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Hardened by tough choices, Anshuman Rath ready for captaincy challenge

UK visa policy and the ECB's restrictions on Associate players forced him to give up an economics degree and forego a place in Middlesex's first XI, but Anshuman Rath, Hong Kong captain at just 20, has still done pretty well for himself

16-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

Asia Cup participation highlights the ironies of Hong Kong's ODI existence

The tournament will be a high point of a bizarre year in which the team has lost its ODI status while also securing famous wins against Afghanistan, UAE and Nepal in the 50-overs format

15-Sep-2018•Peter Della Penna

What does it really mean to be Asia Cup champions?

In any other major subcontinental sport, the Asian championships are a significant event. But is it really so in cricket?

14-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

Love me, love me not... From Raza's emotion to the lack of DRS

Peter Della Penna picks out eight of the best and worst aspects of the ICC World Cup Qualifier

26-Mar-2018•Peter Della Penna

The painfully small margins in Associate cricket

Nepal has gained ODI status for the first time winning absolute nail-biters, but the teams that lost by such small margins also deserve a shot at more funding and better recognition

16-Mar-2018•Peter Della Penna

Big-bang Babar quietly takes Hong Kong forward

The Hong Kong captain was always a hard hitter of the ball, but now he has extended that aggression to the rest of his game, and infected his team-mates

12-Mar-2018•Peter Della Penna

Six to watch: a 15-year-old Nepali, a Zimbabwe-born Netherlands quick

Rohit Paudel and Shane Snater are among the promising players to watch out for at the World Cup Qualifier

03-Mar-2018•Peter Della Penna

What is the World Cup Qualifier?

The tournament begins in Zimbabwe on Sunday and will continue across Harare, Bulawayo and Kwekwe until March 25. Here is everything you need to know about it

02-Mar-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Test-nation gravitas spices up World Cup Qualifier

This tournament will ask existential questions of almost every team: what would it mean for West Indies, winners of the inaugural World Cup in England more than 40 years ago, to miss out?

02-Mar-2018•Liam Brickhill

How the WCL affects places for World Cup 2019

Netherlands, the champions, have gained entry into the newly-proposed ODI league. They also join Hong Kong, Scotland and Papua New Guinea to play the qualifying tournament of the 2019 World Cup

07-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

ODI League berth, World Cup Qualifier slots at stake in final WCL Championship round

Five teams have a lot riding on the last round of the ICC WCL Championship matches in the UAE this week, from spots in the World Cup Qualifier to a berth in the new ODI League

05-Dec-2017•Peter Della Penna in Dubai

Afghanistan, Ireland prepare for Associate swansong

With the final round of matches in the Intercontinental Cup set to kick off on November 29, it will be the last time these two new Test teams will feature in Associate cricket's most important multi-day tournament

28-Nov-2017•The Preview by Peter Della Penna in Abu Dhabi

'When you play for the Dutch, you bleed orange'

Fresh off his coaching and playing stint with Hong Kong, Ryan Campbell is now hoping to help Netherlands get their ODI status back

21-Jun-2017•Peter Della Penna

Why the Blitz holds the key for Hong Kong

The city's cricket may be best known for its erstwhile Sixes tournament, but it is a new T20 competition that can pave the way forward

17-Mar-2017•Peter Miller

The metamorphosis of Hong Kong's T20 Blitz

A spurt in the foreign talent and more time to prepare for this year's Hong Kong T20 Blitz could signify substantial growth of cricket in the region, says Cricket HK CEO Tim Cutler

08-Mar-2017•Peter Della Penna

My time in the Hong Kong dugout

Our correspondent gets a different perspective on an Associates game

02-Mar-2017•Jarrod Kimber

Emma Lai walks on the grass

The story of the cricket-club waitress who was playing for her national team within a year of picking up a bat for the first time

21-Feb-2017•Jarrod Kimber

Talismanic Borren still leading the fight

Few have given as much to Associate cricket as Peter Borren, and his will to win means Netherlands will keep knocking on the door

18-Feb-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Mong Kok

A loss that may have cost Hong Kong millions

At a level of cricket where survival is not guaranteed, the game between Hong Kong and Netherlands had more riding on it than most international matches - and both teams played that way

16-Feb-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Hong Kong

How about a Full Member and TV next time

ESPNcricinfo picks out five talking points from the inaugural Desert T20 which was won by Afghanistan

22-Jan-2017•Peter Della Penna

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