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India wins Battle of Rawalpindi and with it the war

India wins Battle of Rawalpindi and with it the war

The Indian team won the One-Day International series by 3-2 to raise the expectation levels in Test series that followed. India’s perpetual struggle on Pakistan soil was part of cricketing folklore. But under Sourav Ganguly the Indian team was on a mission to surmount the seemingly insurmountable.

Sarang Bhalerao, Moments in history, Virender Sehwag 309, India's tour of Pakistan 2004, Rahul Dravid 270, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Anil Kumble

April 20 2013, 6:27 pm

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Denis Compton: The knight in shining armour of English cricket

Denis Compton: The knight in shining armour of English cricket

Denis Compton, born May 23, 1918, was one of the greatest batsmen of England whose career might have traced even higher paths if he had not been hampered by a near-crippling knee injury. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the knight in shining armour of English cricket who brightened up the drab post-War days of the country with his breath-taking batting.

Arunabha Sengupta, Moments in history, Denis Compton, England, Alex James, Arsenal, Arsenal vs Liverpool 1950, Middlesex, Leslie Compton, Gubby Allen

May 23 2013, 2:14 pm

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Star-studded Yorkshire bowled out for 23 in one of the most sensational upsets in County Championship history

Star-studded Yorkshire bowled out for 23 in one of the most sensational upsets in County Championship history

On May 20, 1965 a star-studded Yorkshire were bowled out for 23 by Hampshire at Middlesbrough.Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at one of the most unbelievable upsets in the history of the Post-War County Championship.

Abhishek Mukherjee, Moments in history, Butch White, Yorkshire, Hampshire, Yorkshire vs Hampshire 1965, Middlesbrough, Derek Shackleton, Fred Trueman, Geoffrey Boycott

May 20 2013, 8:31 am

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