On March 10, 1985, India clinched the Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) by beating arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets in the final. The tournament was like a mini-World Cup and India weren’t the favourites even though they were the reigning World Cup champions.
June 13 2013, 10:44 pm
Read MorePakistan’s first-ever entry into World Cup final was a tale of a battered and bruised team that engineered a turnaround just when it seemed like they would take the elimination route. Wasim Akram ensured a fairytale ending to the script with his all round brilliance in front of 87,000-plus fans at the MCG.
June 19 2013, 12:55 am
Read MoreGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has threatened to initiate legal proceedings against a Congress leader for serving a notice asking him to apologise for his remarks calling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a "night watchman".
April 2 2013, 4:36 pm
Read MoreShikhar Dhawan erupted in an explosive debut Test hundred on March 16, 2013. Abhishek Mukherjee writes on how this has brought general elation to the owners of the tobacco companies all over India
March 17 2013, 11:12 am
Read MoreDavid Lloyd, born March 18, 1947, runs Dicky Bird close to top the list of curious English cricket characters. Arunabha Sengupta looks at a flipping interesting career.
June 17 2013, 1:52 pm
Read MoreOn February 13, 1994 — Amol Muzumdar broke the world-record for the highest individual score on First-Class debut as he finished the day unbeaten on 245 for Bombay against Haryana in a Ranji Trophy Pre-Quarter Final. Muzumdar went on to make 260 — a knock that helped Bombay win the game comfortably. In an exclusive conversation with CricketCountry’s Nishad Pai Vaidya, he reminisces on his remarkable feat on debut.
June 13 2013, 10:44 pm
Read MoreOn December 17, 1992, Pakistan were bamboozled by one of the most remarkable spells by the West Indian all-rounder Phil Simmons. Sydney Cricket Ground played host to the most economical spell in One-Day International (ODI) history as West Indies comprehensively trumped Pakistan in a Benson and Hedges World Series encounter.
March 27 2013, 6:25 pm
Read MoreMumbai, or erstwhile Bombay, has definitely produced more Test cricketers of quality than any other Ranji Trophy side. As they eye another Ranji triumph, Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the lesser known stars who had stayed back to serve their team when the big guns were on international duty.
June 13 2013, 10:42 pm
Read MoreVintcent van der Bijl, born on March 19, 1948, was one of the greatest fast-medium bowlers of all time. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at yet another talented cricketer who did not make it to the top level because of South Africa’s isolation from international cricket because of their then apartheid policy.
June 13 2013, 10:32 pm
Read MoreSomachandra (DS) de Silva, born June 11, 1942, was a crafty leg-spinner who was way past his prime when Sri Lanka entered the Test match arena. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career of the man who bowled Sri Lanka to their first major win in International cricket, and also captured the nation’s first five-for in Tests.
June 11 2013, 9:16 am
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