Why Kumble could work out better for India than Greg Chappell did

He understands the Indian mentality better and doesn't have to deal with star players on the wane

Gayle's problem

The acknowledgement he craves as a cricketer has become more distant for him, and he only has himself to blame for it

'The dream is to come back and play for three to four years'

Mohammad Asif is playing club cricket in Scandinavia as he strives for a Pakistan comeback and to rebuild his career in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal

'Pink ball is the way forward' - Ganguly

Bat, ball and family will sustain cricket

What is sporting achievement made of?

Records and victories matter, but not as much as the power sportsmen have to engage our emotions and imagination

Why I'd pay to watch neutral Tests

Is Sobers cricket's Muhammad Ali?

The planet's loudest mouth and cricket's prettiest assassin had plenty in common

What makes Kohli, Warner and AB special

The three most prolific batsmen of this IPL are extraordinary in distinct ways

A century gained, a century lost

Welcome to the era of the total batsman

T20 has produced a breed of player who with his imagination, athleticism and technical mastery proves that scoring prodigiously and fast does not have to involve massive risk-taking

England's guardian Alastair Cook joins 10K club

The youngest among a bloody-minded dozen, Alastair Cook was marked out for greatness more than a decade ago - and there is still more to come

The underwhelming XI

ESPNcricinfo picks out the biggest letdowns of IPL 2016

'My cocoa butter moisturising body oil to the rescue'

How Afghanistan is bringing cricket to Germany

Increasing numbers of Afghan refugees are stoking an interest in the game in their new adopted land

From Zimbabwe, with love

Alan Butcher's memoirs of his time as the country's coach are full of affection, if also marked by disappointments and frustrations

When sixes were rare

'Aggression is about being able to bowl 90mph for a whole day'

Too nice to be a fast bowler? Morne Morkel talks about his reputation, partnering Dale Steyn, and learning to deal with bad days

The waste of cricket

This is about stuff. How much we need, how much we get given, how much we take. It's also about cricket and about soul. Let's play! We'll need a bat and a ball. We'll need a little space - but no

Cover drive vaults bottom-handed Kohli to top of T20 run charts

Always a monster at scoring on the leg side, Virat Kohli has become so adept at playing inside-out drives that he can now pierce any gap from point to mid-off, and this evolution has contributed to some insane numbers

The rise and rise of Anurag Thakur

Relentless ambition, achievements at the state level, political clout, and proximity to the powers that be are some of the factors that have propelled his ascent

'I think I'm a better fisherman than Steyn and Morkel'

South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott brags about his angling skills, and confesses to bullying Australians in the Kings XI dressing room

Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?

The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again

The royal family's long association with cricket

The royal family's long association with cricket