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The return of South Africa

The return of South Africa

How Clive Rice and Co came to be playing an ODI in Calcutta after 20 years in the wilderness

06-Dec-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Watching Sehwag bat

Watching Sehwag bat

There's something charming about his disregard for the conventions of batsmanship and impressive about how unconcerned he is with everything other than the next ball

10-Nov-2013•Chandrahas Choudhury

Inzi turns back the clock

The former Pakistan captain allows himself to be persuaded down memory lane

26-Oct-2013•Sriram Veera

Two thousand Tests, I've watched them all

Two thousand Tests, I've watched them all

Test matches burn bright in the memory whether you watched them or not

05-Oct-2013•Suresh Menon

The mentor, the seeker, the fighter

The mentor, the seeker, the fighter

Peter Roebuck was a man of many parts, one who combined qualities that appeared to be at odds with one another

22-Sep-2013•Fabian Muir

The other side of Gravy

The other side of Gravy

Antigua's No. 1 cricket fan has hung up his boots officially, but he's still around at the ARG

08-Sep-2013•Rahul Bhattacharya

Living the dream

Living the dream

What an extraordinary journey this Ashes has been. We may never see its like again

25-Aug-2013•Andrew Miller

The pace race

The pace race

Never before has there been so much competition to melt the speed gun

11-Aug-2013•Eddie Smith

'You must forget about what's gone while batting'

'You must forget about what's gone while batting'

Garry Sobers answers readers' questions on his memorable innings, concentration techniques, and those six sixes

From the handshake to the airplane

From the handshake to the airplane

Players' celebrations of milestones and wickets are now full-blown, thought-through routines that range from the extravagant to the embarrassing

06-Jul-2013•Osman Samiuddin

'The 300th would stand out as it was the first time it ever happened'

'The 300th would stand out as it was the first time it ever happened'

Fred Trueman chats with readers and answers questions about his best spells, the great batsmen he bowled to, intimidatory bowling, and modern-day cricket

A day with the record-breakers

A day with the record-breakers

Our reporter catches the action in Taunton on that special day at the 1999 World Cup

10-Jun-2013•Tail-Ender

Sing a song of cricket

Sing a song of cricket

The game has been inspiring tunes for hundreds of years now. Does cricket possess a quality that lends itself to expression in music?

19-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga

The lure of Lord's

The lure of Lord's

HQ still has an atmosphere no cricket ground can equal. The idea of it may irritate, but the actuality placates and uplifts, never disappoints

15-Jul-2009•Peter Roebuck

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Shubman Gill returns to India's T20I squad as vice-captain for Asia Cup

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