Cricket correspondent
Writes the nets, the off-season, and the gym that is still a pitch.
12 stories in the magazine
Selected stories
A practical guide to pre-season conditioning for club cricketers, with specific advice on running base, acceleration, strength, throwing build-up, nets volume,
Imran Sheikh · 13 Sep 2026 · 14 min
A practical guide to strength training for spin bowlers legs, trunk and repeatability, with specific advice on single-leg strength, hip rotation control, trunk,
Imran Sheikh · 13 Sep 2026 · 15 min
A practical guide to wicketkeeper conditioning stance tolerance, lateral movement and hands, with specific advice on squat tolerance, lateral shuffles, calves,
Imran Sheikh · 13 Sep 2026 · 15 min
A practical guide to fielding fitness acceleration, deceleration and repeat efforts, with specific advice on short sprints, change of direction, braking, throwi
Imran Sheikh · 13 Sep 2026 · 15 min
A practical guide to fast-bowling gym work strength without pretending the gym replaces bowling, with specific advice on lower-body strength, trunk, pulling, sh
Imran Sheikh · 13 Sep 2026 · 16 min
How to buy a ticket, pick a stand, and last a Lahore match day at Gaddafi Stadium without treating the ground as a gym or a film set.
Imran Sheikh · 6 Sep 2026 · 5 min
A safety-first cricket kit guide that helps UK and US beginners borrow intelligently and buy only after understanding their role and ball type.
Imran Sheikh · 2 Sep 2026 · 2 min
A squat rack will not teach you a length. Wasim Akram's running brief still outruns the imported programme — and the bat in the bag is still a CA, an SG, or a Gray-Nicolls, not a lifestyle object.
Imran Sheikh · 8 Apr 2026 · 6 min
You do not need a national contract to steal the logic: long-toss, posterior-chain strength, and running that is not a polite jog. The off-season is where Pakistani quicks last — or quietly disappear.
Imran Sheikh · 4 Mar 2026 · 6 min
Hassan Nawaz’s search spike followed explosive batting, but the better career story asks how domestic opportunity, franchise visibility and international selection connected.
Imran Sheikh · 2 Dec 2025 · 3 min
Saim Ayub’s appeal begins before the famous no-look shot: a left-handed stance, early scoring options and the willingness to disrupt a bowler’s preferred length.
Imran Sheikh · 1 Dec 2025 · 3 min
The Pakistan Super League becomes much easier to enjoy once a new viewer understands the draft, overseas slots, city identities and why a six-over spell can change a season.
Imran Sheikh · 30 Nov 2025 · 3 min