Interviews

He may not quite be the new Gilchrist yet, but he's getting there. New Zealand's wicketkeeper is now arguably the single most devastating opener in all limited-overs cricket

Three years and a bit after his debut, South Africa's strike lynchpin has grown to be the most highly rated fast bowler of recent times

Still only 26, Clarke has left Surrey, taken up Derbyshire's captaincy, and wants to earn another chance with England

After four years on the fringes, Neil McKenzie is older, wiser, and back where he belongs. "I try and grab every occasion as my last," he says

He may not be in the side anymore but he isn't going quietly

India's one-day and Twenty20 captain looks back at six momentuous months in charge

In a team increasingly full of show-ponies, Wasim Jaffer is refreshingly old-fashioned

Australian first-class cricket's man of the moment, speaks about his golden run and trying to make it back to international level

Slow bowlers have been England's bugbear for long. Mike Gatting, among the country's best players of spin, talks about what Vaughan and Co need to be doing

Australia's Alex Blackwell juggles playing cricket with a career as a university lecturer. "It's nice to have an outlet to take my mind off the cricket," she says

Mohammad Rafique, Bangladesh's leading wicket-taker, has hung up his boots - reluctantly. "There's more cricket left in me," he tells Cricinfo

He may be England's leading bowler, and sixth on the country's all-time list, but as always, Matthew Hoggard is gloomy about his prospects of keeping his place in the side

The chief executive of the Irish Cricket Union warns that a failure to qualify for the next World Cup will have a seriously detrimental affect on leading Associates

RP Singh came of age during last year's tour of England. During the Tests in Australia this winter, he raised his game a notch. "I am happy about the way I took up the responsibility," he tells Cricinfo

India's captain has always been an old-school player, firm in the belief that actions speak louder than words. How does he deal with a side where, increasingly, the players feel the need to wear their attitude on their sleeves?

Kaneria has been Pakistan's leading wicket-taker for four years running, but he certainly isn't the bowler he was in 2005. He has just been demoted a rung in the team's contracts and isn't quite sure of his role in the side. He's not giving up just yet

John Buchanan believes the incidents on the field during the Sydney Test were blown out of proportion

Peter Chingoka, chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, is confident his country are well on their way to being a Test nation again

Daniel Vettori talks about the brotherhood of spinners, captaincy, his all-round capabilities, left-armers, and an unwanted nickname

Arjuna Ranatunga, recently appointed the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, talks about his plans - both for the long run and short - and the changes Sri Lankan cricket needs