'm the kind of person who's 100% or nothing'

Feb 3, 2013: Charlotte Edwards has captained England to two World Cup wins and is at the centre of a fight for greater recognition and professionalism for women's cricket

Way back when

'Oi am de engineer'

Jan 25, 2013: Two Parsi cricketers figured prominently in this writer's early cricket-watching

Shitanshu Kotak's long haul

Jan 16, 2013: Well after his contemporaries have hung up their boots, a Saurashtra old-timer soldiers on

Way back when

Greig, Packer, and World Series tea

Jan 14, 2013: Back in 1977, this correspondent was at the inception of World Series Cricket. (Sort of)

Fergie's wagon wheel

Dec 22, 2012: Those familiar diagrams date back to a hundred years ago, when an Australian clerk turned scorer created the first of them

South Africa v New Zealand, 1st T20I, Durban

Settled Davids makes late run

Dec 20, 2012: At 32, Henry Davids is on the verge of fulfilling his father's dream for him to play for South Africa

Way back when

In Surrey's service

Dec 12, 2012: He may have played just four Tests but Robin Jackman was an ever-present stalwart for his county through the 1970s

Way back when

Sydney's forgotten hero

Dec 2, 2012: Reggie Duff was the first No. 10 batsman to score a century on Test debut, but the rest of his career and his life didn't quite match that glittering start

The making of Chandimal

Nov 17, 2012: The young Sri Lankan batsman isn't intimidated by the toughest opposition, or shy about pursuing personal goals

Mushfiq's year in office

Sep 20, 2012: Bangladesh's current captain took over at a tough time for the team and himself, and has managed to pull it off

Mitchell Marsh's growing pains

Aug 15, 2012: After becoming a premature role model, he seemed well on his way to losing the plot, like his brother Shaun, but a wake-up call has come at the right time

India's diary-writing, dictionary-wielding captain

Aug 9, 2012: Unmukt Chand, who is leading India's U-19 side to the World Cup, is not quite your everyday up-and-coming cricketer

Meet Geoff Allardice

Aug 2, 2012: The ICC's new general manager of cricket may not have as impressive a playing resume as his predecessor, Dave Richardson, but if his work with Cricket Australia is anything to go by, he's the right man for the job

Richardson ticks all the boxes

Jul 10, 2012: Players, former ICC CEOs and other colleagues agree Dave Richardson has what it takes to guide cricket's governing body through tough times

Teenage nightmare

Jun 28, 2012: Pat Cummins' hero is Shane Warne and, on the evidence of a startling rise to the Australian team, his talent is almost as singular

Umesh Yadav

The fast track from Khaparkheda

Jun 8, 2012: The first Test cricketer Vidarbha has produced doesn't merely bowl quick - he got to the big time in a hurry too

Derbyshire's great Dane

Jun 7, 2012: In the 1980s, a young fast bowler from Denmark set out to play cricket for an English county. He was fierce, disciplined, popular, and lived to regret bouncing Sylvester Clarke

What, me slog?

May 29, 2012: One of the successes of the IPL this year has been Ajinkya Rahane, a batsman who's the opposite of a six-a-minute swashbuckler

The mysterious Mr Narine

May 26, 2012: Bought as a rookie for an eye-popping fee to play in the IPL, Sunil Narine and his knuckle ball have delivered for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Next up? Watch out, Test cricket

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