Leo Wijesinghe – A Friend in Need India August 14, 2024 0A friend in need? Ajit Wadekar gave him an apt name. “Tour father.” This elderly gentleman, Leo Wijesinghe, was the...
Has a team ever won a Test series 3-2 after trailing 2-0? Australia August 14, 2024 0Recently, I came across a question: has a team ever won a test series 3-2 after training 2-0? Here is...
Aamer Hanif – Former All-Rounder Played 5 ODI’s in early 1990’s Pakistan August 14, 2024 0Aamer Hanif was born on October 4, 1967, in the city of Lights, Lahore, Pakistan. He was a former Pakistani...
Sachin Tendulkar: The Young Batsman Late into Serious Cricket India August 13, 2024 0Sachin Tendulkar: The Young Batsman Late into Serious Cricket Yet Sachin Tendulkar was late into serious cricket. He was 11...
Walking off the Pitch, Crompton, Lancashire August 1965 First-Class Cricket August 13, 2024 0Walking off the Pitch, Crompton, Lancashire, August 1965 In his day, West Indian Roy Gilchrist was probably the fastest bowler...
Ask Sunil Manohar Gavaskar 1979 India August 13, 2024 0Sunil Manohar Gavaskar is the pillar of Indian batting, mostly admired for his solid technique against fast bowling. In my...
Randhir Singh: Reward for Hard Work India August 13, 2024 0When a friend informed him, “You have been selected for the England tour’, Randhir Singh took it as an April...
Mujahid Jamshed – Former Middle Order Pakistani Batsman Pakistan August 12, 2024 0Middle-order right-handed batsman Mujahid Jamshed was born on December 1, 1971, in the small city of Muridke, Punjab. He is...
Timeless Test Match of England v South Africa at Durban in 1939 England August 12, 2024 0The unforgettable Timeless Test Match of England v South Africa was played in Durban in 1939. The fifth Test match...
Phil Edmonds – Slow left arm orthodox Bowler England August 12, 2024 0Phil Edmonds, the slow left-arm orthodox bowler, is turning 27 this year. Wilfred Rhodes played his last Test match in...
India vs England – When is a Stand not a Partnership? England August 12, 2024 0This is the match report of the Fifth Test between India vs England at Chidambaram Stadium at Madras on January...
Sunil Gavaskar: The Maharaja of Mumbai India August 11, 2024 0The curtain fell on the Reliance World Cup It was time to salute a retiring hero whose final game was...
The End for Huddersfield England August 11, 2024 0Huddersfield – a Yorkshire county out the ground from the past. As with Headingley, the cricket ground was joined onto...
Brian Lara 501 Not Out – Climbs the Highest Peak of First-Class Cricket West Indies August 11, 2024 0On the day that thousands commemorated the 50th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, across the channel at Edgbaston the cricket...
The Twin Identities of Lala Amarnath India August 11, 2024 0Lala Amarnath is the most romantic figure in early Indian Test cricket. As a young tearaway, he scored a century...
Sir Viv Richards: Most Fearsome Master Blaster West Indies August 10, 2024 0In the West Indies, Sir Viv Richards fell into the same category as Chappell, another player who has always wanted...
Vivian Richards: Indeed, A Dream Cricketer West Indies August 10, 2024 0The sight of Vivian Richards standing bare-chested in the visiting team’s balcony at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium is still vivid...
Ajit Wadekar: Led India to First Ever Series Wins in England and West Indies India August 10, 2024 0Ajit Wadekar led India to first-ever series wins in England and the West Indies. The dressing room was very quiet....
Sunil Gavaskar Goes On – Solkar Goes India August 9, 2024 0Sunil Gavaskar’s appointment as captain for the inaugural Test and three one-day internationals against the touring Sri Lanka team was...
India vs Pakistan – World Championship of Cricket Final 1984-85 India August 9, 2024 0David Frith reports from Melbourne on the climax of the World Championship of Cricket Final, 1984-85. The tournament was staged...
Graham Dowling – A Regular Kiwis Opening Batsman of 1960s New Zealand August 9, 2024 0Graham Dowling was a regular opening batsman for New Zealand since 1959—his second year in first-class cricket. Currently, Grham Dowling...
Arshad Ayub: Unathletic, Little Overweight But Effective India August 9, 2024 0Profile Arshad Ayub was born on August 2, 1958, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He’s a former off-spinner who played for...
Tied Test Australia vs West Indies 1959-60 Australia August 8, 2024 0There was a lot of tension and excitement during the tied test match between West Indies and Australia, which you...
Narendra Hirwani: A Man Who Created History on Test Debut India August 8, 2024 0Narendra Hirwani is mainly remembered for his extraordinary success on his Test debut against West Indies in 1987-88. He is...
Brian McMillan: Finest All-Rounder of The Mid-1990’s South Africa August 8, 2024 0Brian McMillan was born on 22 December 1963 in Welkom, Orange Free State, and grew up in Carletonville. He had...