‘Tich’ Freeman, born May 17, 1888, was an ace British leg-spinner. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of a colossus whose stats blow the mind away.
May 17 2013, 2:49 pm
Read MoreUpul Chandana, born May 7, 1972, was one of Sri Lanka’s able leg-spinners, whose career coincided with that of Muttiah Muralitharan’s. Although they operated differently, the former was seldom consistent. Moreover, Murali’s effectiveness meant that Chandana’s services were sporadically used. Karthik Parimal looks back at his punctuated career.
May 7 2013, 3:59 pm
Read MoreIn an appointment that was backed by the BCCI, former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan replaced Tim May as a players' representative on the ICC Cricket Committee.
May 7 2013, 8:54 pm
Read MoreAfter intense lobbying by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sir Alex Ferguson stood down as manager of Manchester United on Wednesday, to be replaced by former Indian leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.
May 9 2013, 4:09 pm
Read MoreControversial Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria failed in his appeal to overturn his lifetime ban from cricket on Friday.
April 27 2013, 12:02 am
Read MoreThe father of Pakistani leg-spinner Danish Kaneria died on Tuesday just days after his son lost an appeal in England against a lifetime ban for his role in a spot-fixing plot.
May 1 2013, 3:40 pm
Read MoreTwenty20 cricket is heavily loaded in the favour of batsmen but Mushtaq Ahmed reckons that the spinners of late have been able to influence the outcome of the matches in the shortest format.
May 6 2013, 8:13 pm
Read MoreSunil Narine’s mystery still remains unravelled in Twenty20, although he has not really managed to spin such tales of intrigue in Test matches. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the careers of different mystery spinners across cricketing history.
May 4 2013, 4:59 pm
Read MoreThe independent panel holding the hearing of Pakistani Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria's appeal against the life ban imposed on him by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is expected to give its verdict on the case tomorrow in London.
April 25 2013, 11:46 pm
Read MoreAn under-pressure unbeaten half-century from Brad Hodge snatched a four-wicket win for the Rajasthan Royals over the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator, which was a low-scoring, yet nail-biting affair.
May 23 2013, 12:00 am
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