Cover story

The logician

Apr 7, 2015: A man of reason, numbers and sense, it is no wonder Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's most un-Pakistani captain, has never connected with fans like someone of his accomplishments ought to have done

Essay

Through the past, darkly

Apr 7, 2015: The struggle for a cricket museum in South Africa reveals a haphazard approach to the preservation of heritage

Feature

The bat wallahs

Apr 7, 2015: In the agitated Kashmir Valley, cricketers need to tread the fine line between loyalty and ambition

Feature

A formula to save cricket?

Apr 7, 2015: Does the Test game need saving? Is it financially worthwhile? The answers could emerge from another sport

Editorial

A captain like no other

Apr 7, 2015: Selfless, brave, humble, but also infuriatingly complex: Misbah-ul-Haq offers joys and contradictions in equal measure

Feature

Dutch dip

Apr 7, 2015: Netherlands were once a top Associate. Missing the World Cup, however, could be the first signs of a fade

The Essentials

A vote for Punter

Apr 7, 2015: Which cricketer does Gary Player think would make a top-notch golfer?

Essay

Papare rules, ok?

Apr 7, 2015: To watch a match in Sri Lanka is to immerse oneself in the island's distinctive soundtrack

The Jury's Out

The most significant number

Apr 7, 2015: From periods of dominance to missed milestones and false legacies, cricket's history can be told by its key numbers. Five writers pick theirs

Dear Cricket Monthly

Sanity check

Apr 7, 2015: Letter from… Karachi

Back and Forth

A beacon of hope, a parasitic tamasha

Apr 7, 2015: Nothing encapsulates the battle for cricket's soul as much as debates about the IPL. Two writers fire shots

Match That Changed My Life

Building block

Apr 7, 2015: Graham Gooch ended up as the most prolific run scorer in England's history. This is how he began

Hate to Love

The great Gattsby

Apr 7, 2015: In the shadow of Botham, Gooch and Gower, Mike Gatting is an unfortunate reminder of a very English kind of failure

Sport is a vicious monster we make

Apr 7, 2015: The games we follow are brutal, unforgiving and unjust, but we wouldn't have them any other way

High Fives

Lead like a boss

Apr 7, 2015: Captains make thousands of decisions, big and small, every day. We pick five of the most inspired ones

Think You Know Yourself?

Biff goes big

Apr 7, 2015: How many questions about his career does Graeme Smith get right?

Shot Stories

Death by a centimetre

Apr 7, 2015: The chief cause for run-outs is a breakdown in communication. Turns out, sometimes even twins can't get their messages across in time

'I don't think I was badly treated by England'

Apr 7, 2015: Former England allrounder Chris Cowdrey talks about living in his dad's shadow, his short-lived Test career, and favourite county memories

India news

Rajiv Shukla returns as IPL chairman

Apr 6, 2015: Rajiv Shukla, the former BCCI vice-president, emerged as a compromise candidate for both the Srinivasan and the Pawar factions in the BCCI

St Kitts XI v Eng XI, Tour Match, 1st day

Cook, Trott, Stokes give England perfect opening day

Apr 6, 2015: Short of winning the lottery and discovering a renewable energy source, it has hard to think of a way in which the first competitive day of this tour of the Caribbean could have gone any better for England.