The dressing room was very quiet. Not a word was said as he came in and sat down. He removed his cap and took off his gloves and leg-guards. He stretched his legs, shook his head slowly from side...

Sunil Gavaskar appointment as captain for the inaugural Test and three one-day internationals against the touring Sri Lanka team was but to be expected. Speculation about a new captain had sprung from concern over the great opening batsman's physical...

David Frith reports from Melbourne on the climax of the World Championship of Cricket Final 1984-85. The tournament staged by the Victorian Cricket Association to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the State AWA the world was...

Profile Arshad Ayub is born on 2nd August 1958 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He’s a former off-spinner who played for India in 13 Test matches and 32 One Day Internationals between 1987 to 1994. The mini all-rounder Arshad Ayub normally...

Narendra Hirwani is mainly remembered for his extraordinary success on his Test debut against West Indies in 1987-88. He is born on 18 October 1968 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. His main ability to bowl leg-spin, who played 17 test...

Brian McMillan born on 22 December 1963 in Welkom, Orange Free State, and grew up in Carletonville. He had appeared for South Africa in 38 Test matches and 78 One Day Internationals from 1991 to 1998. In the mid-1990s...

The eccentricities of genius Mark Pougatch loved Alan Knott for his uniqueness. His hankie Headingley 1981 was a Test match that immortalized Ian Botham in the eyes of so many teenagers that he’s still their cricket hero a quarter...

Farokh Engineer batting was adventurous, the keeping extravagant, the smile ready. Overall, the exotic charm of Farokh Engineer was too much for cricket lovers. At Old Trafford in 1967, the so-called Summer of Love. Lancashire was anything but a...

John Reid spent weekdays selling fuel to farmers, weekends batting in the local park, and holidays playing for New Zealand. Oamaru on the South Island of New Zealand is a base camp for a farming community. Many decades back...

You might be feeling nostalgic about anything to do with English cricket. The only ‘good old days’ when long to return to are the Edgbaston and Trent Bridge Tests of 2005. With the Michael Atherton years, I wish to...