Umran Malik brings his street skills to the IPL
The odds were stacked against the fast bowler from Jammu and Kashmir, but he’s shaking up the cricket world with a raw talent that makes 150kph the new normal.
Stories by: Mohsin Kamal
Arif Khan, the skier from Kashmir
The Kashmir athlete’s love for skiing began in the snowy mountains of his hometown. When he became good enough to turn professional, he began to dream of the Winter Olympics.
How Pakistan can get cricketing nations to tour
New Zealand and England’s refusal to play in Pakistan – citing security concerns – undid years of work to return the country to cricketing normality. But Ramiz Raja has a straightforward fix.
Mohammed Siraj silences the critics and trolls
India’s feisty pace bowler has made rapid progress since starting to make his mark in 2016, but it’s been a hard journey and he is still learning to let his performance on the pitch speak for itself.
Dale Steyn made me fall in love with fast bowling
Seeing the legendary cricketer in action as a young child provided the necessary fire in the writer’s belly to pursue a career as a pace bowler, even as he was being advised against it.
Kashmir Premier League mired in political spats
The new league has gone ahead despite the politics surrounding it, but it could mean more trouble for Pakistan-India relations – and the territory itself.
The Kashmiri shepherd who died serving his flock
Noor Mohammad Chopan was swept away when horses, dogs and thousands of sheep tried to cross a raging river in the high-altitude meadows where animals graze in summer.