Imran Khan was not only the greatest allrounder since Sobers, but also quickened the pulse everytime you watched him bowl. © Getty Images

Imran Khan – first among equals

Many years ago, as part of the nonsense verse that would come to define his fighting style, Muhammad Ali said: “The hands can’t hit what the eyes can’t see.” There are other things…

Bats of Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid in the Legends Zone. © Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory: Cricket history in a room

“Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes,” said Pierre de Fredy, better known as Baron de Coubertin, the founder of the International Olympic Committee and the father…

Tom Maynard's untimely death has spawned yet another what-might-have-been story. © Getty Images

The road of shattered dreams

The generation that mourned O’Neil Gordon Smith, Collie to those that knew and loved him, is nearly gone now, but he remains the ultimate example of cricketing promise cruelly cut short. When Sir…