IPL: Manish Pandey becomes first Indian centurion in the tournament
On May 21, 2009, the Indian Premier League (IPL) got its first Indian centurion. Nineteen-year-old Manish Pandey, player of the Royal Challengers...
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Robin Smith’s magnificent innings of 167 not out – the highest score by an Englishman in ODIs
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...
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JJ Ferris: A bowler with a staggering Test record who died young
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...
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Keith Fletcher: A fine cricketing brain
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...
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Saeed Anwar beats heat and cramps to score 194
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...
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...
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Misbah-ul-Haq reveals why Sreesanth is guilty of a much bigger crime!
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) head honchos, Indian Premier League (IPL) team owners, cricket fans and fellow cricketers may be...
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Ramesh Powar: A classical off-spinner who did not get the due he deserved
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...
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Anjum Chopra: A multi-talented sportsperson who went to become one of the legends in Indian women’s cricket
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
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....
