Denis Compton: The knight in shining armour of English cricket
Denis Compton, born May 23, 1918, was one of the greatest batsmen of England whose career might have traced even higher paths if he had not been...
The day Harold Heygate became the first batsman to be “timed out”
May 22, 1919. Harold Heygate becomes the first man in history of cricket to be timed out — although the scorecards said ‘out, absent’....
IPL: After Sahara, more sponsors may cease to associate themselves with the snake-pit of corruption
The Sahara withdrawal may have been caused by more than financial disputes. Arunabha Sengupta writes that with all the negative publicity in the...
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...
Spot-fixing: Anil Kumble’s advice of erasing the records of Sreesanth and the other tainted ones does not make sense
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...
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....
Alan Melville: The man who scored four Test centuries in consecutive innings separated by eight years
Alan Melville, born May 19, 1910, had one of the most curious careers. He led in all but one of the Tests he played in, overcame incredible injuries,...
David Warner and the other cricketer-journalist duels
David Warner’s outburst on Twitter has created a new benchmark for player-journalist feuds, but such rifts are not new in the cricketing world....
Hedley Verity: One of the greatest left-arm spinners in the game who died as POW in Italy at age 38
Hedley Verity, born May 18, 1905, was one of the greatest left-arm spinners ever. Even Don Bradman fell to his guile. Arunabha Sengupta recounts...
Leslie Hylton: The only Test cricketer hanged for murder
May 17, 1955. Leslie Hylton, West Indian pace bowler of the 1930s, was hanged in Jamaica on charges of murdering his wife. Arunabha Sengupta recounts...
