Samir Chopra

When you thought of West Indies cricket in the 1980s, his name was up there with those of Lloyd, Roberts, Marshall, Holding and the rest

Context trumps ranking; wickets matter; and it's still a contest between batsman and bowler

When a place of refuge and sanctity in the game was used for torture

The shared pain of watching the Edgbaston Test of 2005

Cricket fans may be predominantly male, but there are plenty of women about as well

Why the team's fans have developed an appetite for the kind of results their team has historically been unable to deliver

Overpriced tickets and mediocre cricket: fans in the US deserve better. How about proper international matches?

Artificial constraints, such as fielding restrictions, make ODIs and T20s feel contrived. The duration of the contest ought to be the only limitation

A tale of Brian Close-like courage and brotherly approval

It used to be routine in the old days but is confined to replays now. The absence negatively affects our experience as viewers of sport on TV

A nautical encounter with the Caribbean heroes of the 1960-61 tied Test

At times the TV does no justice to stunning pieces of work on the cricket field. At times you need to have played the game yourself - however casually - to appreciate these gems

The relief at the howler overturned; the vindication of the accurate umpire - the dramas of the review system are many, and many of them are entertaining

There was a time when cricket fans felt TV commentary wasn't descriptive enough. Now its verbosity makes us turn back to the radio

Three painful partnerships, but only one - in a World Cup final - has a happy ending

Keeping them in the World Cup will inspire their countrymen to dream bigger and also prevent the game from being monopolised by a small club

The build-up to the World Cup clash seems restrained with fans from both sides not feeling particularly bullish about their team's chances

Bishan Bedi welcoming the visiting Pakistanis at the airport in 1979 is an image for the ages

India's new captain needs to realise talking is sweet but winning sweeter

Not having known Phillip Hughes does not make the pain of losing him hurt less