IPL 2013: TRPs could soar following the spot-fixing disclosures
There are reactions that range from outrage to anger to pain to disillusion. The arrests of Shantakumaran Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan...
Arunabha Sengupta
(Arunabha Sengupta is a cricket historian and Chief Cricket Writer at CricketCountry. He writes about the history and the romance of the game, punctuated often by opinions about modern day cricket, while his post-graduate degree in statistics peeps through in occasional analytical pieces. The author of three novels, he can be followed on twitter at http://twitter.com/senantix)
Moments in history
Dermot Reeve throws his bat and prompts a rule change
May 16, 1996. Start of the county game between Warwickshire and Hampshire that saw some bizarre tactics on the final day. Arunabha Sengupta looks...
Moments in history
Ted Dexter: One of the most colourful characters to grace English cricket
Ted Dexter, born May 15, 1935, was one of the most fascinating characters of English cricket with fearless stroke-play, dashing image and debonair...
Moments in history
Glenn McGrath was the biggest difference for a very good Australian side transforming into near an invincible unit
Glenn McGrath was not only a great fast bowler who bowled Australia to innumerable victories; he also managed to raise the performance of his bowling...
Moments in history
No 10 Chandu Sarwate and No 11 Shute Banerjee score hundreds at The Oval and add 249 for the last wicket!
May 13, 1946. Chandu Sarwate and Shute Banerjee added 249 for the last wicket against Surrey at The Oval. Arunabha Senguptarecalls the day which...
Moments in history
Hugh Trumble: The first great off-spinner in Test history
Hugh Trumble, born May 12, 1867, was the first great off-spinner in the history of the game.Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the Australian bowler...
Moments in history
Ian Redpath: The man Greg Chappell once said "could kill to play for Australia"
Ian Redpath, born May 11, 1941, was one of the mainstays of the string Australian side of the early seventies and one of the most difficult batsmen...
BCCI should adapt the corporate principle of ‘accountability’ from IPL
While the corporatisation of the game by the Indian Premier League (IPL) brings with it many evils, it does instil the corporate principle of ‘accountability’...
Alex Ferguson's magnetic appeal extends beyond football
Arunabha Sengupta recalls the day when he had interrupted his pilgrimage of English cricket grounds to visit Manchester United, shrine of Sir Alex...
IPL: The corporatisation may lead to a more scientific approach to selection and strategy
The corporatisation and vulgar commercialisation of cricket in IPL may have some far reaching benefits as well. Arunabha Sengupta believes that...
