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Shahid Afridi was the perfect T20 cricketer even before people began to realise what that looked like, but time is finally catching up with him

The Pakistan captain talks about the many observations, plots and decisions that go into the game's most important task: taking wickets

Whatever happens, the Australia-New Zealand World Cup final at the MCG will be the most divine fun

There was something quite thrilling in the expectation of watching Phillip Hughes bat. Compelling and irresistible, he left a brushstroke on the canvas of the game

Tendulkar was the biggest worshipper the game could ever find, and in that lay the foundation of his greatness

An American writer gets swept up in the foaming excitement of the World Twenty20

There's something charming about his disregard for the conventions of batsmanship and impressive about how unconcerned he is with everything other than the next ball

The former Pakistan captain allows himself to be persuaded down memory lane

Test matches burn bright in the memory whether you watched them or not

Peter Roebuck was a man of many parts, one who combined qualities that appeared to be at odds with one another

Antigua's No. 1 cricket fan has hung up his boots officially, but he's still around at the ARG

What an extraordinary journey this Ashes has been. We may never see its like again

Never before has there been so much competition to melt the speed gun

The game has been inspiring tunes for hundreds of years now. Does cricket possess a quality that lends itself to expression in music?

Garry Sobers answers readers' questions on his memorable innings, concentration techniques, and those six sixes

Our reporter catches the action in Taunton on that special day at the 1999 World Cup

Players' celebrations of milestones and wickets are now full-blown, thought-through routines that range from the extravagant to the embarrassing

Twelve years ago, Abdul Qadir, still good enough to turn out for Pakistan, spent a summer playing club cricket in Melbourne. The few who saw him remember it like it was yesterday

Fred Trueman chats with readers and answers questions about his best spells, the great batsmen he bowled to, intimidatory bowling, and modern-day cricket