Osman Samiuddin pays tribute to the arch-diplomat who oversaw the best of times at the PCB

Both Shaharyar Khan's tenures at the head of the PCB are not only fondly remembered but left significant footprints on the game in Pakistan

In the 2000s the milestone stood in danger of becoming quotidian; then and now, it says things about the nature and standing of Test cricket

Batting at No. 6, he made a virtue of earnest endeavour. There was more to him than his seemingly underwhelming numbers might say

The new Test captain says he is in a "good space" and wants to draw experience from his different captaincy opportunities in the recent past

The team director has also laid out a new policy designed to discourage young cricketers from playing T20 early in their careers

There were questions about him at the start of the World Cup, but by the end of it, he killed all the chatter

Australia's skipper calls the ODI World Cup win the pinnacle of his career and a moment he will remember for the rest of his life

They came into the final as underdogs but dispatched India's greatest ODI side ever - just like they always do

They've not been as dominant as the previous Australian teams, but they've fought hard and have found a way to win - which is as Australian as it can get

It was a day for Indian batting royalty at the Wankhede, with the captain leading the charge

He was impossible to have imagined into being until he arrived and is impossible to replicate once he's gone.

Afghanistan's batting lineup is no longer viewed as a potentially explosive but naïve unit; they look much more in control

It's the sound of the modern batting that turns despair into dreams, as it did against New Zealand at the Chinnaswamy

There are sexier spin bowlers at this World Cup but few wilier than the Afghanistan stalwart

Member of his own management committee writes email, copying it to the ministry which has oversight over sports

Right up until the moment they haven't - the story of how Afghanistan never got the memo

Despite his immense body of fabulous work, could one say he tends to take out a tenancy agreement with big moments instead of owning them? That might be unfair, but demands on the great often are

Pakistan's attack bowled plenty of dots at the Chinnaswamy, but it was the ones that went for four and six that set the tone

His effectiveness with the new ball has reduced somewhat. Is he striving too hard for that magic ball?