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...
Farokh Engineer – Adventurous, Extravagant Keeper with Smile Ready
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...
The Majestic Sachin Tendulkar – 1989–2013
Sahin Tendulkar throughout the intervening period, at least up to late 2013 when he finally bowed out amid great fanfare in his home city of Mumbai, the little master continued to play the game at the highest level and,...
Tied Matches in the History of Test Cricket
More than 2000 Test matches had played in the 141-year history of cricket. Only two Tied Matches in the History of Test Cricket so far. The two incredible matches were played by the Australian team against two different teams....
Sri Lanka Triumph Coca-Cola Cup Triangular Series 2001
Jayasuriya hit a masterful 99 to set up Sri Lanka's 121-run victory over India in the day-night final of the Coca-Cola Cup triangular one-day cricket series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on August 5, 2001. The Sri...
Pankaj Roy – Most Prolific Opener Before Gavaskar
Pankaj Roy was one of those who lived up to the early promise he held out. By scoring a century on debut in the Ranji Trophy in 1946-47, and scores in the inter-university matches and by hitting an unbeaten...
Javagal Srinath – Indian Finest Bowler of 1990’s
The Karnataka bowler, Javagal Srinath made his Test debut on the Australian tour in 1991, claimed 236 wickets in 67 Tests at an average of 30.49. He was India's second most successful fast bowler after stepping into the shoes...
Subrata Guha – Former Indian Swing Bowler
The former Indian swing bowler Subrata Guha was an accurate right-arm medium pace bowler who could swing the ball in both ways. Unfortunately, his Test appearances were limited. He was born at Calcutta on Jan 31, 1946.
Subrata Guha played...
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