Sunil Gavaskar – The Perfect Opener India November 5, 2024 0Sunil Gavaskar is another in a long line of prolific run-makers to come out of Mumbai. Sunil Gavaskar was a...
Mike Procter – Part of the Cotswords’ Scene South Africa November 5, 2024 0Mike Procter: Part of the Cotswords’ Scene. OF all the post-1945 importations into English cricket, none has become so popular...
Jim Laker – My Best-ever Bowling Stint England November 4, 2024 0Jim Laker regretting having missed the Golden Jubilee Test recalls another big occasion in Bombay. While I never had any...
Liaqat Ali Khan – Right Arm Medium Fast Bowler Pakistan November 4, 2024 0Liaqat Ali Khan was a former Pakistani Medium fast bowler. He was born on May 21, 1955, in Karachi. He...
Azmat Rana – A Classic Middle Order Batsman Pakistan November 4, 2024 0Azmat Rana was born on 3 November 1951 in Lahore. He died on 30 May 2015 due to cardiac arrest...
A Blaze of Glory India November 4, 2024 0A Blaze of Glory: India, ignominious losers in the opening Test of the series, ended it in a loss of...
Azhar Khan – Ex-Pakistani Middle Order Batsman Pakistan November 3, 2024 0Ex-Pakistani middle-order batsman Muhammad Azhar Khan was born on September 7, 1955, at Gujranwala. Azhar played one Test match for...
Why share the World Cup 1987 with Pakistan? World Cup 1987 November 3, 2024 0Former Indian captain Mansoor Ali Khan shares his thoughts, on sharing the World Cup 1987 with Pakistan. Even if you...
Herbert Sutcliffe – England’s Toughest Cricketer England November 3, 2024 0Herbert Sutcliffe was one of England’s toughest cricketers. He said he wasn’t as good as Jack Hobbs, with whom he...
Prudential World Cup 1975 World Cup 1975 November 2, 2024 0The first-ever World Cup 1975 is just knocking on the door. Big cricket means big money. But Test cricket no...
Lawrence Rowe – West Indies Glass of Fashion in the 1970s West Indies November 2, 2024 0Take the case of Lawrence Rowe. In the early 1970s, with Viv Richards still to come, Rowe was the West...
Cricket in England Articles November 2, 2024 0Cricket in England is no less strange than true—young men have played cricket matches against maidens who have husbands, brothers,...
Vintcent van der Bijl – Tall and Burly Fast Medium Bowler (1968 – 1983) South Africa November 2, 2024 0Vintcent van der Bijl, a retired South African cricketer, was born on March 19, 1949, in Rondebosch, Cape Town. His...
George Woodhouse – Somerset’s Youngest Captain England November 1, 2024 0George Woodhouse will be remembered both as Somerset’s youngest captain and as one of the three amateurs (some of us...
Dave Houghton Heroic 142 vs New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1987 World Cup 1987 November 1, 2024 0An incredible 142 runs from Vice-Captain Dave Houghton fought excruciating humidity and took underdog Zimbabwe to within three runs of...
The Spectacular Debut of Narendra Hirwani India November 1, 2024 0The debut of Narendra Hirwani is no flash in the pan. THE STORY is that, in the beginning, Narendra Hirwani...
Frank Worrell – The Man Who United West Indies Cricket West Indies November 1, 2024 0If cricket in the West Indies was ever united, it was thanks to Frank Worrell’s captaincy. He only led the...
Fred Trueman – A Great Entertaining Fast Bowler England October 31, 2024 0Fred Trueman was not only a great fast bowler, but he was also a great entertainer. There is a theatrical...
Bill O’Reilly – One of Greatest Australian Leg Spinner Australia October 31, 2024 0Sadly, Bill O’Reilly’s test career was quite short. The circumstances conspired against his early recognition as a major talent, and...
Denis Compton – England Glamorous Cricketer England October 31, 2024 0Denis Compton was as glamorous a cricketer as England has ever possessed. He played in a style that captivated the...
Cricket in its Historical Perspective Articles October 30, 2024 0Cricket in its historical perspective showed the origins of cricket are unclear, but English historians are quite adamant that it...
Keith Miller – A Genuine All Rounder (1946-1956) Australia October 30, 2024 0If the sole criterion of a genuine all-rounder were glamour, Keith Miller might have come out number one. He did...
Budhi Kunderan Disillusioned India October 30, 2024 0Former Indian Test wicketkeeper Budhi Kunderan, one of those who missed out, said, “I was disillusioned by the Indian Cricket...
Ijaz Ahmed Junior – A Capable Middle Order Batsman Who Didn’t Last Too Long Pakistan October 30, 2024 0Ijaz Ahmed Junior is a former Pakistan middle-order batsman. He appeared in two test matches and two ODI’s for Pakistan...
George Headley (Black Bradman) 1930–54 West Indies October 29, 2024 0George Headley was the first great West Indian batsman and a pioneer for cricket in the Caribbean. Alongside all-rounder Learie...
