Hate to Love

Life lessons from Donald and Pollock

Life lessons from Donald and Pollock

It was hard for England fans to watch them repeatedly dismantle Atherton and Co, but it was harder to ignore their passion and skill

21-Oct-2018•Daniel Brigham

Sorry, Clarkey

Sorry, Clarkey

I was quick to judge you, but I didn't understand you. Life isn't as simple as divvying up the good and bad guys

29-Sep-2018•Adam Collins

Manoj Prabhakar? Love?

Manoj Prabhakar? Love?

A character most fascinating, but try not to use the L-word please

20-Aug-2018•Sharda Ugra

There's something about Jimmy

There's something about Jimmy

Anderson is like that girl you know you shouldn't like, but do anyway

19-Jun-2018•Pranay Sanklecha

Loving Lanning is hard to do

Loving Lanning is hard to do

But without the Australian captain, her team aren't as vexing, and thus not as much fun to watch

22-May-2018•Snehal Pradhan

The burden of being Ramps

The burden of being Ramps

Mark Ramprakash was a complex beast, and so was being a fan of him

20-Apr-2018•Jon Hotten

Those damned unconquerable Aussies

Those damned unconquerable Aussies

For the first time in the Hate to Love series, an entire country

20-Mar-2018•Daniel Gallan

Don't you just hate him?

Don't you just hate him?

No player aroused feelings of envy and inadequacy in his team-mates the way Ian Botham did

21-Feb-2018•Derek Pringle

I love Hansie Cronje and I don't know why

I love Hansie Cronje and I don't know why

Admiring him was easy, forgiving him not hard

18-Jan-2018•James Borrowdale

The Azhar connection

The Azhar connection

To a young Muslim fan in India, every step of the way was complicated

23-Dec-2017•Prayaag Akbar

Broady's back

Broady's back

Back to Brisbane - and back in our Hate to Love series

13-Nov-2017•Brydon Coverdale

Towering, glowering, empowering

Towering, glowering, empowering

Curtly spoke to no man, but his deeds did - especially to one English cricket writer in the making

04-Oct-2017•Andrew Miller

Wasim <i>Akramam</i>

Wasim <i>Akramam</i>

What one Pakistani genius meant to two generations of an Indian family

09-Sep-2017•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The Botham attraction

The Botham attraction

Can a Pakistani hold anything but outright hate for Sir Ian?

19-Jul-2017•Imran Yusuf

Hate you (like I love you)

Hate you (like I love you)

Whatever I am, it's all Buttler's fault

01-Jun-2017•Daniel Norcross

The jawbreaker

The jawbreaker

Andy Roberts was too mean, too quick, too deadly… until you got to know him

01-May-2017•Mike Haysman

Wolf in sheep's clothing

Wolf in sheep's clothing

Most of the world saw Javagal Srinath as a toiler. South Africans saw a proper fast bowler

03-Apr-2017•Tom Eaton

The inscrutable MCC

The inscrutable MCC

Colin Cowdrey was a hero. Until you delved deeper

02-Mar-2017•Rob Steen

A Pom, but lovable

A Pom, but lovable

For an Aussie kid growing up in the 1990s, hating England came easy. Except when Darren Gough ran in to bowl

02-Feb-2017•Brett Geeves

Awfully good

Awfully good

Adam Gilchrist was one of those rare Aussie sportsmen who gave you no reason to hate him. Now how infuriating was that?

02-Jan-2017•Emma John

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