Ramakant Desai: A big heart made up for his lack of inches and brawn
Ramakant Desai, born June 20, 1929, bowed with much fire, despite lacking in inches and brawn. Arunabha Sengupta pays homage to the man, affectionately...
Wally Hammond: A life of grace, grandeur and grief
Wally Hammond, born June 19, 1903, was a peerless stroke-maker through the off-side, a fascinating combination of grace and grandeur, one of the...
Aamer Sohail is not the first to accuse Imran Khan of ball tampering
Aamer Sohail’s charges against Imran Khan have come as a surprise attack from within, but this is hardly the first such allegation against...
Kapil Dev’s ODI record 175 not out masterminds World Cup’s “Great Escape” after India were reeling at 17 for 5
June 18, 1983. The idyllic setting of the Tunbridge Wells cricket ground was witness to extraordinary fireworks as Kapil Dev engineered a...
Tom Graveney: The man who played his best cricket after he turned 39
Tom Graveney, born June 16, 1927, was one of the most elegant and graceful batsmen to play for England. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the man...
Brian Statham: A great fast bowler who was once the highest wicket-taker in Tests
Brian Statham, born June 17, 1930, was one of the greatest fast bowlers produced by England, and the holder of the world record for Test wickets...
Alan Davidson: One of the greatest left-arm fast bowlers in the history of cricket
Alan Davidson, born June 14, 1929, was one of the greatest left-arm fast bowlers of all time and batted well enough to be counted among the game’s...
Indrajitsinhji: A blue-blooded cricketer who was born at the wrong time
KS Indrajitsinhji, born June 15, 1937, was a long-serving wicket-keeper batsman in domestic cricket who played four Test matches for India. ...
Duleepsinhji: Prince of the popping crease whose career was a miniature masterpiece
Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, born June 13, 1905, graced the cricketing world with delectable deeds of his willow for a brief and bewitching while before...
Terry Alderman: One of the enduring Ashes heroes of history
Terry Alderman, born June 12, 1956, was an Aussie master of the English conditions. With 83 wickets in 12 Tests played in England, he remains one...
