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Abhishek Mukherjee

Sourav Ganguly: The controversial general

You may call Sourav Ganguly good, bad, or ugly — but you cannot ignore him.

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John Elicius Benedict Bernard Placid Quirk Carrington Dwyer: Much more than a long name

John Elicius Benedict Bernard Placid Quirk Carrington Dwyer would have stood out among all cricketers on sheer virtue of his behemoth of a name.

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Wally Hammond promises to bat all day; scores 317; salvages Tom Goddard’s benefit

That day, Hammond carved out 317 of the best runs on a pitch that required tremendous application.

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Australian all-time XI, The Great War to The Packer War: Bradman’s lot and all that

Having completed the rather difficult task of sifting through the Pre-War greats, let us now turn to our second phase, from 1919 to the appearance of Packer.

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Australian all-time XI, pre-World War 1: Explosive batsmen, devastating bowlers, imposing moustaches

To make an insurmountable task easier, we have broken the history of Australian cricket into three different parts. Here is the XI for the Australian team stretching from the beginning of Test cricket in 1877 to the start of the First World War.

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VVS Laxman exclusive: IPL auctions are all about targeting specific skill-sets

CricketCountry had the opportunity to talk to Chief Mentor VVS Laxman about the Sunrisers Hyderabad approach to IPL Auction 2017, his reaction to Monday’s proceedings.

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Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni challenge ideals of journalists

Yuvraj Singh had last scored a hundred against West Indies in the 2011 World Cup. Despite playing continuous cricket, MS Dhoni had scored a mere two since then.

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Sunil Gavaskar lights up Kapil Dev’s night by denying axing allegations

Kapil Dev was honoured at the same place where he was denied extra food decades back.

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MS Dhoni, the captain: My favourite moment

How does one choose one moment from a decade worth of MS Dhoni assuming the unenviable triple-role of batsman, wicketkeeper, and the deadliest of them all, a captain of the Indian national cricket side?

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Year-ender 2016: Pakistan’s exhilarating highs and embarrassing lows

2016 witnessed Pakistan scale heights they never have.

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