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IPL: Manish Pandey becomes first Indian centurion in the tournament Moments in history

IPL: Manish Pandey becomes first Indian centurion in the tournament

By On May 21, 2013, 8:30 pm

On May 21, 2009, the Indian Premier League (IPL) got its first Indian centurion. Nineteen-year-old Manish Pandey, player of the Royal Challengers...

Robin Smith’s magnificent innings of 167 not out – the highest score by an Englishman in ODIs Moments in history

Robin Smith’s magnificent innings of 167 not out – the highest score by an Englishman in ODIs

By On May 21, 2013, 2:45 pm

On May 21, 1993, England batsman Robin Smith smashed 167 off only 163 balls in a One-Day International (ODI) against Australia. Nishad Pai Vaidya...

JJ Ferris: A bowler with a staggering Test record who died young Moments in history

JJ Ferris: A bowler with a staggering Test record who died young

By On May 21, 2013, 1:57 pm

JJ Ferris, born May 21, 1867, was an ace left-arm swing bowler. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of a bowler who ranked among the greatest...

Keith Fletcher: A fine cricketing brain Moments in history

Keith Fletcher: A fine cricketing brain

By On May 21, 2013, 1:45 pm

Keith Fletcher, born May 20, 1944, was one of England’s finest cricketing brains. Although he captained on just seven counts, he was an able...

Saeed Anwar beats heat and cramps to score 194 Moments in history

Saeed Anwar beats heat and cramps to score 194

By On May 21, 2013, 10:41 am

May 21, 1997. A savage onslaught by Saeed Anwar on a sweltering hot day in Chennai. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the 194 scored by the elegant left-handed...

Spot-fixing: Anil Kumble’s advice of erasing the records of Sreesanth and the other tainted ones does not make sense

Spot-fixing: Anil Kumble’s advice of erasing the records of Sreesanth and the other tainted ones does not make...

By On May 21, 2013, 8:44 am

All traces of the post-1998 Lance Armstrong and his bike were erased by the International Cycling Union after the legend confessed to taking performance...

Misbah-ul-Haq reveals why Sreesanth is guilty of a much bigger crime! Humour

Misbah-ul-Haq reveals why Sreesanth is guilty of a much bigger crime!

By On May 20, 2013, 3:38 pm

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) head honchos, Indian Premier League (IPL) team owners, cricket fans and fellow cricketers may be...

Ramesh Powar: A classical off-spinner who did not get the due he deserved Moments in history

Ramesh Powar: A classical off-spinner who did not get the due he deserved

By On May 20, 2013, 3:31 pm

Ramesh Powar, born May 20, 1978, was Mumbai’s Dial 911 for a decade and a half. Powar was an anachronism in an era where spinners did bowling...

Anjum Chopra: A multi-talented sportsperson who went to become one of the legends in Indian women’s cricket Moments in history

Anjum Chopra: A multi-talented sportsperson who went to become one of the legends in Indian women’s cricket

By On May 20, 2013, 11:39 am

Anjum Chopra, born May 20, 1977, was a fearless left-hander who was influential in some of India’s most memorable victories. Along with the...

Spot-fixing and Woolmer’s death: How numbers can help detect anomalies

Spot-fixing and Woolmer’s death: How numbers can help detect anomalies

By On May 20, 2013, 9:04 am

With the kind of technology available, and astute use of mathematical models, many anomalies in the field of play can be readily flagged as suspicious....