In the wake of the betting scandals that have rocked the cricket world, and laments about the modern day corruption bringing the ‘gentleman’s game’ to disrepute, Arunabha Sengupta recalls the first incident of a cricketer being suspended for throwing matches — in 1873.
May 24 2013, 1:23 pm
Read MoreBorn on May 12, 1987, Kieron Pollard belongs to the crop of naturally athletic all-rounded cricketers coming out of the Caribbean and making their mark in domestic T20 leagues around the world. Jaideep Vaidya goes through the nascent career of the supernatural sportsman from Trinidad and Tobago.
May 12 2013, 3:25 pm
Read MoreBy Aayush Puthran Cricket and statistics will always have a relationship of unspoken love. In no other sport, stats and records have such a symbiotic relationship as they have in cricket. Amidst all the stories of team glory and national pride, there are some milestones that the player would wish he did not have it to his ‘credit’.
July 5 2012, 11:15 am
Read MoreBapu Nadkarni, born April 4, 1933, is the most parsimonious Indian bowler ever. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career of the left-handed all-rounder.
April 4 2013, 5:33 pm
Read MoreThe International Cricket Council (ICC) has roped in Opta, a sports information provider, as its official data provider for the next two years.
May 22 2013, 5:06 pm
Read MoreAlastair Cook has had a sensational series so far and his claims to greatness have been reasserted. Arunabha Senguptaanalyses to see that, at the current moment, his 85 Test- career places him alongside the best openers in the history of the game.
November 29 2012, 3:36 pm
Read MoreDouglas Jardine (born October 23, 1900) was a brilliant captain who is also infamous for the most questionable and dangerous tactic ever used on the cricket field - Bodyline. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career of the complex cricketer on his 112th birthday.
October 23 2012, 8:58 am
Read MoreBorn on April 29, 1979, Ashish Nehra cuts one of the sorriest figures in India's long and arduous struggle to produce quality fast bowlers. Jaideep Vaidya looks back at the striving career of an extremely hard-working left-arm pacer, which has failed to live up to expectations due to a brochure of injuries.
May 1 2013, 3:34 pm
Read MoreThe 150th edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack published on Wednesday warned that the Ashes will be "stretched to their limit" as a result of numerous upcoming series between England and Australia.
April 10 2013, 4:38 pm
Read MoreWhy is it that India abounds with people who turn their collective backs to data, statistics, logic and facts while embarking on single-minded bashing of the greatest modern cricketer?Arunabha Senguptaposes thesequestions toDr. Suprakash Roy,cognitive psychologist and researcher in Leiden Medisch Centrum.
October 11 2012, 12:41 pm
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