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The wait pays off for Tambe

Forty-two years old, and more than two decades into a journeyman career, Pravin Tambe is living the dream on the big stage

28-May-2014•Nagraj Gollapudi

Bassendean's Sri Lankan star who wasn't

Suresh Perera could have been a contender in Sri Lanka's teams of the 2000s, but he was lost to big cricket too soon. He still hits a long ball in his new home town of Perth, though

12-May-2014•Tristan Lavalette

The cricket tragic who bowled Bradman

The former Australian PM Bob Hawke was a wicketkeeper and loved cricket and Bradman. But he once left the Don speechless with the force of his political convictions

23-Apr-2014•Ashley Mallett

'Hopefully now I am beginning to peak'

Older and more mature than when he first played for England, Samit Patel hopes he can let his bat do all the talking from now on

11-Feb-2014•Jack Wilson

The Aussie who headed to HQ

Thousands of youngsters pitch up in London to find a groove but not many are like Sam Robson, who aims to play Test cricket for England

31-Jan-2014•Alan Gardner

Tough road to the top for workhorse Bhatia

Over the years, Delhi's Rajat Bhatia has taken difficult decisions and beaten several hurdles to become one of the most reliable allrounders in Ranji Trophy cricket

07-Dec-2013•Devashish Fuloria

South Africa's wild young thing

Quinton de Kock forced himself into the national team with an array of breathtaking innings. Now he knows he must think about his game

25-Nov-2013•Firdose Moonda

Learning on the job

On his way to a central place in Australia's batting line-up and their leadership plans for the future, Steven Smith talks about his journey so far

18-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Shami's rise from small-time club to country

Seven years ago, Tousif Ali sent his 16-year-old son, Mohammed Shami, from Sahaspur in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata. The young bowler's story is one of faith and trust

09-Nov-2013•Sidharth Monga in Kolkata

'I want to be classified as one of the best allrounders'

After catching the eye with his lower-order hitting in the Champions League, David Wiese, likely to debut soon in T20s for South Africa, has set his sights on Kallis' role

01-Aug-2013•Firdose Moonda

The metamorphosis of Dinesh Karthik

Since making technical changes to his batting, the runs have flowed. In the last year, Karthik has understood himself better, approaching his game with renewed vigour

05-Jun-2013•Nagraj Gollapudi in Cardiff

'It's great to show you can come through as an Asian sportsman'

A 19-year-old Leicestershire allrounder is proving to other cricketing hopefuls from his community that they can make it too

06-Feb-2013•Tim Wigmore

'I'm the kind of person who's 100% or nothing'

Charlotte Edwards has captained England to two World Cup wins and is at the centre of a fight for greater recognition and professionalism for women's cricket

03-Feb-2013•Ed Kemp

'Oi am de engineer'

Two Parsi cricketers figured prominently in this writer's early cricket-watching

25-Jan-2013•Steven Lynch

Shitanshu Kotak's long haul

Well after his contemporaries have hung up their boots, a Saurashtra old-timer soldiers on

16-Jan-2013•Nagraj Gollapudi

Greig, Packer, and World Series tea

Back in 1977, this correspondent was at the inception of World Series Cricket. (Sort of)

14-Jan-2013•Steven Lynch

Fergie's wagon wheel

Those familiar diagrams date back to a hundred years ago, when an Australian clerk turned scorer created the first of them

22-Dec-2012•Ashley Mallett

Settled Davids makes late run

At 32, Henry Davids is on the verge of fulfilling his father's dream for him to play for South Africa

20-Dec-2012•Firdose Moonda

In Surrey's service

He may have played just four Tests but Robin Jackman was an ever-present stalwart for his county through the 1970s

12-Dec-2012•Steven Lynch

Sydney's forgotten hero

Reggie Duff was the first No. 10 batsman to score a century on Test debut, but the rest of his career and his life didn't quite match that glittering start

02-Dec-2012•Steven Lynch

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