Peter Hook considers the tiger’s talents of Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq in 1992. Then cometh the moment, cometh the man.' If Inzamam-ul-Haq wasn't acquainted with the actual phrase, he certainly appeared to understand the message. The 22-year-old was, in fact, left...

A marketing student turned professional cricketer, Alvin Kallicharran is associated with two record-making partnerships. He and Lawrence Rowe put on 249 runs at Bridgetown in 1973-74, the highest second-wicket stand for West Indies against England. These two also scored...

Harry Creber was a Glamorgan great before they entered the County Championship.  A left-arm seamer, he had no pretensions as a batsman and at times batted both left and right-handed. Creber was born in Birkenhead on 30 April 1872...

The story of Clive Lloyd had to start wearing glasses at a very early age. By the time he was 14, therefore, I was looking at the world through rose-colored spectacles. Well, not exactly rose-colored. My glasses were large, round,...

The Phil Edmonds Middlesex bowler, once more overlooked for a winter tour, talks to Robert Steen in The Guardian. Frank Keating said how little pride he felt watching South Africans like Lamb and Smith bat for England. Coming from...

Many Indians still remembered the Rajesh Chauhan, when he hit final over six to magician Saqlain Mushtaq in the 2nd ODI at Karachi in 1997. That was probably the highest point of off-spinner. The other thing, that would be...

These days, Vivian Richards is a conquering hero. Many West Indian parents like to name their children with a flourish, and when Mr. and Mrs. Richards, of St John's, Antigua, called the son born to them in 1952 Isaac...

Motganhalli Laxminarsu Jaisimha was born on March 5th, 1939, in Hyderabad, India. M.L Jaisimha showed his class while at school. He assisted the mighty Marred palli Cricket Club in the local 'A' Division League Championship and caught the eyes...

India Falter Badly and the Rubber is Decided in the India vs England, 2nd Test at Lords, August 1967. India who had shown enormous powers or recovery at Leeds, allied to a high degree of skill, were thoroughly outclassed...

Remembering the glory days of the Holkars  - The Holkars, those magnificent bunches of attacking cricketers who dominated Indian cricket in their time, lend Indore cricketing history and context. Between 1941 and 1952, the marauding Holkars won four Ranji...