Tracing Devika Vaidya’s journey from the grounds of Pune to the top levels of Indian women’s cricket.
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Deepti Sharma eyes long road ahead
A prodigious cricket talent who’s a match-winner in her teens, slightly built, soft-spoken, sporting a warm smile and a complete lack of pretence – this could describe half the Indian Women’s team. The latest in that group to mark herself out as one for the future is jersey No. 6, Deepti Sharma. A 19-year-old allrounder… Continue reading Deepti Sharma eyes long road ahead
Moseley, the rebel who wishes he had stopped playing earlier
Ezra Moseley, banned for playing on a rebel tour to apartheid-era South Africa, serves up a curveball when he talks about regrets.
The decisive moment: Snapshot of the Tied Test
The story behind the iconic photograph of the final wicket of the Tied Test in Chennai and its photographer, Mala Mukerjee.
An Irish blend that smells like team spirit
The Ireland women’s cricket team at the T20 World Cup 2016 has four teenagers and five people over the age of 30. How do they bridge the gap?
Interview: Clare Connor builds a new normal
Clare Connor on the Women’s Cricket Super League and changing the sport for the next generation of female players.
Mithali’s electric streak, and super moms
What is it like to be a woman in sport at a time when the sport is slowly opening up to accommodate them?
Inspired by Mahatma, driven by Madiba
Ahead of the first Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela cricket series for the Freedom Trophy, a short history of India-South Africa cricket.
World Cup heroes: Rooted in Mumbai, starring in Melbourne
Where do India’s World Cup heroes come from? A look at the data and graphics.