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Heaven can wait

He's done the hard yards and bided his time; his chance may finally have arrived

26-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale

The boy who became an enigma

Sri Lanka's new spin wizard has been one of the revelations of 2008, but he's no overnight sensation

19-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera

From Magura to No. 1

The world's top-ranked allrounder is a Bangladeshi who has oodles of self-belief to go with his undoubted talent

06-Feb-2009•Utpal Shuvro

Early bird

Used to striking before the batsmen have even warmed up, he became Mumbai's best bowler before his 20th birthday

26-Dec-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

England's Danish import

His path to the England squad has taken in Denmark, Kent, and a career-threatening knee injury. A look at the rise of a quick bowler with a fascinating story

09-Dec-2008•Andrew McGlashan

Returning to his first love

Duncan Fletcher wants to coach, but without the pressure of responsibility, and that's exactly what the South Africa job gives him

20-Nov-2008•Neil Manthorp

Big fish, small pond

He may play for Canada but he's drawing favourable comparisons with the big boys of international cricket thanks to his ability to clear the boundary at will

05-Nov-2008•Faraz Sarwat

Quick learner

Ishant Sharma has soaked up all the lessons that have come his way to become one of the top fast bowlers in the game

29-Oct-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

The man with the plan

How Australia's middle-order colossus has grafted, sweated and carefully plotted his way to the top with a fierce, frightening dedication

17-Oct-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

Geek god

He knows exactly when his batting average dipped below his dad's, he knows he is England's 638th Test player, and he can swing the ball pretty fast and accurately as well

25-Sep-2008•Edward Craig

Young, bubbly and vicious

Bangladesh's fastest bowler is a nice young lad who likes nothing better than to knock a batsman's block off

06-Sep-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Practical magic

Forty-some years before Mendis made heads turn, an Australian country boy was being hailed as Jack Iverson's successor in the ranks of the freak spinners

23-Jul-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

A spinner comes of age

How a chubby left-armer made it from Orissa via Hyderabad into the India side

08-Jul-2008•Sriram Veera

From Wimbledon to World Cup dream

The oldest member of Hong Kong's one-day squad is a man who made a move from cricket to top-flight tennis and back again

03-Jul-2008•Jason Dasey

The transformer

He used to be temperamental and mercurial, now he's assured and reliable. And he has been India's most dependable ODI batsman over the last year

17-Jun-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

Thank god it's Yousuf

In September 2005, Yousuf Youhana discovered faith. Soon we began to rediscover ours too

05-May-2008•Osman Samiuddin

Six-eight and rising

Middlesex's brightest new fast-bowling hope is a tall 19-year-old possessed of a confidence that belies his age

10-Apr-2008•Will Luke

Turning Goliath

Michael may have been the one in focus till now, but the younger Hussey is storming to the fore on the back of some smashing Twenty20 performances and an IPL valuation to match

08-Apr-2008•Brydon Coverdale

The Major steps back

Set to retire from the Times, Christopher Martin-Jenkins talks about past times, present gripes and future plans

06-Apr-2008•Stephen Fay

The McGain aim

At 35 and with only 14 first-class matches to his name, a Victoria legspinner is suddenly a leading candidate for an Australia Test call-up

02-Mar-2008•Brydon Coverdale

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