Ray Lindwall was sheer poetry in motion as he ran in to bowl, yet was one of the most dreaded fast bowlers ever to play cricket. Arunabha Sengupta pays homage to the first genuine paceman to take 200 Test wickets on the occasion of his 91st birthday.
October 26 2012, 1:38 pm
Read More65 years ago, Denis Compton and Bill Edrich reached the apex of their dream summer, in a lavish spread of run making that saw 633 scored in a day. Arunabha Sengupta relives the rollicking run feast at Leicester the like of which has seldom been witnessed ever since.
October 12 2012, 1:47 am
Read MoreSachin Tendulkar celebrates his 40th birthday today [April 24, 2013]. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a few great performances by batsmen after they had turned 40.
April 24 2013, 12:40 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 MoreMarch 26, 1916. The birth of Bill Edrich, one of the pillars of English batting during the difficult phase immediately after the Second World War. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of the Middlesex batsman who formed a supreme batting partnership with Denis Compton.
March 26 2013, 9:33 am
Read MoreJanuary 7, 1956, was a landmark day in Indian cricket. It witnessed what many still consider is India’s proudest statistical pointer in history.
January 7 2013, 12:15 pm
Read MoreJohnny Wardle (born January 8, 1923) took 102 wickets in 28 Tests at an average and economy rate that rank among the best of all time. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the man whose circumstances and attitude prevented him from achieving much more in his career.
January 8 2013, 8:22 am
Read MoreKeith Miller, born November 28, 1919, was the greatest all-rounder to ever take the field for Australia. Arunabha Senguptapays homage to the dashing and debonair ‘Nugget’ who demonstrated that there was a lot more to life than cricket.
November 28 2012, 5:58 pm
Read MoreBy Arunabha Sengupta February 10, will mark the 60thanniversary ofIndia’s first Test match victory. In 1952, when Vijay Hazare’s side made history by beatingEnglandby an innings and eight runs at Chepauk, the team members congratulated each other and went home with their booty of Rs 250 per head. However, the memories that linger are invaluable – writesArunabha Sengupta
October 26 2012, 5:51 pm
Read MoreSeventy three years ago, Britain declared war on Germany and cricket vacated the stage for the Second World War. However, the game went on and in its own way served in the war effort.
October 12 2012, 2:32 am
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