CLR James, who passed away on May 31, 1989 at the age of 88, was a social-theorist, Marxist, historian, political activist and also a cricket writer. ‘Beyond A Boundary’, written by him from the mid-1950s and published in 1963, is considered a classic of cricket literature. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at his life and work.
May 31 2013, 7:40 pm
Read MoreOn March 23, 1980, one of the most insipid games — only in terms of the result — between Pakistan and Australia, came to a close at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. The contest saw Allan Border become the only player to register scores over 150 in both innings of a Test, Dennis Lillee register his best bowling spell in the sub-continent and Pakistani wicket-keeper Taslim Arif grab his first Test wicket. Karthik Parimal revisits the moments.
March 23 2013, 9:31 am
Read MoreIn the third part of the statistics across eras series, Arunabha Sengupta compares the leading batsmen of Indian cricket by evaluating where they stood among their contemporaries. As expected Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar lead the charts by a long way.
November 21 2012, 4:36 pm
Read MoreThe ongoing Ranji Trophy final marks Mumbai’s 44th appearance in the title round. The team has triumphed a whopping 39 times. This is the second of the four part series in which ArunabhaSengupta briefly sketches the previous Mumbai wins in the history of the tournament.
January 27 2013, 12:37 pm
Read MoreThe Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series,Arunabha Senguptalooks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket.
October 15 2012, 6:57 pm
Read MoreFew batsmen ever managed to play him comfortably, but John Snow had plenty of trouble dealing with his own captains and management. However, despite his rebellious nature and the menace he carried, he also wrote poetry and could be philosophical. Arunabha Sengupta pays homage to the unusual fast bowler on his 71st birthday.
October 13 2012, 10:07 am
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