Despite an incomplete end to a promising career, Indian cricket will remain indebted to Virat Kohli for revolutionizing the Test game, leading the national team through tough transitional phases, and becoming one of the best batsmen the country ever produced. By Jamie Alter

Personal Essay by Ajay Patri: ‘Sometimes I like to imagine a parallel universe in which my brother stayed. In this universe, I continued playing cricket after school, continued following the sport with the fervour of most of my compatriots.’

Personal Essay by Karan Madhok: ‘My mother handed me the postcard… I couldn’t believe my eyes…Tendulkar had written to me, addressed me by my first name, acknowledged my whole existence with a single thick piece of rectangular paper.’