On January 14, 1988, 18-year-old Indian leg-spinner Narendra Hirwani took eight wickets on debut to bundle out the West Indies for 184 at Chennai in the first innings and then scalped eight more in the second innings the next day.
January 14 2013, 12:45 pm
Read MoreAustralia captain Michael Clarke has backed teenage fast bowler Pat Cummins to make his mark against England in the forthcoming one-day international series.
June 28 2012, 8:16 pm
Read MoreAlf Valentine, the first West Indian to take a hundred Test wickets, was born on April 28, 1930. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at one half of the spin duo that had once taken the cricket world by storm.
April 28 2013, 12:26 pm
Read MoreDennis Amiss, born on April 7, 1943, was a limpet at the crease. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of the indomitable England and Warwickshire opener.
April 17 2013, 4:36 pm
Read MoreOn January 11, 1973, Pakistan were chasing a paltry 159 to win against Australia on the fifth day at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) to restore some pride after losing the first two Tests of the three-match series. Did they make it? Read on as Jaideep Vaidya provides the answer...
January 11 2013, 9:59 am
Read MoreOn January 15, 1988, Narendra Hirwani bowled India to an emphatic victory over the West Indies by picking up 16 wickets, 18.3-3-61-8 and 15.2-3-75-8, on his Test debut. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the triumph in Madras which saw Kiran More effect a Test record five stumpings in the second innings.
January 15 2013, 4:33 pm
Read MoreAs defeat loomed ahead of World XI, Garry Sobers essayed one of the greatest innings ever seen in the history of the game. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the blistering 254 made at Melbourne that Don Bradman considered the greatest innings ever played in Australia.
January 1 2013, 3:18 pm
Read MoreBy Abhishek Navratan Jain Although India won the World Cup and are No.1 in Test cricket, the Indian team has to keep performing to maintain their glory, for which it would require a large pool of talented players. But while the talent is there, the Indian cricket board has not been able to encourage, nurture and make good use of many of the talented players who have been allowed to fall by the wayside.
March 12 2012, 3:00 pm
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