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    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      Australia beats India in Cricket World Cup final

      Visitors win by 6 wickets in game that brought heartbreak to home nation and favourites

      The Australian team celebrates victory in the Cricket World Cup
    • Saturday, 11 November, 2023
      The Weekend Essay
      More than a game: Modi and India’s cricket supremacy

      As the World Cup enters its concluding stages, historian Ramachandra Guha explores how the prime minister is shaping a sport in his image

    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
      News in-depth
      Crisis-hit Afghanistan celebrates surprise Cricket World Cup success

      Underdog’s victories over powerhouses such as England offer cheer to fans in Taliban-ruled nation

      Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan celebrates with a teammate during a match against Australia on Tuesday
    • Saturday, 14 October, 2023
      Scoreboard
      Cricket set for a Hollywood return Premium content

      Plus, Bernie Ecclestone coughs up a sizeable fine and scheduling headache for English rugby union

    • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
      News in-depth
      India and Pakistan face off in rare clash at Cricket World Cup

      Top-ranked foes bicker ahead of historic match as elections loom in each country

      Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed celebrate
    • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
      Disney streams Cricket World Cup free in India to challenge JioCinema

      US entertainment group has exclusive rights to broadcast the tournament

    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      English cricket to gain own regulator in push to combat racism and sexism

      Package of measures, including higher fees for female international players, comes after damning report

      England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt batting during an international cricket match in Leicester this month
    • Sunday, 13 August, 2023
      Ruchir Sharma
      What India needs is more cricket and less Bollywood

      As the Indian Premier League adapts to the digital age, Hindi films lose fans thanks to stale scripts and ageing stars

      Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in Pathaan
    • Saturday, 29 July, 2023
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      The $1bn gamble to bring cricket back to America

      A bid to revive a sport that was once bigger than baseball reaches its climax this weekend. Will it pay off?

      Calvin Savage of the Texas Super Kings signs autographs during a match
    • Friday, 28 July, 2023
      FT MagazineRobert Shrimsley
      We regret to say that this column has been delayed by rain

      No one is more disappointed than the author. But he blames the cricket

    • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
      News in-depth
      Cricket’s ‘superpower’: India rises from ashes of old game

      Australia and England eclipsed by an Indian age bringing unparalleled riches and one-country dominance to the sport

      Sai Sudharsan, right, plays a shot as Mahendra Singh Dhoni watches during the Indian Premier League Twenty20 final cricket match between the Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in May
    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      FT Swamp Notes
      A lament for British silliness Premium content

      I think of the UK as one might a beloved relative who squanders their windfall on madcap schemes

    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      News in-depth
      Thrilling Ashes series gives England cricket team chance to inspire new generation

      Finely balanced contest against Australia is teed up for a nail-biting climax — weather permitting

      From left: England’s Heather Knight  and Kate Cross after squaring the Women’s Ashes; Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali at Headingly
    • Wednesday, 5 July, 2023
      Matthew Engel
      Bad blood as England and Australia spar over ‘spirit of cricket’

      How controversy at Lord’s is overshadowing faltering bid to win Ashes playing ‘Bazball’

      Australian players celebrate as England’s Jonny Bairstow, centre, looks dumbfounded after being adjudged stumped on day 5 of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s
    • Tuesday, 4 July, 2023
      Australia’s PM tells Rishi Sunak to ‘stay in your crease’ in Ashes row

      Anthony Albanese says UK counterpart ‘must not have had same lessons’ on rules of cricket

      England batsman Jonny Bairstow leaves the field past the celebrating Australian fielders after being given out controversially during the fifth day of the Lord’s Test match on Sunday
    • Tuesday, 4 July, 2023
      ReviewNon-Fiction
      Turning Over the Pebbles — Mike Brearley on life, leadership and cricket as chess

      The cricketer’s memoir offers lessons for current captain Ben Stokes as he seeks a comeback for the England team

      Young boys surround a smiling Mike Brearley on a cricket pitch
    • Monday, 26 June, 2023
      Racism and sexism ‘widespread’ in English cricket, report finds

      Independent commission calls on sport to ‘urgently reform’ and add new regulator

      A ‘No racism in cricket’ sign at the Oval in London
    • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
      News in-depth
      Ashes showdown looks to put women’s cricket on par with men’s game

      Joint marketing boosts ticket sales for England-Australia clash in previously male-dominated sport

      Heather Knight batting for England watched by Australia’s Alyssa Healy
    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Sport
      Ex-England cricket captain Vaughan cleared of using racist language

      Disciplinary panel’s conclusion follows claims by former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq

      Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan arrives at a previous Cricket Discipline Commission hearing in London in March
    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
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      Indian tycoon Ambani takes on Disney in world’s richest cricket league

      Tournament offers rights holders, including newcomer Viacom18, chance to shake up market

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      Scoreboard14 min
      How India can revolutionise women's cricket | FT Scoreboard

      A successful league would bring money and prestige to the women's game around the world

      FT Scoreboard: Women's cricket revolution
    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
      Matthew Engel
      England men’s cricketers deliver miracle end to year full of weirdness

      Change of captain, coach and style of play bring team newfound success

      Ben Stokes
    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      Sport
      Saudi Aramco cricket deal marks kingdom’s latest move into sport

      Sponsorship agreement comes days after tie-up between Shell and British Cycling

      A Saudi Aramco logo is pictured at the oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia
    • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
      IPL
      Indian Premier League cricket team defends global expansion

      Rajasthan Royals prepared for losses to ‘grow the game’ but critics say tournaments weaken international matches

      Rajasthan Royals cricket players at a match in Jaipur, India
    • Friday, 30 September, 2022
      Life & Arts
      The art and science of picking winning teams

      In a world of performance data, human judgment is more vital than ever, says former England cricket selector Ed Smith

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