Farokh Engineer – Adventurous, Extravagant Wicket Keeper
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...
India vs Australia 4th Test Adelaide 1947-48
Vijay Harare recalling India vs Australia 4th Test Adelaide 1947-48. Three Tests went and I had yet done nothing of note. I (Vijay Hazare) had done well in other matches and felt confident of acquitting myself creditably if only...
Ian Chappell on the Death of Nawab Tiger Pataudi
I was saddened to hear about the death of The Nawab Tiger Pataudi. The cricket world has lost a good ‘un ‘in tiger passing. I always found him wonderfully entertaining company and I don't ever have the recognition he...
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,...
Muhammad Azhar-ud-din – Unique, Cool and Calm
Muhammad Azhar-ud-din from Hyderabad, with three successive centuries in his initial three Tests, is already the boy wonder of the international game. West Indian Everton Weekes made five centuries in successive Tests, while his compatriot Clyde Walcott made five...
Kapil Dev – A True Quickie in The Making
If there is one Indian cricketer today who is also an athlete in the true sense of the word; he is a fast bowler, Kapil Dev Nikhanj. Nobody has ever called him by his surname, which is mentioned here...
Hemu Adhikari – Manager of the Magnificent Seventeen to England
He mentions that Wadekar and manager Hemu Adhikari refused to stay in a hotel that they felt was not up to the standards. One of the most telling tour incidents had actually occurred a day or two before the...
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....
Sachin Tendulkar – A Jewel in the Crown
Sachin Tendulkar - Jewel in the Crown, a priceless diamond, sparkled, dazzled, and delighted. In nearly every field new stars appear with breathtaking regularity, flashing across our skies and dazzling us for a time, suddenly disappearing and leaving us...
Amol Muzumdar – The day I waited, and Waited, and Waited
Amol Muzumdar – The day I waited, and Waited, and Waited. From the vault, a great entertaining day in the history of school cricket. This was the year 1987-88 I was in my school days and first in cricket....
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Azhar Khan – Ex-Pakistani Middle Order Batsman
Ex-Pakistani middle-order batsman, Muhammad Azhar Khan was born on September 7, 1955, at Gujranwala. Azhar played one Test match for Pakistan against Australia at...
