Player Profiles
Indian captain Rahul Dravid demands end to stigma on AIDS
RAHUL DRAVID is captain of the Indian cricket team and maybe the finest number three batsman that the nation has ever produced.
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting also a leader in fight against AIDS
RICKY PONTING is not only the leader of the Australian cricket team, he is also a leader in the fight against AIDS and an advocate for children and young people in particular.
West Indies' Dwayne Bravo calls for unity in fight against AIDS
DWAYNE BRAVO is the kind of cricketer that the West Indies have been crying out for since the retirement of Sir Garfield Sobers in the 1970s - he is a genuine all-rounder.
Children bear brunt of AIDS, says Pakistan cricketer Younis Khan
YOUNIS KHAN is a batsman full of extravagance and thrilling strokeplay accumulating his runs with a mixture of fearlessness and application.
Bangladesh cricketer Mashrafe Mortaza delivers on HIV and AIDS
MASHRAFE MORTAZA is in the vanguard of a whole legion of young quick bowlers from Bangladesh. He has often been sidelined due to injury but it's to his credit that after each lay-off he comes back to cricket even better than before.
Stop children dying of AIDS, says South African cricketer Makhaya Ntini
MAKHAYA NTINI is a South African fast bowler who spent his childhood in the Eastern Cape as a cattleherd. Now, as one of the game's leading performers with the ball, it could be said that he's seen both sides of life in his home country.
AIDS affects all of us, says Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara
KUMAR SANGAKKARA is a hugely talented cricketer who shoulders a lot of responsibility for his team Sri Lanka. He bats at the key number three position and also keeps wicket.
England's Andrew Strauss stresses leadership and responsibility
ANDREW STRAUSS is a sportsman who knows a lot about leadership and the importance of taking responsibility.
New Zealand's Daniel Vettori delivers vital message on AIDS
DANIEL VETTORI's professorial demeanour isn't simply down to the fact that he wears spectacles on the sportsfield. As New Zealand's leading spin bowler he is one of the most considered thinkers on the complex game that is cricket.
HIV/AIDS education is key, says Zimbabwean cricketer Hamilton Masakadza
HAMILTON MASAKADZA of Zimbabwe is a cricketing record breaker. Whilst still a schoolboy, he was the youngest player ever to score a test match century on debut which he did in 2001 against the West Indies.
