Working the World Cups

Jan 24, 2015: Behind the scenes at a global tournament mostly involves endless meetings, faxes, waiting around, and dealing with fans' and the media's outrage

Of ghosting Imran and other tales

Jan 21, 2015: Being at the 1987 and 1992 World Cups - one as a journalist, another as a member of the BCCI - was a study in contrasts

Top Fives

Thrown in at the deep end

Jan 17, 2015: Players with little or no ODI experience who have been picked by Full Member countries for their 2015 World Cup squads

'The 1992 World Cup defined my cricket'

Jan 16, 2015: Shahid Afridi on the lessons Pakistan's victorious campaign taught him about life, and how Imran Khan's attitude moulded him as a captain

Sticky customers

Jan 12, 2015: The 669-ball partnership between Kane Williamson and BJ Watling in Wellington brought to mind some other memorable long stands

The Unquiet Ones

Telling Pakistan's story through its cricket

Jan 10, 2015: Osman Samiuddin's history of the game in Pakistan is much more than its subtitle advertises it as

Top Fives

The duck hunters

Jan 9, 2015: Batsmen who have made the most ducks in cricket's biggest tournament

'Fewer hookers in Soho on a Saturday night'

Jan 2, 2015: What they said about precognition, KP, the doosra, team composition and more

Pakistan

Awesome in whites, awful in colour

Dec 29, 2014: Pakistan's year oscillated between superb and dreadful, with their ODI form particularly worrying ahead of the World Cup

World Cup No. 4: the big story

The World Cup leaves England

Dec 22, 2014: The 1987 edition marked the first steps towards altering international cricket's power dynamics, and gave birth to the rotation system for hosting World Cups

Pakistan v New Zealand, 5th ODI, Abu Dhabi

Williamson in red-hot ODI form

Dec 19, 2014: Stats highlights from the fifth ODI between New Zealand and Pakistan in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan v New Zealand, 5th ODI, Abu Dhabi

The name's Bond, substitute Bond

Dec 19, 2014: Plays of the day from the fifth ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand in Abu Dhabi

Forgotten Classics

The hold-up at Headingley

Dec 18, 2014: Mike Hendricks' nagging seam bowling helped England defend a low total against a powerful Pakistan line-up in the 1979 World Cup

Pakistan v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Abu Dhabi

Williamson's rise and Younis pips Abbas

Dec 17, 2014: Stats highlights from the fourth ODI between New Zealand and Pakistan in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Abu Dhabi

The trip of a chase

Dec 17, 2014: Plays of the day from the fourth ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand in Abu Dhabi

Men of the Finals

'Forget about no-balls. Just bowl fast'

Dec 17, 2014: When Wasim Akram swung Pakistan to their first global title

Pakistan v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Sharjah

Williamson's toss-time blues

Dec 14, 2014: Plays of the day from the third ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand in Sharjah

Pakistan v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Sharjah

McClenaghan's roller coaster

Dec 12, 2014: Plays of the day from the second ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand in Sharjah

Pakistan v New Zealand 2014-15

Waqar's productive second coming

Dec 12, 2014: Waqar's second stint as Pakistan's head coach has been more enjoyable, thanks to his players showing more responsibility and the chemistry he shares with his support staff

Pakistan v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Dubai

A country for old men

Dec 8, 2014: Plays of the day from the first ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand in Dubai