INDIA vs ENGLAND – When is a Stand not a Partnership?
This is the match report of the Fifth Test between India vs England at Chidambaram Stadium at Madras Jan, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 1983. This was a Test of records, and inevitably a draw, to make four in...
Sunil Gavaskar – The Maharaja of Mumbai
The curtain fell on the Reliance World Cup it was time to salute a retiring hero whose final game was played in its urgent rush. Sunil Gavaskar has never been a run machine. Despite those 10,000 Test runs he...
The End for Huddersfield
Huddersfield - a Yorkshire county out the ground from the past. As with Headingley, the cricket ground was joined onto a rugby league ground Richards, Greenidge, and Tavaré all had their day here. The WCM article was interesting to...
The Twin Identities of Lala Amarnath
Lala Amarnath is the most romantic figure of early Indian Test cricket. As a young tearaway, he scored a century on debut for India against England in Bombay in 1933. He was later sent home for indiscipline by his...
Ajit Wadekar – The Man Led India to First Ever Series Wins in Eng...
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 Goes On – Solkar Goes
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...
India vs Pakistan – World Championship of Cricket Final 1984-85
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...
Arshad Ayub – Unathletic, Little Overweight But Effective
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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 – The Man Who Created History on Test Debut
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 – Finest All-Rounder of The Mid-1990’s
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...
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Ken Cranston – A Tall and Lithe All Rounder
Ken Cranston, who captained England once in 1947-48, died on January 8 at the age of 89. He became England's oldest living Test cricketer...
