‘We came to run’: a young cricketer on his first international call-up
Three years after leaving home, a fast bowler talks about pace, patience and belonging.
Tagged: Interview
‘We were told to wait our turn’: the captain building a national team from scratch
On kit borrowed from the men's side and a qualifying campaign nobody funded.
The coach who taught a whole camp to play chess and cricket
The 17-year-old who trains at 5am before her shift
Between school, work and lane four.
The captain building a national team from scratch
“We were told to wait our turn. So we built our own.” — Aisha Bello, national team captain
The women’s captain fighting for a domestic game
“I just want a proper pitch. Everything else, we can figure out.” — Meera Kulkarni, national captain
Inside the girls’ boxing club at the end of the bus route
“The gym is the one place nobody asks where I'm from.” — Fionnuala Ryan, youth coach
Ten questions for a para-swimmer with a very short answer to everything
‘I don’t have to hide on the pitch’: queer athletes building safer locker rooms
Clubs, captains and the small changes that matter most.
‘I just want a proper pitch’: the women’s captain fighting for a domestic game
A national captain on club cricket, cost and the summer she paid to play.